Mastering LTL Freight with the Four Pillars of Profitability
LTL freight brokers, how many hats are you wearing today?
Chief Strategy Officer looking for ways to outpace the competition
Quality Control Manager tasked with avoiding costly errors
Operations Manager working to increase your team’s speed and capabilities
Chief Negotiator working tirelessly with your carriers to deliver the best rates
Customer Relationship Manager offering an extraordinary experience to customers
Chief Financial Officer pushing everyone to minimize costs and maximize margins
Chances are, your answer is ALL OF THE ABOVE, right?!?!? There’s no one task that is more important in the LTL process. Every single one contributes to your company’s scalability and profitability. It’s a matter of survival.
After 20 years in the freight industry, Tai has identified four foundational pillars for creating a profitable LTL business.
The Four Pillars of Profitable LTL Freight Management Are:
Save Time with End-to-End Automation
Deliver an Extraordinary Customer Experience from Quote to Invoice
Avoid Errors and Rebills with Built-in Fail-Safes
Get Paid Faster with Frictionless Paperwork Gathering, Auditing, Invoicing
Mastering these pillars will streamline your operations, allowing you to scale with fewer resources and headcount. Learn more by downloading our free ebook
What’s more important to shippers than money? Time! Digitizing your process from beginning to end is critical. Yet, not every TMS drives the entire load lifecycle from order to invoicing.
The variability of LTL shipments often results in costly errors. Automated prompts and saved historical data can prevent mistakes and save you time, money, and customer relationships.
Deliver an Extraordinary Customer Experience from Quote to Invoice
With automation, potential errors or issues are flagged in real time, not weeks later, giving you the chance to update your customers and make it right.
Avoiding rebills is just the start. Automating the gathering, auditing, and invoicing process accelerates your cash flow, which is vital to your success.
Tai Supports the Four Pillars of LTL Profitability
With Tai, your team can achieve 91% automation success, while the industry average is stuck at 70%. Think of the loads you’ll book with 20% more time!
And remember, no matter how many hats you’re wearing— strategist, negotiator, relationship builder, or all of the above—mastering the Four Pillars will help you balance them all with ease.