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The Process
Strategic Planning
Our service goes beyond carrier negotiations. Working closely with
our clients, we determine how our technology and access to
information can provide added value, which in turn can create
savings in staff time and energy. This is in addition to the
transportation savings our clients experience.
This value added service is possible because of the accounting,
purchasing and distribution background of the logistic professionals
at CTS. We work closely with our clients to find out how they
operate and where they need to improve.
The better we understand our client's needs, the better we can
develop systems that will satisfy those needs and increase
transportation efficiencies.
Carrier Selection
CTS selects carriers for our clients based upon their needs. Some of
the steps involved with carrier selections are as follows:
1. Collect Data. This is gathered from our freight bill audit.
2. Lane Analysis. We determine where your primary shipping lanes
are.
3. Select Carriers. All carriers are pre-qualified to service each
client based upon specific client needs.
4. Negotiate with Carriers. We prepare the requests for pricing and
determine the rate levels.
5. Signed Requests for Pricing. After completion of negotiations,
all RFP's are converted to contract addendums.
6. Prepare Software. Data specific to each carrier is inserted into
CTS' exclusive software to assist each customer in making the best
carrier choice.
CTS does business with the best carriers in all modes of
transportation including: truckload, less than truckload, air,
ground, expedited, domestic and international. All carriers offer
excellent pricing programs as well as top quality service.
Freight Audit and Payment Services
We compile a tariff and contract library for your account.
By examining all of our client's freight bills before paying them,
we discover overcharges and duplicate billings. Overcharges are
corrected and duplicates are electronically rejected by the system.
Our proactive auditing process will ensure errors are eliminated
before they reach our clients.
A Skilled Analyst Checks For:
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Appropriate class and rate
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Applicable discount
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Extensions
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Unauthorized accessorial charges
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Commodity codes and applicable freight classifications
We continue to work with our clients and carriers to reduce
problems and minimize future errors.
Our management perspective in regards to auditing is to eliminate
errors, not to continue adjusting recurring ones.
Freight Payment Services: Efficient Cash Management
Our clients save on accounting, bookkeeping and clerical costs
while optimizing their cash flow with one weekly payment. All
payments are supported with accounting documents.
Financial Management Summary
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Pre-audit and payment of freight bills.
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Assistance in processing carrier claims.
* Specialized management reports and summaries daily, weekly or monthly.
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Annual summaries and cost analysis.
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Routing compliance control.
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Duplicate payment elimination.
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Funds transferred only at time of payment.
Management Reports
CTS Management Reports capture your shipping patterns and identify
potential future savings. CTS will customize our weekly and monthly
reports to fit our client's needs. Our timely and accurate
Management Reports will help you manage your transportation in the
most efficient way possible. They also assist our clients in
recovering lost transportation dollars for their organization..
Here is just a sample of the Management Reports that we offer.
Please click on the report name to see a sample:
Here is a list of more reports that are also available:
Year-to-Date Summary
This supplies all year-to-date data for a variety of categories.
Carrier Expenditures
A summary of dollars spent by carrier broken down by month.
Management Overall Summary
A one-page summary of totals and averages of a variety of categories.
Location Management Report by Origin
A summary of all shipments by origin.
Location Management Report by Destination
A summary of all shipments by destination.
This is just a sample of some of our Management Reports. We are
capable of customizing reports to fit any need you may have. Please
contact a CTS Representative for more information.
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