Freight TMS Technology

Features and Benefits

• Carrier Contracts & Rating
• Quoting & Tracking
• Carrier Management
• Accounting Capabilities
• Analytics & Reporting

Cirrus TMS lets you optimize your transportation plan with real-time data. Determine the best carrier and mode for each shipment by calculating current rates and choosing the required equipment and schedule.

View all your carrier contracts – for any mode – in one convenient system. Shorten the time it takes to select a carrier and optimize your transportation spend with ease.

• Manage contracts and rates for LTL, full or partial truckloads, air, rail, intermodal and international freight.
• Show mileage and cost differences between all of your carrier contracts.
• Select SMC3 rates, input custom rates, or integrate carrier API rates.
• Update fuel surcharges and costs of each accessorial.
• Store transit time calculations to preset the number of miles per day for each service type.
• Enable carrier and customer discounts.
• Retrieve distances and state-by-state mileage breakdowns directly from PC*Miler.
• Requests quote inquiries and spot quotes to applicable carriers via EDI, email, or public load boards.
• Directly post truckload RFQs on DAT, iTruckStop, and PostEverywhere.
• Set up bids and analyze bid responses to determine winners by lane.
• New and existing carriers can add and edit data through a secure web portal.
• Create and run reports based on equipment types, availability, actual costs, and more.

Cirrus TMS takes the hassle out of the entire freight process. Not only can your customers manage their own quoting, booking, and tracking needs, but Cirrus comes loaded with features that assist users with more advanced functionality.

The whole process is faster and more efficient when you can electronically communicate with users, customers, and carriers. Automate your operations and put an end to monotonous research and manual data entry.

• Look up and compare your contracted carriers and make your selection based on rate, service, equipment, or route.
• Edit pickup date and time and manually add accessorial requirements.
• Electronically tender loads with chosen carriers across any mode.
• Duplicate completed shipments with just one click.
• Store transit time calculations to preset the number of miles per day for each service type.
• Automatically approve credit card transactions by matching billing addresses and zip codes.
• Securely send credit card information and A/R payments for processing.
• Print and email shipping documents like Bill of Ladings (BOLs), shipment labels, invoices, proof of delivery, and more.
• Manage action alert items related to errors, issues, billing adjustments, or user tasks.
• Configure EDI, email, or web service method for quoting, tendering, and tracking shipments.
• Look up data by PRO number, PO number, shipment ID number, or customer ID number.
• Access tracking information across all modes and shipments in transit.
• Review and edit shipment details like customer information, addresses, appointment times, accessorials, item details, rates, profits, special instructions, payment method, transaction details, additional charges and credits, billing summary, shipment images, carrier status, insurance details, and user activity log.

The most valuable part of Cirrus TMS is its ability to access all of your carrier information in one user-friendly system.

Input carrier details online, import data directly into your system, or set up a secure web portal where carriers can self-manage their data.

• Maintain carrier information, contracts, insurance certificates, service areas, equipment types, and carrier restrictions.
• Access and make changes via a web browser or import data using XML documents.
• Quickly set up new carriers based on existing templates.
• Procure truckload carriers via automated load-posting functions.
• Run carrier performance reports to quickly view each carrier’s ratio of quotes to shipments.
• Rapidly identify and notate active versus non-active carriers.
• View and compare your contracted carriers and make your selection based on rate, service, equipment, or route.
• Choose only carriers that meet the criteria for each move.
• Review carriers by serviceable areas, preferred lanes, mode, and capacity.
• Single-point data entry lets you synchronize carrier records throughout the system with one click.

Cirrus TMS offers automatic, seamless synchronization of your accounting duties. Export your data to leading accounting applications on the market – like QuickBooks™ – and make your accounting department more efficient overnight.

When your TMS and accounting application are in sync, you can settle and audit freight in a snap.

• Connect Cirrus TMS with your billing, A/R, A/P, order management, back office, and e-commerce applications.
• Audit invoices from carriers by matching the amount to be charged to each shipment.
• Compare the actual rate to invoices from carriers.
• Settle and pay carrier charges electronically without paper invoices.
• Allocate costs to specific departments or areas of your operation.
• Flag unmatched invoices as billing adjustments or discrepancies and send alerts to the user interface or dashboard.
• Review and export reports for billing adjustments charged shipments and paid shipments.
• Identify and flag duplicate invoices.

Cirrus TMS provides feedback on every area of your freight operations. By having a better view of your freight, you can make business decisions faster and forecast with confidence.

Cirrus provides real-time data and reports so you can trust your information is always accurate and current.

• The user interface or dashboard provides insight into sales performance across all modes.
• Customize the dashboard and configure reports with desired content.
• Pie charts provide a quick snapshot of performance factors.
• Create custom reports that let you pull any shipment data.
• Sort by any report field.
• Export and save reports in spreadsheet form.
• Marketing reports segment customers by type, date range, recent activity, etc.

Cirrus Gives You a Better View of Logistics

Not all software is created equal. That is why Cirrus TMS is designed with flexibility in mind. We want your business to grow and you should have software that helps you every step of the way. We understand that switching systems can be daunting so we built Cirrus to seamlessly integrate with other important software you currently use. While we were at it, we made sure to include a few extras to make your experience even better.