Carrier Logistics automates LTL shipment data entry

AI-powered tool allows carriers to populate TMS fields from a BOL

“This technology directly addresses one of the most persistent challenges in our industry — capturing critical shipment data quickly and accurately,” said Ben Wiesen, president of CLI. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
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Key Takeaways:

  • Carrier Logistics, Inc. (CLI) launched an AI-powered tool for its FACTS freight management system.
  • This tool automates data entry from bills of lading (BOLs), reducing manual work and errors.
  • The automation minimizes discrepancies, leading to less freight reweighing and billing rework.
  • The tool improves efficiency and provides a strategic advantage for less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers.
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Carrier Logistics, Inc. (CLI) announced Thursday that data entry fields on its transportation management system can now be automatically populated from a bill of lading.

The Elmsford, New York-based SaaS provider said a new AI-powered tool will allow less-than-truckload carriers using its FACTS freight management system to upload shipment data from a BOL. The automated process significantly reduces the time spent and errors created by manual data entry.

The tool reduces discrepancies, which often result in reweighing freight and reworking freight bills.

“This technology directly addresses one of the most persistent challenges in our industry — capturing critical shipment data quickly and accurately,” said Ben Wiesen, president of CLI, in a news release.

CLI primarily works with asset-based LTL carriers, last-mile operators and cross-dock providers.

“By extracting data in real time, we help carriers act faster and more confidently. The result is a transformative solution that helps LTL carriers using FACTS turn operational efficiency into a strategic advantage,” Wiesen said.

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Based in Richmond, VA, Todd is the finance editor at FreightWaves. Prior to joining FreightWaves, he covered the TLs, LTLs, railroads and brokers for RBC Capital Markets and BB&T Capital Markets. Todd began his career in banking and finance before moving over to transportation equity research where he provided stock recommendations for publicly traded transportation companies.