What is Managed Transportation?
Managed transportation involves outsourcing logistics to experts who oversee your supply chain. This service works for businesses that ship goods but want to avoid handling all the details. Instead of doing it alone, companies partner with a multi-modal freight broker like TLI.
A multi-modal freight broker manages shipments across different transportation modes, such as truckload (TL), less-than-truckload (LTL), air, and rail. This approach ensures the most cost-effective and efficient shipping solution for every type of freight.
TLI’s managed transportation services go beyond basic logistics brokerage however. They include freight claims management, freight invoice audits, shipment spend optimization, automated GL coding, and transportation RFPs. All of these work seamlessly with TLI’s ViewPoint TMS.

Any growing manufacturing or distribution company needs managed transportation with TLI to scale efficiently. Instead of constantly hiring and training internal staff, TLI provides expert logistics management, ensuring accountability and reliable performance. Their services secure competitive freight pricing, handle operational complexities, and deliver cutting-edge technology like ViewPoint TMS to support growth. By outsourcing to TLI, companies can focus on their core business while achieving seamless scalability and optimizing their supply chain.
What is a Transportation Management System?
A transportation management system (TMS) is software that helps businesses manage freight operations. TLI’s ViewPoint TMS provides transportation managers with the tools to track shipments, gather KPIs, route freight, tender carriers, and analyze performance.
The system supports multi-modal logistics, making it flexible and scalable for businesses of any size. Whether you ship LTL, TL, or international freight, ViewPoint TMS adapts to your needs.
Managers love ViewPoint TMS because it automates tedious tasks, like tracking shipment details or collecting performance data. This leaves time to focus on bigger-picture logistics strategies.

What is Transportation Management?
Transportation management is the process of planning, executing, and optimizing the movement of goods. A transportation manager ensures shipments get from Point A to Point B efficiently and on budget.
This role involves coordinating with carriers, tracking delivery statuses, and resolving issues. It’s about keeping costs low while meeting customer expectations. If a shipment arrives damaged for example, an effective management process would automatically delegate out the responsibilities to the managed transportation provider. For example, if a TLI customer has a shipment arrived damage they simply let us know what the claim should be filed for, and provide a packing list or purchase order and we then mitigate it with the carrier.
TLI’s managed transportation services simplify this process, along with many others. With tools like ViewPoint TMS and expert support, transportation managers can focus on strategy instead of micromanaging daily operations.

What is a Good Self-Evaluation for a Transportation Manager?
A great transportation manager thinks scalably. They don’t just solve today’s problems—they prepare for tomorrow’s growth. Scalability means automating workflows and using tools like TLI’s ViewPoint TMS to streamline operations.
Top-performing managers know their KPIs and benchmarks. Instead of chasing down every problematic shipment, they delegate the smaller tasks. They focus on optimizing data and improving efficiency with TLI’s support.
Ask yourself: Are you using technology to reduce manual work? Are you tracking key metrics? Are you building processes that scale with your business? A “yes” to these questions shows you’re excelling as a transportation manager.