Unplanned Collaboration

Dynamic (Unplanned) Collaboration - The Challenge

Finding backhauls on the fly is a difficult task for shippers and carriers alike. Rerouting of freight, live loading situations and multi-stop destinations can further complicate attempts to optimize freight routes and reduce empty miles. Finally, Just-In-Time manufacturing, expedited and unplanned shipments can create havoc on freight movements and prevent careful planning of continuous movements.

Collaborate - The CarrierPoint Solution

CarrierPoint has designed a system that configures a shipper and carriers preferences based on existing contract terms and conditions. We further customize business rules around desires for business partners, equipment types associated with certain loads. Searches are then conducted for specified loads to find carriers with capacity to haul that reduces deadhead miles and can significantly reduce freight charges based on currently available backhauls.

Features

• Identify shipment backhaul opportunities on the fly
• Search the system for backhaul partners and anticipated shipments
• Custom business rules that identify acceptable business partners, equipment constraints and deadhead requirements

Benefits

• Improved capacity utilization
• Reduced deadhead miles
• Significantly reduced rates for matched loads for shippers
• Improved revenue opportunities for carriers