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National Specialty Alloys Streamlines Shipping Process with Freightview
Applicable Industries
- Equipment & Machinery
- Transportation
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Time Sensitive Networking
The Challenge
National Specialty Alloys (NSA), a company dealing with 40 to 60 shipments per day, was facing a significant challenge in terms of time and cost management. The shipping coordinator, Jessie Contreras, identified that the process of handling these shipments was consuming more time than it should, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs. The challenge was to find a solution that could streamline the shipping process, save time, and reduce costs. The company needed a technology that could connect them with their carriers, provide up-to-date rates for comparison, and allow them to schedule their shipments directly.
About The Customer
National Specialty Alloys (NSA) is a company that deals with a high volume of shipments on a daily basis. The company's shipping coordinator, Jessie Contreras, was tasked with managing these shipments, a process that was proving to be time-consuming and costly. The company's salespeople are responsible for selecting carriers for about 70% of NSA’s shipments. The company was in need of a solution that could streamline their shipping process, save time, and reduce costs.
The Solution
The solution came in the form of an online freight management tool, Freightview. This tool stood out from its competitors as it used the rates NSA had already agreed upon with carriers, including discounts and fee waivers. Freightview connects users to carriers they already have relationships with and automatically delivers up-to-date rates for comparison. Users can then schedule their shipments directly through the tool’s interface. Contreras signed up for Freightview’s free trial and solicited his sales team’s feedback on the software. The sales team, responsible for selecting carriers for about 70% of NSA’s shipments, welcomed the streamlined approach to the process.
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