How to Switch Freight Brokers
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
Switching freight brokers is often simpler than shippers expect. Many put it off for months ...
Managed Transportation
Managed transportation helps companies outsource and optimize their freight operations through a structured, data-driven approach. It gives shippers access to expertise, technology, and carrier networks that improve performance and reduce transportation costs. At ShipTLI, we focus on making managed transportation practical, scalable, and easy to integrate with existing logistics systems.
This content covers core areas like carrier management, freight audit and payment, shipment visibility, network optimization, and transportation planning. Each topic explains how managed transportation improves decision making, strengthens carrier relationships, and increases operational efficiency.
You will also find guidance on cost control, service level improvements, and performance benchmarking across LTL, FTL, and multi-modal shipping environments. These insights help teams move away from reactive shipping models and toward more controlled and predictable transportation strategies.
Explore these resources to understand how managed transportation can improve efficiency, reduce freight spend, and create a more resilient supply chain.
Contract Logistics That Locks In Your Rate, and Keeps Carriers Honest
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
Contract logistics replaces unpredictable spot-market pricing with negotiated carrier contracts based on your actual shipping history, delivering more consistent rates, stronger service commitments, and greater cost control. TLI analyzes your freight data, conducts competitive carrier RFPs, and loads awarded contracts directly into your Transportation Management System (TMS), creating a scalable transportation program with complete visibility and invoice accuracy across both LTL and FTL freight.
The Managed Transportation Partner Built for Mid-Market Shippers
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
TLI combines transportation analytics, multi-mode execution, and continuous optimization into a single managed program, delivered by a dedicated team with 33+ years of freight expertise.
6 Signs Your Company Has Outgrown Its Current Freight Broker
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
Discover 6 key signs that your company has outgrown its current freight broker and learn how to evaluate the right logistics partner.
3PL vs In-House Logistics Team
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
What is the right supply chain strategy for your company? Keeping freight management in-house or delegating to a 3PL?
Freight Claim Filing Process: What Shippers Should Expect
By Mitchell Kinek, CTB
Learn about filing freight claims, the Carmack Amendment, documentation requirements, filing deadlines, and the most common reasons carriers deny claims.
How to Get an Accurate LTL Freight Quote
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
Learn how to cut shipping costs! Get accurate LTL freight quotes. Learn CWT pricing, freight class, fuel surcharges, and accessorials.
Why Data-Driven Transportation RFPs Deliver 8-15% Cost Savings
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
Shippers are advised that incomplete or poorly structured data is the single biggest obstacle to achieving optimal transportation RFP results.
Framework for Modern Inbound Logistics Management
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
Inbound logistics is a critical component of supply chain management that directly impacts production efficiency, inventory management, and overall operational costs.
Vendor Routing Guide Compliance and Inbound Logistics Management
By Joseph McDevitt, MBA, CTB
Vendor routing guide compliance programs reduce inbound freight costs 15-30% through dynamic TMS-based routing, mode optimization, and reference number requirements that enable invoice reconciliation and audit services.
