A $500 million industrial manufacturer cut monthly LTL costs by 16.5% after securing dedicated contracted rates. A separate review of supplemental insurance charges brought total savings to $43k per month, or $516k annualized.
Before FreightOptics, the manufacturer didn’t have its own contracted rates and relied solely on the default rates available through its TMS provider. Shipment data was entered by hand, parcel and freight invoices moved through separate batches, and suppliers booked freight directly. Transportation decisions, carrier costs, and billing were spread across disconnected processes.The FreightOptics team deployed the platform as the manufacturer’s core TMS and integrated it with Epicor, cutting manual rekeying. Parcel and freight moved into one billing workflow with automated GL coding, and urgent services and accessorial charges required approval before booking. The team also ran a competitive bid that secured four dedicated contracted rates built around the manufacturer’s own freight activity.
The contracted rates reduced monthly LTL costs by $25k. The supplemental insurance review produced another $18k in monthly savings. The result was lower freight spend, an end to late-payment penalties, and a more controlled process from booking through billing.
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