Foster Transportation Management Collaboration and Communication with SMC³ EDI Solutions

Automate shipment lifecycle messaging for a connected LTL supply chain

EDI remains an industry standard for shippers. Decades of investment and broad EDI utilization across trading partners make EDI the dominant technology for inventory management and other operational functionality. For the shipper’s adding EDI to supply chain management adds greater carrier connectivity and enables communication flexibility.

What is EDI? Electronic Data Interchange – This technology has been around for decades. EDI provides secure, reliable information communication. In the realm of LTL, EDI provides carrier connectivity to relay transportation information and messaging from load tender through delivery.
EDI provides secure, reliable transportation information and messaging from load tender through delivery. This means transparency into what’s in a shipment, the shipment status and invoicing.
EDI can be used as a single communications platform or customized and combined with SMC³’s heavy weight analytical APIs, RateWare® XL and CarrierConnect® XL and/or direct to carrier LTL APIs for automated end-to-end execution and visibility.

EDI in LTL Shipment Lifecycle Management

Why partner with SMC³ for managed EDI?

Carrier Connectivity isn’t one size fits all and not all EDI providers have expertise in LTL (less-than-truckload) or transportation. Tap into SMC³’s nearly 9 decades of LTL transportation leadership and go-to technologies that improve the efficiency of shipment lifecycle management.

EDI teams are ready to work with shippers and logistics service providers to tailor and deliver optimal, best-fit solutions to maximize carrier connectivity and communication to customers.

Explore the possibilities

Custom EDI developments or TMS integrations
EDI backup solutions for carrier API service outages – to keep information flowing to customers
Gap filling transmission connectivity when carrier APIs don’t exist, for example – EDI 210 digital invoicing