Pierbridge CEO Bob Malley is scheduled to speak on "Cartonization: The Key to Reducing Unexpected DIM Costs" at the Parcel Forum conference in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 20, 2017.
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Pierbridge announced that the latest release of Transtream, their award-winning multi-carrier management software, will include support for Deliv same-day delivery services. Deliv services will provide Transtream users with more last mile delivery choices.
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Tulsa, Okla. (May 24, 2017) - Logistyx Technologies (www.logistyx.com), the instant leader in transportation management execution (TME), today announced its new operations and identity after Kidd & Company, LLC (“KCO”) and McLarty Capital Partners, LLC (“MCP”) merged Advanced Distribution Solutions, Inc. (ADSI), Agile Network (Agile) and Pantechnik International (Pantechnik) to form the world’s first global parcel analytics platform.
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Pierbridge and Innovations Group Inc. (IGI) will showcase the release of their combined solution, with Pierbridge's Transtream parcel shipping solution integrated with Postea's QubeVu dimensioning and cubing systems, at this year's National Postal Forum. The solution provides parcel shippers with a way of more accurately calculating shipping charges and reducing unexpected dimensional rate fees. The National Postal Forum will take place in Baltimore, Md. May 21-24.
Pierbridge CEO Bob Malley's recent Parcel e-Newsletter article about cartonization describes how shippers can avoid or reduce the impact of dimensional weight rating. For more information about how Transtream's Opdimizer feature can help control unexpected dimensional fees, visit this site.
Continue reading →A recent article in ARC Advisory's Logistics Viewpoints highlights important differences between old cartonization technology and the algorithmic method incorporated within Transtream's Opdimizer feature. Opdimizer takes carrier dimensional weight rates and other rules into account when calculating the most cost-effective way of packing a container.
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Pierbridge has added A Ship With Other Goods (SWOG) feature to Transtream, which will enable shippers to record multiple orders packed within a single shipment. Transtream allocates shipping charges back to orders based on their relative weight. The SWOG function provides customer service with improved order tracking and reduces transportation costs by consolidating orders.
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After reviewing Pierbridge's Opdimizer, ARC Advisory's Logistics Viewpoints author Steve Banker admits "I’ve always been a sucker for clever optimization solutions!". It's no wonder, Opdimizer is the first cartonization technology to take transportation costs into account when determining the most cost-effective way to pack boxes.
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With UPS and FedEx's recent change in dimensional weight rating factors, more shippers are seeing unexpected dimensional weight charges on their carrier invoices. Pierbridge and Postea have announced an agreement to integrate Transtream with QubeVu dimensioning and cubing systems as a way to reduce these charges.
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Steve Banker, VP of Supply Chain Services at ARC Advisory Group, commented on Pierbridge's recent release of its new cartonization technology. "Opdimizer" enables Transtream TMS users to more accurately determine the most cost-effective way to pack orders, reducing waste and shipping costs.
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