Managed Transportation
Outsource your transportation desk. We run procurement, daily tendering, exception management, freight audit and KPI reporting — under your brand, on your numbers.
We become your transportation department.
Managed Transportation is for shippers spending $1M+ annually on freight who don’t want to (or shouldn’t have to) run an in-house transportation team. We handle procurement (annual bid events, lane rate intelligence, contract negotiation), daily operations (tendering, exception management, accessorial recovery), financial controls (freight audit and pay, GL coding), and strategic reporting (KPIs, cost trends, sustainability). Three engagement tiers: 3PL (we manage), 4PL (we manage and optimize), Control Tower (single-pane visibility across your existing carriers).
From quote to POD, step by step.
Discovery + lane baseline
30-day audit of your historical shipments. Lane volume, carrier mix, cost-per-mile, on-time %, claims rate. Sets the baseline for improvement.
Procurement / bid event
Annual or semi-annual lane bid event. Invite contracted carriers + new candidates. Award based on rate, capacity, and operational fit.
TMS implementation or integration
Stand up a new TMS (Mercury Gate, BluJay, Oracle TM) or integrate with your existing one. Typical timeline: 6-12 weeks.
Daily ops + exception management
Tender to contract carriers per rules. Exception desk handles missed pickups, delays, damages. Accessorial audit catches billing errors.
QBR + continuous optimization
Quarterly business review: cost-per-mile trend, on-time %, claims, carrier scorecard. Annual re-bid on lanes that drifted off market.
What drives the rate?
Transparent inputs, not mystery margins. Here’s exactly what goes into a managed transportation quote.
Get my rateVerticals where managed transportation is the right call.
Managed Transportation questions, answered.
How long does TMS implementation take?
Can we keep our existing carriers?
How does gain-share pricing work?
What KPIs do you report?
Can we exit if it’s not working?
One file. Multiple services. Same team.
Dedicated trailer, single shipper, point-to-point — fastest transit and full chain-of-custody.
Shared trailer space for shipments under a full load — predictable rates and reliable transit.
Bonded and ambient warehousing, pick-and-pack, B2B and DTC fulfillment with WMS visibility.
Have a shipment? Get rates in 10 min.
Tell us the origin, destination and mode. A Qeep specialist replies within the hour with live capacity, lane price, and a transit window you can actually plan around.