The application of artificial intelligence - including machine learning, optimization algorithms, and predictive analytics - to automate decision-making, reduce costs, and improve visibility across freight and supply chain operations.

A real-time, programmatic connection between logistics systems - such as a TMS, ERP, carrier platform, or warehouse - that allows data to flow automatically through standardized web interfaces.

AI systems that can autonomously plan, execute, and adapt multi-step logistics workflows - such as building loads, tendering to carriers, and resolving exceptions - without requiring human input at each step.

The electronic connections between a shipper's TMS and their carriers' systems - enabling automated rate quoting, load tendering, shipment tracking, document exchange, and invoice processing without manual communication.

A transportation management system delivered as a cloud-hosted service - accessed through a web browser with no on-premise hardware, automatic updates, and subscription-based pricing.

The shift from manual, phone-and-email-based freight transactions to technology-driven workflows - encompassing digital rate quoting, electronic tendering, real-time tracking, automated audit, and data-driven carrier management.

A standardized electronic format for exchanging business documents - like purchase orders, invoices, and advance ship notices - between trading partners without manual data entry.

The connection between a company's enterprise resource planning system and its logistics tools, enabling automatic flow of orders, shipment events, and financial data without manual re-entry.

A digital platform where shippers post available loads and carriers bid on or book them - typically for spot market freight that falls outside contracted carrier relationships.

The use of internet-connected sensors and devices - such as GPS trackers, temperature monitors, and ELD units - to capture real-time data on shipment location, condition, and equipment status throughout the supply chain.

A digital marketplace - primarily used by carriers and freight brokers - where available loads and truck capacity are posted, matched, and booked in real time.

The use of software to replace manual, repetitive logistics tasks - such as load building, carrier selection, document generation, and invoice auditing - with rule-based or AI-driven workflows.

Software-as-a-service platforms purpose-built for logistics operations - delivered via the cloud with subscription pricing, automatic updates, and no on-premise infrastructure requirements.

Software that manages the lifecycle of customer orders - from capture and validation through fulfillment, shipment, and delivery - serving as the bridge between sales channels and logistics execution.

Single sign-on (SSO) using the SAML protocol, allowing logistics platform users to log in securely with their company credentials instead of maintaining a separate username and password.

A transportation management system designed specifically for the shipper's perspective - optimizing how companies buy, manage, and pay for freight rather than how carriers or brokers sell capacity.

The broad category of technology platforms that plan, execute, and optimize the flow of goods, information, and money across the supply chain - from sourcing and manufacturing through warehousing, transportation, and delivery.

Software that helps shippers plan, execute, and optimize the movement of freight - covering load building, carrier selection, shipment tracking, freight audit, and analytics across all transportation modes.