How Transport Management System Boosts Efficiency for Third Party Logistics Transport Services?

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How TMS Boosts Efficiency for Third Party
Logistics Transport Services?
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For some years the transport management system is
being subjected to widespread buzz in the
logistics and transport business. A vast majority
of third-party logistics providers are
increasingly opting for such systems for the sake
of boosting efficiency, output and productivity.
Such systems are also widely regarded as a
cost-saving measure in the logistics and
transport business of today.   Let us explain
what a transport management system is and how it
actually helps third-party logistics transport
services in many regards.
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What is the transport management system?

• A transport management system which is widely
  referred to as TMS is basically a software
  solution capable to manage all constituent
  aspects of a transport service through an easy to
  use interface. Some of the key tasks and aspects
  that TMS takes care of include route tracking and
  route optimization for all orders, taking
  requests, dispatch the orders tracking capacity,
  sourcing third-party solutions, etc.

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How TMS in a third party logistics company really
helps?

• When no transport management system was there, a
  third party Logistics Company mostly used to lack
  efficiency and performance gaps. The TMS offers
  all the constituent factors and features that can
  boost operational efficiency, output in a given
  frame of time and can also offer wider
  opportunities for saving cost and resources.
• Let us have a look at some of the key advantages
  of TMS for all kinds of third-party logistics
  companies.

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Ease of tracking customer

• With a TMS, a third party logistics transport
  company can enjoy a better visibility of the
  locations of the freights and vehicles. The
  real-time updates on the freight location will
  deliver more efficiency.

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Reducing driver detention time

• Reducing driver detention time With the
  transport management system in place, a logistics
  company can reduce the detention time of the
  driver to the optimum and thus can make the
  freight movement faster.
• Tracking feasibility for acceptable load Thanks
  to real-time tracking feature of the TMS the
  third party logistics transport companies can
  accurately decide about accepting loads without
  any guesswork.

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Route optimization for transport vehicles

• Route optimization for transport vehicles Thanks
  to a TMS, the logistics companies can decide
  about the best time-saving routes for faster
  freight movements and delivery of goods.
• Optimizing load capacity Many third-party
  logistics transport businesses use load tracking
  systems and the TMS coupled up with this can
  actually help freight booking based on size and
  load capacity for every destination.

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Driver management Administrative Features

• Driver management From taking note of real-time
  stamps on the accepted loads by the drivers to
  tracking on-road delay and time gap between
  destinations, a TMS constantly helps to track and
  boosting the drivers on-road activities and
  performance.
• Administrative features A TMS also comes loaded
  with an array of helpful administrative features
  that adds more value to real-time tracking with
  reporting, and record keeping. Customized
  reporting, billing for the logistics companies
  and detailed record keeping are some of the key
  administrative features of any TMS that helps
  third-party logistics transport providers ease of
  managing the business.

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