With the last mile delivery becoming more flexible and innovation it is the need of the hour that shipper go for more intelligent carrier management practices. Multiple carrier tracking is one such practices which comes into picture when the shippers are dealing with a diverse nature of carriers as well as shipments simultaneously.

Why go for multiple carrier tracking software?

There are various reasons for which the shippers are looking forward to adapt to multiple carrier tracking solutions.One of the major being decentralization of the manufacturing hubs, increasing customization in last mile delivers and increasing penetration of varied carriers into the logistics industry for the delivery of shipments.

• Diversity is the key

Having a diverse fleet consisting of multiple carriers has become more important now when the average shipment can vary dramatically to any extent. In order to provide one stop shop and order solutions the e-commerce clients wants shippers with the fleet to which can transport shipment to remote and far flung areas too. The conventional fleets are replaced with the diverse ones to fulfill this demand.

• Track multiple packages at once

It becomes time consuming and confusing to keep a track of the multiple shipments at once via manual process. It is not an accurate one and doesn’t guarantee that you are always aware about the latest location of your shipment. WIth the help of direct communication via connected systems between the carriers and the dashboard, you are automatically updated about the real time locations of the carriers which is accurate for every single unit of carriers present on the road.

• Reduces Client queries

It is observed that automatic status updates for the processing and dispatch of the shipments has resulted in almost a 25% drop in the client queries. This is a huge relief for the clients as well as the shippers which can directly take any request for the changes in delivery date or shipping time via a dedicated client portal.

• Saves redundancy

WIth multiple shipments in picture the last mile delivery can easily become confusing and redundant due ti various shipping failures. Multiple carrier tracking helps in reducing or nullifying these errors by automatically changing the status of the system from in transit to the delivered. This can be referred by all the shipping points without requesting for the status update to the previous shipping point.

• Manages Shipping cost

It becomes easier to reduce the shipping cost even after transporting the shipment through the fastest medium or route possible by proper utilization of available spots on the carrier which are in transit. It a more favourable system when LTLs can be utilized to transfer shipments by automatically matching their route with the smaller delivery requirements.

DreamOrbit has been helpful in providing many logistics companies multiple carrier tracking solutions which are in turn become a beneficial asset for the companies. With the help of easy to use solutions, adoption of these latest solution is an easy task and favourable to company growth.

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