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TMS and the freight that moves before the parcel

Before anything becomes a parcel, it moves as freight: containers into European ports, pallets between warehouses and stores. Much of that freight is still booked by phone and tracked in a shared spreadsheet.

Jon Jacobsson and Thomas Bailey talk carriers versus forwarders, why an exact arrival time can matter more than a fast one, and how to roll out a transport management system step by step. And while you watch, read how Permobil automated carrier booking for its powered wheelchairs.

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In this episode:


  • Why outbound parcel shipping went digital first, and why inbound and internal freight is next
  • What breaks when inbound freight runs on phone calls and a shared spreadsheet
  • Why many shippers now care more about an exact arrival time than a fast one
  • How a carrier's delay status can reach a sales rep's order in the ERP, days before the goods are due
  • The mistake Jon sees most often when companies move to a TMS, and the step-by-step rollout he recommends instead
  • What a transport management system covers at nShift, and how a carrier differs from a freight forwarder

Hosted by Thomas Bailey (Product Innovation Lead, nShift), with Jon Jacobsson (Senior Solution Architect, nShift).

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Bring inbound freight into the same system as everything you ship

With nShift's transport management system, suppliers book under your carrier contracts, transfers between sites run as tracked shipments, and complex outbound freight gets its own booking flows. Statuses, costs and documents stay on one shipment record, with 240+ carriers already connected.

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