Since the start of the health crisis, the prices of freight transport have continued to rise, due to long months of pressure on supply chains and an increasingly problematic shortage of drivers for the sector. . In this already complex context, the recent surge in fuel prices with the Ukrainian crisis also has an impact on shipping rates.
In order to overcome this situation of high inflation, Upela – a comparative platform for the offers of the world’s leading express transport companies – is launching its TMS, a brand new completely free tool at the service of shippers allowing them to compare their already negotiated rates in a few clicks to find the best offer.
The Upela TMS: a totally free key tool for managing shipments at the best prices
A TMS (Transport Management System) is a logistics tool that allows you to select your carriers, optimize your routes, manage your loading and delivery schedule, monitor your flow and shipments and have real-time reporting. or regular. An effective centralization tool that is sometimes altered by constraints, such as a minimum number of mailings per month or even a configuration. The particularities of Upela’s TMS lie precisely in these points.
Indeed, there are no commissioning costs, the operation is simple (just import your carrier contracts directly from your professional account via your account numbers), there is no minimum payment. shipments and everything is free.
Global support and real-time monitoring
Once all the carrier contracts are available in the TMS, all that remains is to use the Upela comparator to find out if you are paying the best price and which offer you wish to use (carriers available: DHL/Fedex/Chronopost/TNT/UPS). Thus, even if the client has contracts negotiated directly with the carriers, he can still benefit from Upela preferential rates being up to 75% cheaper. This is particularly advantageous for international flows, since Upela is competitive at this level, but also for more punctual or larger shipments.
“At Siam Ringspann, we plan to develop the use of the Upela platform in order to optimize our customer deliveries. The platform will allow us to centralize our shipping requests: Instead of making several price requests to various shippers, Upela will immediately compare our price conditions. For an SME that does not have a dedicated logistics department, this tool is interesting. », Siam Ringspann, Designer and Manufacturer of Mechanical Components and Freewheels
In addition to benefiting from more advantageous offers via Upela, the TMS allows you to generate all your slips on a single platform. Similarly, it is possible to track all shipments, even for offers not negotiated by Upela. Many tools specially designed for professionals are also available, such as Plug & Play e-commerce connectors, mass mailings and contact file import.
Finally, Upela also offers to take charge of after-sales service management, with reminders for collections, management of claims for losses, breakages, late delivery or blockages at customs.
Upela press release.
