Managed Transportation Solutions
Managed transportation solutions from M & R Logistics enables you to focus on growing your business while utilizing our team of experts to manage your freight. Whether you want to outsource all of your logistics operations or just a specific segment of your transportation needs, we’ll work as an extension of your team to design the right solution to fit your organization’s needs. We’ll work as your partner to provide supply chain planning, day-to-day execution and strategic recommendations to reduce your freight costs, improve your operational processes and give you a competitive advantage.
The GlobalTranz Advantage
Discover the benefits of a managed transportation partnership with GlobalTranz:
Gain Visibility
Our customizable transportation management system (TMS) provides visibility to all your shipments, rates, reporting and business intelligence to inform decision making.
Increase Efficiency
Utilize our technology and expert teams to automate your processes and discover consolidation opportunities.
Reduce Freight Costs
Access our network of 34,000 carriers to serve your needs for competitive pricing, quality-service and supply chain efficiencies.
Control Risk
We’ve created a carrier qualification process to ensure only the best carriers are moving your freight.
Full-Service Transportation Management
We work with you to deliver the following value-added logistics services:
Logistics Consulting & Analysis
GlobalTranz will analyze your current process from shipment creation through delivery. Then, we’ll design and implement transportation management solutions in alignment with your goals and objectives.
- Supply chain discovery and needs analysis
- Modal cost analysis & recommendations
- Performance and cost benchmarking
- Custom implementation and training
Carrier Management
Leveraging our carrier relationships, negotiated rates and buying power within our network of 34,000+ carriers, GlobalTranz will provide you modal options at the most competitive rates for your shipping needs.
- Carrier vetting & qualification process
- Compliance audits
- Bid process management
- Freight cost reduction & contract negotiations
- Fixed tariff, fixed-lane & spot-market
- Carrier performance scorecards
Shipment Planning & Execution
Every shipper is different—and so are our shipment planning services. We’ll centralize and tailor our shipment processes to your unique business rules across every step of the shipment lifecycle. We utilize our proprietary web-based TMS to ensure the successful execution of every inbound, outbound and third-party shipment.
- Carrier rating & routing
- Shipment optimization & consolidation
- Order tracking, tracing and exception management
- Purchase order management
- Vendor inbound freight management
- Data integration
Dedicated Account Teams
As an extension of your team, our logistics professionals work hand-in-hand to provide supply chain planning, day-to-day execution and strategic partnerships that will reduce your freight costs and improve operational efficiencies.
- KPI scorecards
- Quarterly business reviews
- Value creation opportunities
- Executive sponsorship
- Best-In-Class industry updates
- Continuous improvement implementation
Freight Bill Payment & Audit
As a leader in providing customized freight invoice coding, approval, payment processing and reporting solutions, GlobalTranz offers an outsourced method to better control and reduce your transportation expenses.
- Shipment-level audit
- Invoice & delivery settlement
- Automated general ledger coding
- Configurable & flexible business rules
- Online summary payment options
- Purchase order compliance reporting
- Shipper and carrier payment visibility
Reporting & Performance Management
Gain visibility into your freight spend with reporting tools that help you make data-driven decisions and positively impact your business. Track freight by mode, location, carrier and more. Get custom reports and quarterly consulting from your account team.
- Standard & customized reports
- Vendor & carrier metrics
- Business intelligence reporting
- Industry/customer COGS metrics
Transportation Management System
Save time and money with a transportation management system that provides end-to-end shipment management – from rates to payment – all in one tool. Our TMS supports your operations with:
- rder management & creation
- Routing & multi-mode optimization
- Dispatch & notification
- Transit & delivery visibility
- Freight audit & payment solutions
- Customer billing
- ERP and e-commerce data integration
- Reporting & analytics