# Multi Carrier Shipping Software Shipium helps modern shippers diversify and manage their carrier networks, optimizing transit times and reducing parcel spending. ## Customer Success Story We have experienced outsized growth on Saks.com over the last two years. As the premier luxury ecommerce platform in North America, it’s critical that we ensure our delivery experience matches our elevated shopping experience. Shipium has helped with ensuring fast and reliable shipping, while dramatically improving our cost structures RJ Cilley Chief Operating Officer ## How Shipium’s multi carrier shipping software works Shipium gives enterprise shippers a competitive advantage with multi carrier shipping software that manages a diverse [carrier network](https://www.shipium.com/carriers). ### Management and configuration Through self-service tools, users can easily edit or add a carrier, update rates and surcharges, and upload new contracts without the IT hassle found with legacy logistics software. For those who prefer assistance, Shipium’s support team is ready to help with setup. New carriers immediately propagate across all locations, ensuring a unified shipping strategy. ### Pre-execution analysis Leveraging your existing systems, the Shipium multi carrier shipping platform conducts a comprehensive pre-execution analysis. This process includes checking inventory availability across all fulfillment centers, generating speed and cost projections for various shipping options, and creating optimized fulfillment plans. ### Shipment-by-shipment execution Shipium takes a data-driven approach to selecting the best carrier for each shipment, balancing cost and service quality to meet the [delivery promises](https://shipium.com/delivery-promise) made to your customer. It’s a three-step process: 1. **Gate Shopping:** Check carrier eligibility based on product restrictions, geographical limitations, and volume limits, ensuring compliance with carrier-specific regulations and considering business rules that may affect carrier selection. 2. **Date Shopping:** Calculate precise time-in-transit estimates considering carrier history, network status, and seasonal variations. These calculations provide accurate delivery date estimates. 3. **Rate Shopping:** Compare [fully loaded rates](/content/content/how-fully-loaded-rate-shopping-ensures-maximum-cost-savings/index.html) across eligible carriers, including all surcharges and hidden fees, and consider domestic and international shipping options with real time rate updates. This comprehensive analysis identifies the most cost-effective option without compromising quality. ### Final carrier selection Shipium’s multi carrier shipping solution selects the optimal carrier, balancing customer promises with operational efficiency and ensuring the best possible outcome for each shipment. ## Optimize shipping with a multi carrier software The idea that there is a single best shipping rate for all situations couldn’t be further from the truth. As your business grows and your volumes increase, it’s key to find the right rate for each and every shipment. Different carriers excel in different regions. This variability means that the most cost-effective and efficient shipping solution often involves leveraging multiple carriers. A multi-carrier network allows you to optimize your processes on a shipment-by-shipment basis, finding the perfect balance between cost, speed, and service quality for each package. ## Handle multi carrier shipping with Shipium With the Shipium multi carrier shipping software, high-volume operators reduce expenses, minimize delivery windows, and ensure a customer experience that builds brand loyalty. ### Cost optimization Centralizing the management of a multi-carrier network with Shipium automates your logistics workflow, making the task of choosing the right carrier for every shipment easy. Integrating with your existing systems, [Shipium’s ML-powered Time-in-Transit Model](/content/blog/ml-powered-time-in-transit-modeling/index.html) creates accurate estimated delivery dates, considering factors such as package dimensions, carrier performance, and warehouse locations. This data-driven logistics planning helps you reduce your delivery costs by at least 12% on average. ### Improved delivery speed and service Powered by ML and paired with our [Fulfillment Engine](https://shipium.com/fulfillment-engine), our multi carrier shipping software optimizes your logistics process, accurately routing orders through your network. With configurable real-time decision-making that leverages intelligent upgrades and downgrades where necessary, Shipium can increase your delivery speed by several days on average. ### Risk management and business continuity Relying on a single carrier is an assumed risk for your business, leaving your shipping operations vulnerable to service disruptions, increased carrier costs, and dissatisfied customers. With a pre-integrated carrier network that currently delivers 99.2% of all domestic parcel shipments nationwide, the Shipium multi carrier shipping solution provides the flexibility needed to overcome [macro-environmental changes](/content/blog/how-shipium-can-help-you-adapt-to-macro-environmental-changes/index.html) and keep your delivery promise. ## Frequently asked questions about multi carrier shipping solutions ### What is a multi carrier shipping solution? A multi carrier shipping solution is a technology that integrates services from multiple carriers, from national to regional [last mile delivery](/content/content/last-mile-delivery/index.html) providers, into one platform. This system allows businesses to compare rates, generate shipping labels, and track packages. This centralized system streamlines shipping operations by offering a single interface to access and manage shipping services. ### What are the advantages of a multi carrier shipping platform? A multi carrier shipping platform empowers high-volume shippers with: - Cost savings through rate comparison - Increased flexibility when selecting transportation partners - Improved efficiency with automated processes - Enhanced customer satisfaction with more shipping options - Reduced reliance on a single carrier to mitigate risks ### What industries benefit most from multi carrier management solutions? Industries with complex shipping needs and high order volumes benefit most from the flexibility and efficiency of carrier management solutions. These include: - Ecommerce and retail - Manufacturing and distribution - Logistics and supply chain management - Healthcare - Food and beverage - Automotive parts suppliers ### What should I look for in multi carrier software? When evaluating multi carrier software companies, look for solutions that: - Integrate with your existing platforms - Provide room for scalability - Offer excellent customer support - Allow [flexible business rules](/content/platform/rules/index.html) - Include features like real-time carrier rates, automated label generation, and shipment tracking capabilities ### What is the best multi carrier shipping software? When selecting the best multi carrier shipping software, your decision will also largely depend on the shipping volume your business is handling or forecasting over the next year. If you’re an enterprise business dealing with large volumes of shipments, you may need to consider a robust solution like Shipium, which can complement your existing systems (ERP, OMS, WMS, or TMS) to enhance [delivery efficiency](/content/content/how-to-improve-delivery-efficiency/index.html) while driving down delivery costs by at least 12%.