Companies to Track Your Shipment
Have Someone Monitor Your Shipment For You
While many Web-based applications and Customer Service Representatives can assist you in tracking your shipment, UP can also monitor and even expedite your en route rail cars for a fee. Below is a listing of some UP-friendly freight monitoring companies.
Union Pacific Distribution Services
Union Pacific Distribution Services (UPDS) provides a variety of rail-based logistics products that help you get the most from your transportation dollar. Utilizing multimodal capabilities, a rail-based transportation package is tailored just for you. UPDS products are supported by state-of-the-art logistics technology that gives the capability to effectively manage the shipment process from start to finish.
UPDS Logistics offers two value-added programs to meet your transportation needs for a fee:
- Comprehensive Rail Management
Using the best carload tracking systems available, your rail cars are proactively monitored from the initial car order to final delivery. UPDS provides billing, problem resolution, multimodal service recovery and the coordination of switching and spotting at destination. Customized management reports can pinpoint improvement areas and reduce inventory in the supply chain. This same technology provides private fleet management services. From start to finish, your shipments are managed according to your requirements, reducing the internal resources you need to manage a carload program. - Lane Management
The management of rail and truck, coupled with creative logistics planning, results in more consistent transit times and a seamless shipment door-to-door. For lanes where opportunities exist to utilize rail products, the Lane Management program incorporates the use of intermodal and truck brokerage with comprehensive rail management to provide more cost-effective transportation options while meeting delivery need-times. The flexibility of this program provides opportunities to use rail-based services in lanes with access to rail infrastructure, while providing a single point of contact.
For more information, visit the Union Pacific Distribution Services Web site.
You can speak to a UPDS representative at 1-800-262-7120.
Transentric
Transentric saves customers time and money by providing secure, reliable messaging and shipment management solutions. The technology tools available from Transentric meet clients' unique supply chain execution challenges and generate measurable results. These products include:
- ShipmentVision, allowing customers to strategically track and manage client shipments and goods across modes and carriers.
- Agilink, connecting customers with our trading community and allowing electronic transaction exchange with any trading protocols.
For more information, contact Transentric at 1-800-877-0382.
ShipmentVision
To achieve true supply chain visibility you need to begin with the most accurate shipment visibility data in the industry. ShipmentVision is unique in that it aggregates all your shipment information and provides real-time visibility of your products across all carriers whether they be truck, rail or barge. Our Proactive/Enhanced Monitoring services offer you the most accurate and timely shipment data available.
Proactive Monitoring includes the following services:
- CLM Collection and Equipment Trace via the Web
- Smart Scheduler - ETAs
- Daily Online Reports
- Analytical Decision-Support Reports (Monthly Best-of-Breed Historical reports)
- On-Demand Historical Queries via the Web
- Access to Customized Reports
Enhanced Proactive Monitoring:
Includes all Proactive Monitoring Services above, plus the following:
- Daily collection of missing data from carriers
- Identification of shipment issues
- Proactive solution of any shipment issues by the ShipmentVision team
- Customer notification of unsolved issues
- Manual adjustment of ETAs that reflect changes in inbound/outbound transit times
Please visit Transentric's Web site for more information about ShipmentVision.
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