What Shippers Need to Know
For manufacturers and distributors, shipping products is a key part of doing business – arranging transport with carriers and understanding freight rates needs to be scalable as your business grows.
Shipping management encompasses the planning, execution, tracking and optimization of freight transport. It includes sourcing carriers, procuring shipping rates, handling claims disputes and auditing invoices. TLI's commitment to shippers is to create efficiency, transparency and cost savings on the movement of goods.
For manufacturers and retailers, transporting products from point A to point B is a critical part of operations. But managing shipments on a 1-off basis is not scalable, and can divert focus from core business goals. This is where working with a shipping management provider brings value.
Shipping Management Core Services
Collaborating with TLI offers shipping management provides several key advantages:
Transportation Management System (TMS)
A best-in-class broker offers a TMS – an online platform providing visibility of shipment status, tracking metrics and analytics. TMS software centralizes shipping operations and helps identify optimization opportunities.
Claims Experience
Damaged or lost freight are an unfortunate reality in supply chains. An experienced broker has a dedicated claims team to promptly file and negotiate claims with carriers on your behalf, so you receive timely resolutions and payouts.
Audit Support
Auditing carrier invoices is imperative to control costs by identifying freight billing errors. Freight brokers provide another layer of scrutiny on invoices against quoted rates to prevent overpayments.
Industry Expertise
Veteran logistics staff understand fluctuating rates, seasonal bottlenecks, carrier capabilities etc.
Why do Shipping Rates Matter?
A strategic comprehension of rate dynamics not only facilitates precise budgetary projections but also amplifies profitability metrics per shipment. While it's acknowledged that effective freight management extends beyond rates alone, it's noteworthy that TLI offers highly competitive freight rates in the market, providing additional value to businesses.
Can Shipping be Integrated into my ERP?
Frequently, inquiries arise regarding TLI's capability to seamlessly incorporate carriers' rates into the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The real-time accessibility of carrier rates within your ERP facilitates well-informed decision-making, ultimately fostering more cost-effective and streamlined transportation management. TLI's forward-thinking approach empowers businesses to fine-tune their supply chain strategies, aligning each freight decision with operational excellence and budgetary considerations.
Furthermore, TLI's integration solution goes beyond, delivering a substantial uplift in data management and invoice accountability. This integration facilitates a thorough audit of freight bills, ensuring precision and transparency in financial transactions. This advanced capability enables businesses to monitor and optimize shipping costs more efficiently, pinpointing areas for potential savings and guaranteeing that each transaction adheres to predetermined rates.
Top 3 Questions Shippers Ask
How can I improve supply chain visibility?
Our Transportation Management System (TMS) gives you real-time visibility into shipment status, tracking metrics, and analytics to optimize decisions. This system can be integrated into your ERP system so you can quickly access dashboards displaying current activity and costs. Having a single source of truth on transport data is mission critical for accurate data-driven decision making.

How can I trust you with my cargo?
TLI has over 30+ years managing freight claims and maintaining excellent relationships with an extensive, vetted carrier network. That experience fighting for shipper interests reflects in our >90% claims resolution rate. Even if a carrier sends a letter of declination when disputing a cargo claim, TLI will continue to fight for shippers to get awarded the highest settlement check. You can trust your team at TLI to professionally handle any shipping issues.
How can I control my transportation costs?
Delegate strategic initiatives to TLI such as carrying out freight audits to prevent overbilling, mode-optimization, least cost provider dynamic routing guides, and leveraging our size to negotiate better carrier contracts, our shipping solutions focus on tangibly reducing your freight spend. We become an extension of your team to make strategic, cost-conscious transport decisions.
