Solutions for shippers
Build a better shipping business
Whether you're managing a small fleet or a large-scale operation, our innovative tools ensure precise delivery times, reduce operational costs and enhance customer satisfaction.
What's in it for you
Streamline company processes
Simplify your shipping operations, reallocate your time and boost profit margins for your company.
Uncover low shipping rates
Negotiate lower, affordable rates and grow your shipping business with long-term partnerships.
Gain insight into supply chain
Get real-time visibility into your loads and use it to pinpoint potential problems.
Intelligent solutions for shippers
With or without a fleet, Trimble can help you move freight smarter. Our products are designed to increase visibility, grow your network and optimize processes.
Use TMS for fleets
Streamline and scale complex
fleet operations.
Access map visualization
Analyze geographic data in full detail.
Customize geofencing
Automate location-based
actions and ETAs.
Sharpen strategic planning
Improve your logistics strategies through data.
Create network modeling
Design or refresh optimal supply chains.
View global time and distance
Track your worldwide logistics in real-time.
Products for shippers
Freight Visibility
Seamless end-to-end supply chain monitoring & management
No matter how you move freight, Freight Visibility provides real-time visibility for your in-transit shipments at the click of a button. This solution goes beyond simple updates for a shipment’s location. It gives transportation professionals a single, streamlined platform for monitoring and managing shipments in transit.
- Get accurate real-time ETAs of shipments with live updates, alerts for delays and the option to manage exceptions.
- Access our powerful data engine, providing you with actionable business intelligence for improved decision making.
- Streamline your integrations with Trimble-native or partner TMS, all while safeguarding your data.
Enables a shipper to efficiently receive offers from authorized carriers for a specific transport
Shippers can publish a spot bidding transport to a defined group of carriers or even to all carriers that are connected to the shipper via the Trimble Transport Assignment platform at the same time.
Freight Procurement
Secure freight capacity and accelerate allocation
Automated Freight Procurement empowers you to overcome complex capacity challenges and improve your contract freight tendering. Connect with our vast carrier network, streamline your daily workflows and keep your supply chain moving efficiently.
- Advanced scenario analysis This solution allows planners to run trillions of award scenarios—balancing cost, carrier performance and more—to find the mathematically optimal allocation for complex, multi-lane RFQs.
- Global carrier marketplace We provide instant access to a vetted database of over 50,000 carrier profiles, allowing shippers to filter potential partners by geographic coverage, equipment type and industry specializations to fill capacity gaps in seconds.
- Automated offer validation To eliminate administrative noise, Freight Procurement automatically rejects bids that fall outside of predefined price ranges or missing mandatory data fields, ensuring the back-office team only spends time reviewing high-quality, compliant offers.
Freight Marketplace
Bridging the gap between capacity and demand
Freight Marketplace is a digital procurement platform that connects carriers directly with a global network of high-volume shippers. It simplifies the discovery process, helping you find more loads in your preferred lanes and build long-term, dependable partnerships.
- Access vetted carriers Direct access to a vetted network of shippers allows you to bypass traditional brokers and secure consistent, profitable volume.
- Sell with confidence Live market data insights empower your team to price your capacity with confidence based on current supply and demand trends.
- Optimize win rates Automated digital bidding tools reduce the time spent on manual negotiations and help you fill empty backhaul miles more efficiently.
Freight Audit
Eliminate the friction in freight settlement
Our comprehensive, automated Freight Audit managed solution streamlines your entire audit and payment process to eliminate manual tasks and ensure compliance with contracts and payment terms.
- Automated exception management Automatically approve invoices that match quoted rates, while flagging specific discrepancies—such as unexpected fuel surcharges or accessorial fees—for quick manual resolution.
- Unified payment infrastructure Through a strategic partnership with the Triumph Network, Freight Audit offers an integrated “Audit-to-Pay” workflow that enables secure, real-time payments and provides deep visibility into cash flow for both shippers and carriers.
- Strategic spend analytics Aggregate billing data into high-level dashboards that help logistics leaders identify long-term pricing trends, carrier billing accuracy and opportunities to negotiate better lane rates based on historical spend.
Automate your processes
Track worldwide logistics in real-time
Move beyond manual negotiation with Trimble Autonomous Procurement. Our AI-driven autonomous procurement solution automatically sources, validates and awards freight, delivering optimal rates and execution while eliminating manual processes and the risk of human error.
Make industry-intelligent moves
Optimize assets, accelerate gate-to-gate time
Automate and optimize every movement within your facility with Trimble Yard Management. Gain 100% real-time location and status of all trailers, maximizing dock utilization and cutting operational delays.
Appian
Optimize Private Fleet performance, end-to-end
Trimble Appian streamlines routing, dispatch, and visibility through integrated AI, alerting and reporting, bridging the gap between complex data and scalable strategy to help you grow with confidence.
- Design and balance route territories to maximize geographic coverage and ensure an even workload across your entire fleet.
- Balance order volumes and delivery patterns across your planning horizon to reduce peak-day strain and improve overall asset utilization.
- Build high-performance routes that factor in capacity, time windows, and equipment requirements to turn daily execution into a competitive advantage.
- Master dedicated transportation RFPs by auditing bids from your Carriers/3PLs/LSPs on truck and driver counts and network efficiency
Freight Visibility
Seamless end-to-end supply chain monitoring & management
No matter how you move freight, Freight Visibility provides real-time visibility for your in-transit shipments at the click of a button. This solution goes beyond simple updates for a shipment’s location. It gives transportation professionals a single, streamlined platform for monitoring and managing shipments in transit.
