How it works
How we take cost out of your freight.
Two ways, and you can hire us for either one. NTelligence™ finds the cost, down to what a single customer costs you per case. Managed transportation puts NT in charge of running your freight program every day, and keeps it tuned as your network changes.
- What you send
- Six months of shipment history
- Time to findings
- About a week
- Cost to find out
- Nothing
See the opportunity
Your own shipment data, read back in your terms to answer one question: where is the money going, and what should you fix first?
Make it happen
Managed transportation, where NT takes ongoing responsibility for your freight program with dedicated capacity built in, plus brokerage, cold chain and intermodal, dispatched every day.
Intelligence · finding the cost
Diagnosis
Cost-to-serve
You know what a load costs. Work out what a customer costs once you add the small orders, the tight windows and the detention nobody logged, and the number usually surprises people.
- By customer
- By case
- By pound
- By lane, mode and account
- Accessorials, itemized
- Order pattern and frequency
Ongoing visibility
Dashboards
Also known as our “cookie box,” six screens that tell you whether last quarter's fix held. If it did, they stay quiet.
- Cost-to-serve, rolling
- Lane and mode performance
- Accessorial trend
- Account performance
- On-time and dwell
- Exception flags
Network optimization
A network built around your business
We analyze how your freight moves and identify opportunities to improve routes, delivery schedules and fleet utilization. RaaS+™ supports that work through route sequencing, fleet sizing and experienced human planners.
- Network analysis
- Route sequencing
- Fleet sizing
- Operational support
| Customer | Annual freight | Cost / case | Accessorials | Avg stops | vs. network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional grocery · Southeast | $4.12M | $1.94 | $212K | 6.1 | +31% |
| Club channel · national | $6.80M | $0.88 | $64K | 1.4 | −18% |
| Foodservice distributor | $3.05M | $1.41 | $147K | 4.8 | +9% |
| Convenience · DSD | $2.44M | $2.66 | $188K | 9.3 | +54% |
| E-commerce fulfillment | $1.18M | $1.02 | $21K | 1.0 | −12% |
Sample view.
Execution · running the freight
Ongoing service
Managed transportation
NT works as an extension of your team, managing transportation planning, carrier coordination and daily execution. You get clear visibility into costs and service, consolidated billing and people who resolve issues and adjust the plan as your business changes.
- Transportation planning & carrier management
- Dedicated capacity for recurring routes
- Shipment coordination & exception resolution
- Performance reporting & ongoing improvement
- Freight audit & consolidated billing
Flexible capacity
Freight brokerage
Capacity for everyday shipments, seasonal demand and unexpected needs, backed by a network of more than 26,000 carriers.
- A vetted carrier network
- Truckload and LTL
- Surge and seasonal coverage
- Carrier scorecarding
Cold chain
Refrigerated transport
A missed appointment or temperature issue can mean rejected product, lost shelf life and added cost. We coordinate carriers, temperature requirements and delivery schedules to help protect your freight and keep your customer commitments.
- Frozen and fresh
- Multi-temp and multi-stop
- Appointment and dwell management
- Temperature recording
Mode alternatives
Intermodal & specialty
Some shipments need a different approach: a lower-cost option for a long haul, equipment for an oversized load, or faster service for a tight deadline. We help match the mode, equipment and carrier to the shipment.
- Intermodal on qualifying lanes
- Oversized loads & specialized equipment
- Expedited & team-driver service
- Project freight & one-time moves