Transportation Managed Like It Matters to Your Business
Managed transportation means handing some or all of your transportation management to an experienced logistics partner. Instead of juggling carriers, rates, and shipments yourself, you gain a team that plans, executes, and measures your freight on your behalf.
Logistics-Now acts as an extension of your team, handling carrier selection and procurement, rate negotiation, shipment planning and execution, real-time tracking, exception management, and performance analytics. Whether you need to supplement your existing logistics team or fully outsource your transportation operations, we bring the expertise and carrier relationships to optimize your supply chain from end to end.
Our approach is simple: if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. Every managed program is built on data — the same shipment profiling and root cause analysis behind our freight consulting services.
What Our Managed Transportation Services Include
We take on as much of your transportation management as you need.
Carrier Selection & Procurement
Choosing and sourcing the right carriers for your lanes, modes, and service needs.
Rate Negotiation
Negotiating rates grounded in a clear understanding of your freight.
Shipment Planning & Execution
Planning shipments and managing them from booking through delivery.
Real-Time Tracking
Visibility across your shipments as they move.
Exception Management
Proactive handling of delays and issues so they do not become your team’s fire drill.
Performance Analytics
Ongoing measurement of cost and service so decisions are based on data.
Benefits of Managed Transportation
Focus on Your Business
Spend less time managing carriers and more time running your company.
Expertise on Demand
Add experienced transportation support to your team, or outsource the function entirely.
The Right Mode Every Time
Connect each shipment to the mode and route that meets your cost and service goals.
Measurable Results
Performance analytics show what is working and where to improve.
Who Managed Transportation Is For
Managed transportation is a strong fit for:
- Companies without a dedicated transportation department
- Logistics teams that need extra capacity or expertise
- Shippers using multiple modes — parcel, LTL, truckload, and more
- Growing businesses whose freight has outpaced their processes
- Organizations that want data-driven freight decisions
- Shippers managing too many carriers and invoices on their own
Two Ways to Work with Us
Managed transportation is not all-or-nothing. Choose the level of support that fits your team.
Supplement Your Team
Keep your logistics staff in control while we take on specific functions — such as carrier procurement, rate negotiation, or exception management — and add expertise where you need it.
Fully Outsource
Hand over your transportation operations and let Logistics-Now plan, execute, and measure your freight across modes as an extension of your business.
How Our Managed Transportation Process Works
Discovery
We learn how you ship today — your modes, carriers, lanes, spend, and pain points.
Profile & Analyze
We profile your shipment data to uncover hidden costs and the root causes of overruns.
Build the Plan
We recommend carriers, modes, rates, and processes aligned to your goals.
Execute
We plan and manage shipments with real-time tracking and exception management.
Measure & Optimize
Performance analytics guide ongoing improvements to cost and service.
Why Choose Logistics-Now for Managed Transportation
Our objective is to offer practical solutions that provide sustained profitability through best practices. With more than 30 years of transportation experience and a network of 50,000+ carriers through MODE Transportation, we are with you every step of the process.
- 30+ years of transportation industry experience
- Access to 50,000+ carriers and 2,000,000+ pieces of equipment
- Support across parcel, LTL, truckload, expedited, intermodal, and international
- Data-driven: if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it
- Flexible — supplement your team or fully outsource
“If you can't measure it, you can't manage it”
Managed Transportation FAQs
What is managed transportation?
Managed transportation is an arrangement where a logistics partner handles some or all of your transportation management — such as carrier selection, rate negotiation, shipment execution, tracking, and performance analysis — on your behalf.
Do I have to outsource all of my transportation?
No. You can supplement your existing logistics team with specific functions or fully outsource your transportation operations. We tailor the program to your needs.
Which shipping modes can you manage?
We can manage freight across parcel and small package, LTL, truckload, expedited, intermodal rail, and international air and ocean.
How is managed transportation different from booking individual shipments?
Booking individual shipments solves one move at a time. Managed transportation looks at your freight as a whole — carriers, rates, modes, processes, and performance — and manages it on an ongoing basis.
How do you measure performance?
We use performance analytics to track the cost and service results of your transportation program over time, so improvement decisions are based on data rather than guesswork.