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duciary controls. “Unfortunately, in our business, there is a history of fraudulent companies that have cost shippers millions of dollars in lost funds,” Cameron says. Perhaps equally as unfortunate is the amount of time that passes between these events. Companies forget about these events and do not perform their annual due diligence. Then, when history repeats, they are exposed and face losses that were easily preventable. A3 is the only provider in the marketplace that offers a bankruptcy- remote structure that protects client funds in the event of a bankruptcy. In addition to this, A3 has externally audited nancial statements, delity bonding, cyber insurance, SOC I Type II certi cation, and issues all payments via secure EFT methods. “This structure is unique in the industry, Cameron says. CT Logistics: A Century of Freight Audit and Payment Excellence Established in 1923 as The Commercial Traf c Company, CT Logistics is one of the largest providers of freight bill auditing, business intelligence, and transportation management consulting in the country. Over the past few years, CT Logistics’ ability to assist its clients with rate negotiations and routing guides has become especially important, given the number of workers with decades of experience in transportation and logistics who’ve left the workforce. To replace their skills, some organizations have turned to purchasing agents. Too often, however, the agents focus primarily on obtaining the lowest cost. While costs are important, of course, it’s also critical to understand the nuances of any agreement, Miner says. These may not initially be obvious. For example, one carrier may tout a large discount, but have a base rate that’s higher than its competitors, so that even with the discount, it’s not the most cost-effective option. “This is where CT comes in,” Miner says. “We get through the hype and get to the bottom line for our clients.”
“We’ve got a great roster of traffic professionals who can help our clients identify how and where they want to save money.” ALLAN MINER, CEO, CT LOGISTICS
of their carriers. They can then decide, for instance, whether to pay more to get a shipment to its destination faster, Miner says. Shippers that need bid transportation services can also turn to CT Logistics, which can create bid packages aimed at carriers likely to be solid partners, given the company’s history, such as the routes and volumes they typically use. “We help with the analysis, and then the shippers make the decision,” Miner says. CT Logistics recently expanded, opening a new of ce in the UK, and adding new offerings, such as a single sign-on for many applications. It continues to add experienced traf c managers, too. “We’ve got a great roster of traf c professionals who can help our clients identify how and where they want to save money,” Miner says. As CT Logistics looks to the future, it continues to build on its more than one century in business. “We’ve been doing this with integrity for 102 years, with billions of dollars of our clients’ funds going through us,” Miner says. “We’ve handled them all safely.” CTSI-Global: Logistics Technology And Intelligence Services With several locations across the United States, as well as in India, Ireland, and Singapore, CTSI-Global truly operates
CT Logistics created comprehensive routing guides for an Ohio-based distributor of industrial parts that operates thousands of stores across the country. Previously, decisions on carrier choice were decentralized, so each location would choose its carrier. The new guide limits carrier options to those that offer optimal pricing. The change is helping the company save millions of dollars, Miner says. Many clients also save by implementing CT Logistics’ FreitRater ® solution, which can deliver an ROI up to 10 times the service fees. The solution can crunch through numerous calculations, auditing freight bills to uncover inaccurate charges, while simultaneously taking into account the contractual discounts and negotiated rates between each shipper and carrier. FreitRater can work even with complex general ledger account code allocations down to the SKU level, and also examine product classi cations for accuracy. As tariffs have become a greater concern, CT Logistics’ professional service group can leverage FreitRater to complete “what if” comparisons that show how transportation costs will be impacted by rate changes. Clients can also work with TranSaver , an online rating and routing solution, to quickly access the rates, transit times, and other information offered by each
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