| Third party logistics (3PL) is the most popular choice | | | | software-typically doesn't lie in one having more |
| for freight logistics among small to midsized | | | | logistics expertise than the other; rather, it has to do |
| companies. In order to help companies that regularly | | | | with how the logistics information is supplied, how |
| make shipments that are too large to financially | | | | much it costs and how much control companies have |
| benefit from parcel shipping and too small to | | | | over their shipping process. Essentially, a third party |
| financially benefit from full truckload (FTL) shipping, | | | | logistics provider uses logistics management software |
| companies turn to third party logistics providers to | | | | to provide you with shipping solutions, whereas online |
| get them the best deals on less than truckload (LTL) | | | | logistics software lets you act as your own logistics |
| shipping, integrated shipping methods and to reduce | | | | provider for an affordable monthly fee. In no case |
| the delivery of products to retailers. To these ends, | | | | will you find a 3PL provider that offers their services |
| 3PL providers significantly reduce their clients' shipping | | | | for the low price that you pay for logistics software |
| costs compared to what they would spend on | | | | solutions, nor will hiring a 3PL provider offer you as |
| shipping without the aid of freight logistics. But they | | | | much control over your shipping options. |
| obviously do so by charging their clients for freight | | | | Having complete control over your shipping process |
| logistics services. | | | | has two main benefits: you can research the |
| So, what's not to like about hiring a 3PL provider to | | | | companies that you're considering hiring and you |
| reduce your company's shipping costs and ensure | | | | never have to deal with a middleman's business |
| that your goods are delivered in a timelier manner? | | | | policies affecting the price or availability of certain |
| After all, is there really such a thing as realizing freight | | | | shipping options. Aside of the financial and shipping |
| transportation solutions without seeking the help of | | | | management benefits offered by logistics |
| freight logistics experts? Yes and no. If freight | | | | management software, its greatest strength is its |
| logistics isn't one of your company's core | | | | extreme ease of use. Although the term logistics |
| competencies, you'll certainly need to get logistics | | | | software implies computer expertise, logistics |
| solutions from those that specialize in providing them. | | | | software comes with an easy to use interface that |
| But you don't have to turn to a 3PL provider and pay | | | | neither requires expert computer knowledge or |
| a middleman to provide you with shipping solutions | | | | expertise in logistics, meaning that each of your |
| when you can instead use online logistics software. | | | | company's departments can be involved in its shipping |
| The difference between 3PL and logistics software | | | | process. |
| solutions-also referred to as logistics management | | | | |