The children of the professionals behind the award winning LoadFusion Transportation Optimization Software slipped into the product development lab at UltraShipTMS headquarters and appropriated the powerful algorithm that earned “transportation product of the year” notoriety earlier this year. Following in the footsteps of their innovative fathers and mothers, the kids…
One evening about a year ago, in a blinding flash of inspiration, Ultra Director of IT Darren Graham devised an idea to somehow incorporate climate data into the routing guides used by his company’s UltraShipTMS software to automate transportation management. Experience had shown Graham that seasonal shifts in temperature have…
Maintaining a private fleet can be an excellent way to control shipping costs in a volatile economy. Using a TMS to implement tighter financial and operational control is a significant step in the right direction. Yet, there are factors that cannot be addressed adequately by software when it comes to…
Implementing a TMS is great step towards improving your transportation performance and holds the potential for considerable transportation cost savings. So why should you consider changes to your transportation network design in addition to implementing a TMS?
Freight audit and payment solutions deliver solid ROI compared to other types of business applications. A good freight audit solution yields tangible cost savings. Just try to calculate the ROI of an employee collaboration platform, or a sales force automation solution. Good luck – you’ll need it!
Early adoption of emerging technologies has its risks as well as its rewards. Take it from UltraShipTMS, a company that went to market with LoadFusion, a transportation optimization solution at the bleeding edge of logistics and transportation software. When you’re first to market, you become a target for all those…
My last post examined the main options for handling freight audit and payment, weighing the pros and cons of each. If you’re a shipper interested in the option of implementing a TMS freight audit and payment module, this follow-up discusses key features you’ll want in a solution.
If you could save a conservative 3% on $100 million in freight spend via freight audit and payment automation, your $3 million savings would easily pay for a TMS investment. What are your options when it comes to freight audit and payment?
In my last blog post, I talked about continuous improvement within your TMS. One way to attain this was by eliminating repetitive spot quote lanes. Today, I am going to dive a little deeper into the pros and cons of the spot market. Recent analysis of spot quote data revealed…
Photographic artist, Michael Massaia focuses his camera lens on 18-wheelers at rest stops at night in New Jersey to truly astounding effect, reminding us there is art in transportation. Transportation management systems and transportation optimizers are in essence, just so many millions of lines of code. They are beautiful in…
