A multi-modal transportation management system (TMS) makes all the difference for global shippers facing growing demand. Designed to streamline multi-modal transportation—or shipment journeys involving some combination of rail, road, air, and ocean—a multi-modal TMS can reduce bottlenecks, enhance visibility, and cut expenses across the board.
The right logistics technology enables more efficient order management and load optimization, rating and routing, freight auditing and payments, and business intelligence. With a multi-modal TMS, shippers can achieve just that—and minimize human error, reduce labor needs, optimize carrier rates, and boost their bottom line.
Tap into a seamless planning process
A successful shipment begins with well-organized planning. With a multi-modal TMS, shippers can ensure all systems—their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, warehouse management system (WMS), TMS, and other platforms—are fully connected. The result? A fully visible order life cycle, from initial order to final delivery.
Integration also yields other key benefits—namely, increased efficiency and accuracy. With logistics automation, shippers no longer face tedious manual workflows and human error—meaning they can start each journey with greater speed and precision. Shippers can then harness advanced algorithms to optimize loads by capacity, routing and traffic, and other factors.
Save big with smart rating and routing
Each part of the execution process—rating, carrier selection, tendering, and execution—involves high-stakes decisions. With powerful multi-modal technology and the right logistics partner, shippers can approach each execution stage with confidence.
The multi-modal Honeybee TMS from CTSI-Global helps shippers navigate the following processes with ease:
- Choosing an optimal carrier
- Managing electronic freight tenders
- Automating spot quotes
- Automating the carrier dispatch process
CTSI-Global gives shippers direct access to carrier APIs, enabling volume-based quotes, auto-calculated accessorials, and real-time transit estimates. Additionally, a rate engine saves shippers valuable time on calculations by automatically determining internal rates, auditing carrier charges, and more.
Enhance visibility through moment-by-moment tracking
A multi-modal TMS with real-time tracking is essential—especially once shipments are in transit and out of sight. With CTSI-Global’s Honeybee TMS, shippers can closely monitor each shipment’s movement and progress, potential delays, and delivery.
Maintaining insight into external factors is just as crucial. Multi-modal TMSs can leverage billions of location data points to power real-time predictive analysis, providing critical insights into weather- and climate-related challenges, accidents and traffic, and service hours.
With the right information, shippers can provide real-time updates, prepare clients for potential delays, and make in-the-moment pivots when necessary.
Standardize efficient freight auditing and payments
Freight auditing involves many moving parts: contract management, data capture, cost allocation, and payment processing. The right approach can speed things up, reduce unnecessary risk, and save crucial resources and budget.
A multi-modal system like Honeybee TMS supports:
- Contract management
- Data capture
- Cost allocation
- Audit and analysis
- Payment processing
For shippers navigating a crucial growth stage and an ever-changing business climate, this payment support means fewer payment errors, greater time and cost savings, and far less hassle.
Fuel informed decision-making
Data isn’t just an advantage—it’s a necessity. A multi-modal TMS lays out costs, contracts, carrier options, and other relevant data, all in a central repository. With key insights at hand, shippers can easily visualize, synthesize, and analyze both short- and long-term trends—and make smarter, better-informed decisions.
Work with a multi-modal TMS partner who can do it all
The right multi-modal partner can open new doors to savings, efficiency, and accuracy. With a network of 14,000+ carriers, 60+ years in the industry, and a leading multi-modal TMS, CTSI-Global is the right partner for small and large shippers. For shipments near and far, CTSI-Global provides comprehensive tools and support to help shippers go the distance—across the sea, on the road, and in the air.
Ready to take multi-modal transportation to the next level? Contact us today.
