Transporters serve as the backbone for successful delivery companies when it comes to long-haul, multi-day deliveries. Without these vital links in the supply chain, many organizations would struggle to grow their business.
However, transporters face a call on their business growth as many of their systems lack tech and API capabilities, necessitating time-consuming manual coordination with intersted businesses. A major challenge is that transporters are unable to recieve quick and convenient payments based on invoice generated. Shippers on the other hand, are unable to verify their claims accurately as they lack access to on-ground data.
Locus’ Transporter Management is the latest in last-mile technology that now allow for streamlined coordination between shippers and transporters, without API integration. It enables both shippers and courier express and parcel companies (CEPs) to establish a robust Transporter Management framework by enhancing visibility on ground operations, providing real time tracking and visibility of shipments, automating invoice generation and calculation, and faster disbursements to improve transporter and shipper relations.
This solution is tailored to transport partners that don’t have API capabilities, all while providing shippers/CEPs with seamless tracking of all contracted and outsourced deliveries.
Key Features Of Transporter Management System
Transporter Management facilitates the end-to-end contract lifecycle management of transporters through a host of features, which includes:
Simplified Dashboard:
Transporter Management features an intuitive dashboard, offering transport partners a centralized platform for order management, delivery proof updates, and financial tracking. This technology significantly reduces manual data uploading and sharing, and provides superior visibility into proof of delivery for the shippers.
End-to-End Visibility of Third-Party Deliveries:
Upon assignment of orders to transport partners, notifications are sent via SMS or email, usually confirmed through messaging apps. However, given the volume of orders, diverse vehicle types, and driver information, this process can be challenging to monitor. Locus’ solution empowers transport companies to update arrival, loading time and warehouse drop-off times, with all data visible on their dedicated dashboard. Simultaneously, this information is accessible for shippers on their core DMP dashboard, simplifying cross-referencing and tracking.
Cost Efficiency:
Transporters occasionally inflate costs by deviating from standard routes, either to increase their earnings or to bypass heavy traffic. However, Locus’ application counters this through its inbuilt routing engine, which identifies the most time-effective and economical routes for drivers, factoring in service level agreements (SLAs) and costs. This introduces transparency for shippers and prevents excessive costs. It also serves as a binding agreement should a transporter attempt to overcharge the client.
Intelligent Order Allocation and Transporter Selection:
With a myriad of transport partners to choose from, shippers and CEPs must identify the ideal choice that aligns with their SLAs and cost requirements. The Locus system simplifies this task, utilizing a rules engine to allocate orders to suitable partners based on various parameters such as SLA, cost, geographical location, and package dimensions. This reduces the cumbersome task of individually evaluating each transporter.
Efficient Transporter Management:
Transporters have an array of responsibilities, ranging from vehicle and driver management to the oversight of assigned delivery routes. Because many systems lack API capabilities, manual tracking using spreadsheets becomes the default – a suboptimal method prone to creating visibility issues and compromising service quality for clients. Locus’ robust Transporter Management solution streamlines this process. It features a dedicated dashboard for each transporter serving each client, where all necessary data is conveniently displayed. This information is simultaneously mirrored on the client’s Dispatch Management Platform dashboard.
These features of Locus’ Transporter Management System enable companies that depend on non-tech enabled transport partners to effectively manage deliveries and maintain a high level of service quality.
Why Choose Locus?
Locus has a proven track record of helping top brands like Unilever, Nestle, Avian, Zepto, among others track deliveries from third-party logistics partners that lack API integration. Locus has optimized and automated supply chain management operations of many organizations.
To date, Locus has:
- Optimized over 850 million+ deliveries,
- Saved clients more than $275 million in logistics costs,
- And significantly reduced environmental impact by cutting over 10 million+ kilograms of greenhouse gas emissions.
If you’re finding it difficult to track third-party deliveries and effectively manage your non-tech enabled transport partners – and if this is incurring substantial costs – the Locus Transporter Management Solution may be the remedy you need. Contact us to schedule a demo today!