Compare FreitRater vs. TIO

Commercial Transportation Services offers a range of software solutions, such as FreitRater®, which encompasses freight payment systems, freight rating tools, auditing processes, expense allocation, freight bill auditing, freight billing management, and comprehensive reporting capabilities. Our products are underpinned by a century of experience in rate-based transportation, ensuring reliability and expertise. CT Logistics has developed a versatile and in-house pricing and rating engine tailored for the transportation sector. FreitRater® caters to all dimensions of shipping and the auditing of freight transactions, showcasing its ability to handle intricate rating frameworks with speed and precision. It can function independently or integrate seamlessly with current systems, making it a robust choice for enterprise-level needs. By utilizing FreitRater® as your rate repository, you can ensure accurate billing for your clients from the outset, which not only minimizes invoice processing costs but also enhances overall customer satisfaction. Additionally, this software is designed to adapt to evolving industry demands, providing ongoing value as your business scales.

TIO serves as an intelligent operating system specifically designed for freight forwarders, seamlessly linking your email inbox with your Transportation Management System (TMS) to manage the coordination process: it interprets incoming shipment emails, associates messages with active jobs, and populates TMS records for your team's approval. TIO efficiently manages each phase of the shipping process, which includes activities such as requesting quotes before booking, authorizing bookings, extracting pre-alerts, staging ISF 10+2, monitoring risks for late freight and detention, dispatching trucks, drafting arrival notices, routing customs documents, matching invoices to rates, and closing lots. Every record created in the TMS receives a thorough review and must be approved by a designated team member prior to TIO making any entries, ensuring that there are no automatic submissions. The system is compatible with platforms such as CargoWise, Magaya, Descartes, GoFreight, and any TMS that supports REST or SOAP APIs, and typically, installation can be completed in less than a week for most freight forwarders. Freight forwarders generally process between 80 to 200 shipments each month, and the manual tasks involved in coordinating between the inbox and TMS—such as reading emails, routing information, re-entering data, and following up—typically take around 8 to 12 minutes for each shipment. By automating these repetitive tasks, TIO significantly reduces the time spent on manual coordination, allowing teams to focus on more strategic activities.