Carrier Diversity & Alternative Carrier Strategies

Add carriers to your mix, including alternatives to FedEx and UPS.

A diverse carrier mix can reduce costs, improve transit times, and mitigate risk. We simplify the diversification process for you.

Multi-Carrier Strategy & Contract Leverage

Relying on a single carrier is a risk to your supply chain and your negotiating power. We help you diversify your carrier mix, incorporating regional players and LTL providers, to gain leverage during parcel contract negotiations. Shipware’s modal optimization approach helps determine when parcel, LTL, regional carriers, or blended service options create the best cost and service outcome. Our platform provides unified visibility, ensuring that even with multiple carriers, your LTL invoice audits and spend management remain seamless and centralized.

Features

Offload Time-consuming Bids & RFPs

Carrier bids, multiple Requests for Proposals, RFP reviews, and financial impact analyses are large undertakings with high stakes. So we make it easy, leveraging proven strategies honed over thousands of engagements.

Access Industry-best Shipping Data Analysis

Getting the most out of a diverse carrier mix requires comprehensive shipping data analysis and profiling to efficiently move freight between carriers, modes, and services – reducing costs and improving transit times.

View Your Carrier Data in One Place

Our transportation spend management portal consolidates parcel data from each carrier into a single, convenient location. Filter data by carrier and account for detailed insights or view in aggregate to see the big picture.

Pay All Carrier Invoices from a Single Location

Reconciling invoices across different accounts with different carriers, managing differing due dates, and dealing with multiple payment methods can put shippers off carrier diversification. Our automated solutions eliminate the hassle.

What others in this industry have said about Shipware

We have worked with other vendors in this space in the past and Shipware stands out because of their industry knowledge of the carrier contract process and their hands-on approach in assisting with contract pricing. Every month, we receive customized shipment reporting and dashboards that are used throughout the company.

Shipware offers exceptional convenience, providing easy access to manage our FedEx bills with the added benefit of rebates, making the billing process both straightforward and cost-effective. The most helpful aspect of Shipware is its ability to streamline the payment process for our FedEx bills, saving us significant time each week. The ease of access means we can manage our payments from anywhere, which is crucial for our busy schedule. Additionally, the rebates provided by Shipware add a financial incentive, making it an even more valuable tool. The platform is user-friendly and integrates seamlessly with our existing systems, which enhances overall efficiency.

Shipware stands alone as the best in the business. We conducted an RFP for professional parcel consulting services. Of the six firms that received the bid, 5 of the 6 told me my rates were already optimized. Shipware is the only firm that projected savings, and they actually delivered on the high end of their 7-9% estimate.