Ship Smarter: How to Save Money & Scale with a Modern TMS
Thursday, July 17, 2025
2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
1 hour
Ship Smarter: How to Save Money & Scale with a Modern TMS
Your transportation department is a cost center — until it isn’t. Freight costs add up fast—especially when you're relying on outdated processes. Between manual processes, siloed systems and missed customer commitments, transportation inefficiencies can bleed your budget before the product even leaves the dock.
That’s where a true Transportation Management System (TMS) makes all the difference.
In this educational session, you’ll discover how logistics teams are reducing costs—not by cutting staff or compromising service—but by streamlining operations and closing process gaps. From shipment planning to route and carrier selection to real-time tracking and AI-powered business intelligence, a purpose-built TMS brings the structure, speed and savings your business needs.
Key Takeaways:
- Why Purpose-Built Matters: How an industry-specific TMS outperforms generic tools by aligning with your unique logistics needs.
- The Hidden Cost Traps: Where transportation expenses really pile up—and why it’s often not fuel or freight rates.
- The Data That Drives Decisions: What insights you should be using to plan shipments, select carriers, and avoid costly missteps.
- Real-World Results: How leading companies are saving six figures annually by replacing manual processes with smart, scalable systems.
Whether you're evaluating new transportation tech or just tired of throwing dollars at transportation costs, this session will show you how to protect your margins and scale smarter—with the same, or even fewer, resources.
Speakers:
Jim Endres
TMS Director, Aptean
Jim Endres brings over 20 years of invaluable experience in the TMS software industry, specializing in aiding companies to cut costs and enhance operational efficiencies. His expertise extends to private fleet route optimization, planned versus route visibility, and proof of delivery. Jim is also well-versed in 3rd party shipping, covering parcel, LTL, TL, Air, Ocean, and Intermodal, with a focus on tracking and Freight Audit and Pay. His comprehensive knowledge and skills make him a seasoned professional in the realm of transportation management
Chris Peel
Product Management Director, TMS, Aptean
Chris has over 20 years of experience in logistics software solutions, specializing in solution architecture, business intelligence, and process improvement. His expertise also includes consulting and solutioning for Final Mile, LTL, TL, 3PL, Parcel, and more. Chris's passion is to bring companies innovative and cutting-edge solutions to an ever-changing and challenging supply chain industry.
Host: David Maloney
Group Editorial Director, DC Velocity and Supply Chain Xchange