Smaller carriers can virtually eliminate upfront software costs with the new ‘FACTS-ondemand’ from Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI), in partnership with OpSource, software-as-a-service experts.

It’s a web-based subscription version of CLI’s FACTS freight management system, which makes it easily accessible to the “many entrepreneurial, growing carriers that need to find a
way to be competitive with other carriers but find the upfront cost of purchasing an IT system daunting,” says Ken Weinberg, CLI vice president. There’s “virtually nothing” to pay upfront and the subscription cost is “very affordable.”

Other benefits claimed include immediacy of use; quicker than traditional IT solutions; any time, anywhere access with no integration or transaction fees; no need for a specialized IT department or infrastructure; it’s managed by experts 24/7; and 100% uptime is assured.

FACTS-ondemand offers the same features as the main system — P&D routing and dispatching, interactive web tools, freight billing, integrated accounting, claims, dispatch and
equipment control, auto-rating of bills, interline payables, and management reporting.