Shipping for
Manufacturers.
LTL, FTL, dedicated lanes, and inbound consolidation for industrial operations.
Overview
Manufacturers move palletized freight every day — raw materials in, finished goods out. L5 negotiates and manages multi-carrier LTL and FTL programs across asset-based national carriers, with claims handled in-house and dedicated lanes that lock in capacity during peak season.
What gets in the way.
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Inbound raw material consolidation
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Outbound finished-goods distribution to multiple lanes
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Just-in-time delivery commitments to customers
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Capacity volatility on key lanes during peak season
— How L5 solves it
What L5 does about it.
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Multi-carrier LTL rate-shopping across all major national carriers
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Dedicated lane programs for predictable freight flows
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Real-time tracking from pickup through delivery
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Claims and damage management filed in-house
— How manufacturers programs roll out
Four steps,
2-4 weeks.
I.
Rate analysis.
Send your last 90 days of shipping data. We benchmark against L5's multi-carrier rate engine and produce a side-by-side comparison within one business day. No carrier login required.
II.
Program design.
We design carrier mix, service tiers, and operational workflow tailored to your industry's requirements. USPS work-share plus multi-carrier is the default stack.
III.
Integration.
API or pre-built integration with your e-commerce, WMS, or ERP. Most go live in 2–4 weeks.
IV.
Live shipping + QBR.
You start shipping with rate-shopping live. Quarterly business reviews track savings and find new optimization. The named account rep stays on your account.
Typical results
What manufacturers customers typically see.
Aggregate figures across L5's manufacturers customer base. Your specific savings depend on volume, current rates, and shipment mix.
28–42%
Average savings on shipping spend
2–4 wk
Time to live shipping
99.8%
On-time delivery in the L5 network
The L5 rate calculator
Price a shipment.Before you call us.
No login. No sales call. Official L5 rates by service, weight and zone.
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