 virtual logistics manager virtual logistics suite translogistics  virtual logistics suite vls  is a dynamic online suite of systems that permits routing rating and scheduling shipments   creating printable bills of lading   saving pending unscheduled shipments and provides invoice analysis ondemand this helpful combination of tools provides our clients the convenience and consistency of rating routing and scheduling shipments along with a unique reporting program that provides our clients with useful data for measuring planning and attaining corporate objectives now let s review these time saving tools in more detail route rate and schedule shipments  translogistics is not your traditional 3pl we go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to rate negotiation our rate negotiation process is customized for each individual customer we provide custom rating down to the location level of a specific customer s individual or multiple locations this dynamic rating allows us the ability to determine optimal service lanes for certain carriers by specific origin and destination this powerful tool will allow for specific detailed pricing based on shipment direction interline points specific commodity pricing nmfcs or classes per location because of the depth of our negotiation process this removes the difficulty associated with the selection of a proper route and accurate pricing some of the benefits are as follows allows our clients to get accurate rates and quotes from selected prenegotiated core carriers by specific location a simple navigating wizard guides the user easily through the whole process and leads you through the proper payer shipper and consignee selection we use the concept of less is more by offering only the carriers that we know best suit the shipment instead of giving you a large list of less than accurate carriers to choose from we give you very accurate information based on your specific choices of preferred carriers and unique shipment properties our goal at tli is to act on behalf of your company as logistics experts we strive to save you time and money in every transaction and part of this time savings is making sure we keep our options concise and to the point upon completion of the routing and rating process you are given the ability to save the shipment as an unscheduled shipment for another day or request tli to process this request and tender it to the selected carrier for pickup at the earliest possible convenience create printable bills of lading  when a shipment is scheduled it is immediately made available for bill of lading creation invoice analysis  a webbased application is provided that permits a comprehensive analysis of your invoice data we maintain for your use 2 years of previous invoicing data and offer it online for custom sorting and data retrieval we also provide a comprehensive and powerfully advanced search screen that will allow you to search on any number of fields from your invoices once the initial data load is performed all subsequent searches are returned in a few seconds regardless of size with the data that is retrieved we offer summary info for the criteria showing the overall weight of the transactions returned cost per pound average cost per pound and many other values giving you quick visibility for cost and analysis of your previous shipping budget many of our clients use our online analysis feature in place of their own invoice management systems due to its speed functionality and simplicity the invoice analysis results can be exported into excel on the client s pc schedule an appointment with your tli logistics consultant today  training is provided with each implementation of the translogistics virtual logistics suite  