Freightgate Achieves "Excellence Award" As 2009 Top 100 Logistics IT Provider
Freightgate, a global technology leader in SaaS Web 2.0 Software Solutions for the transportation and logistics industries, has achieved this distinguished recognition of excellence for last consecutive years.
Freightgate consistently provided software technology solutions Inbound Logistics readers need to successfully manage their global enterprises. As shippers, carriers, and 3PLs increase their use of logistics IT, Freightgate continues to be flexible and responsive, anticipating customers' evolving needs. The award validates Freightgate's success in delivering innovative software solutions that help transportation service providers and manufacturers achieve improved productivity, on-demand global collaboration and procurement efficiency to yield better service with lower transportation spend.
Freightgate recently launched innovative carbon footprint functionality in it's signature PLTX Platform for the Logistics Management Lifecycle. This new carbon footprint functionality will help organizations capture, analyze and optimize the carbon footprint of their logistics and supply chains . For the first time supply chain executives will have operational efficiency, financial cost control and carbon emissions perspectives in one integrated SaaS+plus PLTX platform.
Companies using Freightgate's innovative carbon footprint functionality will be able to simultaneously reduce carbon emissions and total supply chain costs in a collaborative initiative. Freightgate understands a supply chain is optimized when it is meeting or exceeding its customer service objectives and it is operating at minimal carbon footprint with minimal total transportation spend. Carbon footprint functionality is another example how Freightgate's software is helping companies with the challenges of supply chain optimization and carbon emissions compliance.
"Being selected as a 2009 Top 100 Logistics IT Software Provider is recognition that Freightgate's Technology and Software Solutions are highly valued by transportation and logistics service providers and trusted by manufacturers," said Martin Hubert, Freightgate's President. "Freightgate's mission is to design and implement software solutions that are highly functional in productivity, collaboration and user-friendly. The Freightgate Technology Team is continuously researching and creating software solutions to enhance supply chain management with advanced on-demand visibility and Web 2.0 functionality" said Hubert.
Every year, Inbound Logistics editors recognize 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence. The Inbound Logistics Top 100 IT Providers list, comprised of logistics technology companies of all sizes, is based on criteria including "simplicity, ROI, efficient implementation, and a dual emphasis on best-of-breed or end-to-end solutions," according to Inbound Logistics. The list was compiled through interviews, surveys, and other industry research.
About Freightgate
Based in Huntington Beach, California, the Freightgate team has been developing Internet solutions for the freight and logistics since 1994, such as its industry-leading PLTX Platform, with I-Trek! Internet Supply Chain Collaboration & Visibility; GTM-Trek! for RFQ and tender management; Tariff-Trek! for service contract and quote management; FMC-Trek! for fulfilling FMC publishing requirements; Pay-Trek! for automated freight bill audit and payment; WISA innovative What-If-Scenario Analysis tool; I-Sail! interactive online sailing schedule; Compliance-Trek! for compliance management with FMC and U.S. Customs. Freightgate's customer portfolio contains companies such as Alliance International, APL Logistics, CaroTrans, GeoLogistics (now Agility), Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Nippon Express, Panalpina, Primary Freight, Top Ocean, Dow Corning, Recylum, Screlec and Tembec. Freightgate is ISO 9001:2000 certified. For more information visit www.twitter.com/freightgate
SOURCE: Freightgate