- Get accurate real-time ETAs of shipments with live updates, alerts for delays and the option to manage exceptions.
- Access our powerful data engine, providing you with actionable business intelligence for improved decision making.
- Streamline your integrations with Trimble-native or partner TMS, all while safeguarding your data.
Enables a shipper to efficiently receive offers from authorized carriers for a specific transport
Shippers can publish a spot bidding transport to a defined group of carriers or even to all carriers that are connected to the shipper via the Trimble Transport Assignment platform at the same time.
Freight Procurement
Secure freight capacity and accelerate allocation
Automated Freight Procurement empowers you to overcome complex capacity challenges and improve your contract freight tendering. Connect with our vast carrier network, streamline your daily workflows and keep your supply chain moving efficiently.
- Advanced scenario analysis This solution allows planners to run trillions of award scenarios—balancing cost, carrier performance and more—to find the mathematically optimal allocation for complex, multi-lane RFQs.
- Global carrier marketplace We provide instant access to a vetted database of over 50,000 carrier profiles, allowing shippers to filter potential partners by geographic coverage, equipment type and industry specializations to fill capacity gaps in seconds.
- Automated offer validation To eliminate administrative noise, Freight Procurement automatically rejects bids that fall outside of predefined price ranges or missing mandatory data fields, ensuring the back-office team only spends time reviewing high-quality, compliant offers.
Freight Marketplace
Bridging the gap between capacity and demand
Freight Marketplace is a digital procurement platform that connects carriers directly with a global network of high-volume shippers. It simplifies the discovery process, helping you find more loads in your preferred lanes and build long-term, dependable partnerships.
- Access vetted carriers Direct access to a vetted network of shippers allows you to bypass traditional brokers and secure consistent, profitable volume.
- Sell with confidence Live market data insights empower your team to price your capacity with confidence based on current supply and demand trends.
- Optimize win rates Automated digital bidding tools reduce the time spent on manual negotiations and help you fill empty backhaul miles more efficiently.
Freight Audit
Eliminate the friction in freight settlement
Our comprehensive, automated Freight Audit managed solution streamlines your entire audit and payment process to eliminate manual tasks and ensure compliance with contracts and payment terms.
- Automated exception management Automatically approve invoices that match quoted rates, while flagging specific discrepancies—such as unexpected fuel surcharges or accessorial fees—for quick manual resolution.
- Unified payment infrastructure Through a strategic partnership with the Triumph Network, Freight Audit offers an integrated “Audit-to-Pay” workflow that enables secure, real-time payments and provides deep visibility into cash flow for both shippers and carriers.
- Strategic spend analytics Aggregate billing data into high-level dashboards that help logistics leaders identify long-term pricing trends, carrier billing accuracy and opportunities to negotiate better lane rates based on historical spend.
Automate your processes
Track worldwide logistics in real-time
Move beyond manual negotiation with Trimble Autonomous Procurement. Our AI-driven autonomous procurement solution automatically sources, validates and awards freight, delivering optimal rates and execution while eliminating manual processes and the risk of human error.
Make industry-intelligent moves
Optimize assets, accelerate gate-to-gate time
Automate and optimize every movement within your facility with Trimble Yard Management. Gain 100% real-time location and status of all trailers, maximizing dock utilization and cutting operational delays.
Appian
Optimize Private Fleet performance, end-to-end
Trimble Appian streamlines routing, dispatch, and visibility through integrated AI, alerting and reporting, bridging the gap between complex data and scalable strategy to help you grow with confidence.
- Design and balance route territories to maximize geographic coverage and ensure an even workload across your entire fleet.
- Balance order volumes and delivery patterns across your planning horizon to reduce peak-day strain and improve overall asset utilization.
- Build high-performance routes that factor in capacity, time windows, and equipment requirements to turn daily execution into a competitive advantage.
- Master dedicated transportation RFPs by auditing bids from your Carriers/3PLs/LSPs on truck and driver counts and network efficiency
Helping shippers succeed for over 20 years
Trimble’s advanced tools offer real-time tracking, route optimization and comprehensive analytics to ensure every shipment arrives on time.
We pride ourselves on maintaining high standards of efficiency, enhancing your operational capabilities and ensuring a great customer experience.
Testimonials
TMW.Suite TMS continues to evolve and influence our outcomes every day. In the last year we’ve experienced a 20% increase in revenue, a 15% increase in our asset pool and a 0% increase in overhead.
Corey Cox
Vice President, Information Systems for the Tandet Group
Integrating Trimble solutions exposed multiple operational improvements that have created operational efficiencies within our organization. We’re now consistently averaging over 90% accuracy vs the previous 70% accuracy. In addition, we have significantly improved our ability to manage rerouting, which has resulted in greater customer satisfaction.
James Griffin
Director of Operating Systems & Scheduling, McLane
While we’re working on a lot of security initiatives, it was extremely appealing to know that we can rely on (Trimble and Microsoft) resources who are solely focused and educated to make sure our data is protected and our environment is protected
Scott Nelson
Vice President, IT client services NFI
Move freight smarter with end-to-end supply chain visibility
Go beyond simple location tracking with accurate ETAs and automated delay alerts that allow you to manage exceptions before they impact your customers or your bottom line.