Background

Mallory Safety & Supply provides businesses across automotive, mining, and other industrial organizations with safety products and solutions. Mallory has over 30 locations with many locations having unique product lines by region and nearly 600 employees across the U.S.

Challenge

Mallory was using a third party logistics company and realized they were not only overpaying on base rates and accessorial fees, but also paying accessorial fees that weren’t necessary. Mallory was looking for technology to compare rates across carriers and across modes to ensure they were using the most effective shipping method for their customers. With the complexity of their products, customers, and network, Mallory also needed a TMS that was easy to train and onboard new locations.

Solution

Mallory reached out to Kuebix four years ago, due to the Kuebix TMS having the ability to compare less-than-truckload (LTL) and parcel rates side by side. Ease of use for TMS technology was also particularly important due to 36 locations, which Kuebix allowed for each location to be onboarded quickly. Once onboarded, each location used the negotiated, companywide LTL and parcel rates to select the best option.

After three years of partnering with Kuebix for technology, Mallory engaged FreightWise for additional help with managed transportation services including carrier negotiation, design, and freight audit and payment across both less-than-truckload and parcel. This allowed Mallory to supplement their team and leverage the expertise of FreightWise for carrier negotiation, carrier audit, and invoice payment.

Benefit

After four years, Mallory has a streamlined process to easily onboard new locations. They know they are always using the most cost effective shipping method by comparing rates across modes. Along with technology and increased visibility of their transportation spend, partnering with FreightWise has allowed Mallory’s transportation team to focus on strategic activities while achieving real cost savings:

• – 3.6% average annual cost savings for parcel spend
• – 13.0% average annual cost savings for LTL spend

As Mallory continues to grow organically and through acquisition, transportation costs can be managed and new locations can be onboarded quickly through Kuebix and FreightWise.

Hear from our customer:

“Through Kuebix, being able to look at UPS rates, next to USPS rates, right next to our LTL rates has been a game changer for us. A lot of our shipments are right on the cusp of small parcel rates and now we can compare those side by side.” – Shawna M., Fleet/Freight Manager, Mallory Safety & Supply