Jul 18, 2023   SOURCE: BusinessWire

MyCarrier Now Provides Freight Shippers with Automation and Visibility from Order to Invoice

Top-rated shipping platform MyCarrier announced today the launch of Freight Audit Pro, along with ERP integration capabilities. These highly anticipated platform enhancements automate and unify all aspects of a business’s operations - including inventory and order management, the full cycle shipping process, and finance.

This is a natural next step for MyCarrier, which was built to empower shippers with the data and tools needed to simplify shipping and grow their business.

“Our goal has always been to provide efficiencies and visibility for SMB shippers,” said CEO of MyCarrier, Michael Bookout. “We started out by automating the shipping process, but we didn’t want to stop there. Our two new enhancements, Freight Audit Pro and ERP integrations, bring all aspects of a business’s operations together in one system. They create a seamless connection between inventory, order management, shipping, and the finance department – giving any organization the tools and visibility they need to scale their business.”

With Freight Audit Pro, MyCarrier users can access all their digital invoices in one system and instantly identify cost discrepancies. This removes the need for spreadsheets, paperwork, and lengthy carrier communications – reducing the typical freight audit process time by 90% on average. It also provides shippers with a comprehensive view of their finances. With this increased automation and visibility, organizations can easily spot discrepancies, prevent unexpected charges, and effectively manage their freight spend.

"We understand that invoice discrepancies, both overcharges and undercharges, can affect a business’s bottom line and cause serious issues with customers," said Tommy Barnes, MyCarrier CRO and freight industry expert. "That’s why we wanted to provide an easy, accurate freight audit process for our shippers. This consolidation will give users an in-depth look at how they’re spending their dollars while increasing their internal efficiencies."

Early Freight Audit Pro users have found value in the new feature's time savings and enhanced visibility. One such customer is Lee-Ann King, Accounting Manager at Premium Guard.

“Being able to access all of our invoices in the same system that we manage our shipments has been a game-changer,” King said. “We no longer have to manually compare freight bills with BOLs, saving us numerous hours a week. We can spot overcharges and undercharges right away and see exactly how we’re spending. It’s given us a better understanding of how to increase margins, and that’s huge for us.”

It’s not just shippers that are finding value in the newly released enhancements. MyCarrier partner, Estes Express Lines, has benefited from the efficiency that comes with Fright Audit Pro.

“We love that this new feature gets invoices to our shared customers faster,” said Carrie Johnstone, Vice President of Customer Experience and Innovation at Estes Express Lines. “It immediately audits the invoice against the quote, speeding up the payment process, and providing accuracy that helps both parties better understand their finances. And having a shared source of financial truth strengthens the shipper-carrier relationship.”

Like Freight Audit Pro, MyCarrier’s ERP integrations bring visibility and ease to a typically disjointed, inefficient process. Integrating MyCarrier with order and warehouse management systems (such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, and Shopify) streamlines the order-to-shipment process, provides visibility to critical data, and prevents costly errors.

“Since we’ve integrated our ERP with MyCarrier, we’ve gotten rid of the bottleneck between processing orders and getting our shipments out the door,“ said Jordan Craig, Business Systems Manager at Torque Fitness. “Before the integration, we spent a lot of time copying information between systems, and sometimes we’d paste in the wrong tracking number or forget to add the correct carrier. Now, the information flows seamlessly back and forth, which saves us a ton of time - and we don’t have to worry about errors. I think the benefit that we’re getting is phenomenal right now because of that increased visibility and accuracy of data.”

As shippers are introduced to Freight Audit Pro and ERP integrations, MyCarrier looks forward to announcing more upcoming features that will help businesses reduce costs, find unprecedented efficiencies, and successfully scale their operations.

ABOUT MYCARRIER

MyCarrier, a transformative shipping management platform, has partnered with the industry's largest carriers to provide efficiencies and value-based visibility. Using innovative API technology, the MyCarrierTMS platform connects shippers directly to their carriers, creating a frictionless order-to-invoice process. For more information on MyCarrier, visit MyCarrier.io.