Transportation Management Solutions
Let our team of transportation experts help streamline your ecommerce shipping strategy. Our customers save an average of 33% on small parcel freight and 21% on LTL shipping.
Supply Chain Solutions for Ecommerce Shippers
Carrier Management
DCL has contracts with the top rated shipping providers, including UPS, Fedex, DHL, and CH Robinson, giving you a variety of reliable services for small parcel, direct-to-consumer, and freight shipping. We can analyze your business model and make recommendations that align with your objectives to keep shipping costs down.
TMS Solutions
Our TMS software provides automated cost-effective shipping solutions like rate shopping, real-time logical decision making, and flexible APIs to connect to any existing process. Its core functionality includes the ability to pick from a variety of carriers to achieve your brand's desired service level.
Packaging Optimization
Your dedicated account management team will proactively work to ensure your packaging and kitting is optimized for freight cost savings. We can use right-sized boxing technology to ensure your products are secure and you don't pay anything more than necessary for shipping.
"We began to learn through DCL that our carrier choice, our kitting strategy, and our SLA were in direct contradiction to us saving money. The team at DCL assisted Willow in significantly cutting those costs."
Learn moreOur Specialized Transportation Services
Freight Rate Shopping
Lower your overall shipping costs—our dedicated transportation team will help analyze your freight quarterly to ensure you’re using the best possible shipping service.
Same-Day Shipping
With a national footprint of six US warehouses, we offer ecommerce brands same-day and two-day shipping to most regions in the contiguous US.
End-to-End Package Tracking
Our dedicated order support team will help ensure you know exactly where your shipments are at all times. From the first scan to resolving any package exceptions, like shipping claims, lost goods, or missing packages.
Distributed Inventory
Fulfill products closer to your customers to get the fastest shipping possible. With warehouse locations on the East Coast, West Coast, and South, you get to build a distributed inventory strategy that works for your brand.
International Shipping
We partner with many international shipping experts who allow seamless integration into our fulfillment flow. Get support for perfect customs compliance to export products to Canada, Europe, and anywhere in the world.
TMS (Transportation Management System)
We'll help provide a comprehensive view of your shipments across the supply chain. Get end-to-end shipping support through our cloud-based transportation management software.
Freight Integrations
We have deep relationships with all major shipping providers, excellent freight forwarders, and shipping experts to give our brands options for any type of freight they wish to use. Our ERP will help seamlessly connect your brand to a global network.
Custom Packaging
For brands who want to use specialized packing materials and branded boxes we can help source the right materials and recommend the best process to help save on price and time to assemble.
DCL's level of service means we don't have to worry about top line revenue issues. Our customers are getting orders in a timely manner, which means that we're not dealing with order cancellation being a threat to our revenue.
DCL is one of the best fulfillment providers…love their national footprint, awesome customer service and good tech infrastructure.
DCL isn’t just a pick, pack, and ship place. The team actively finds ways to improve and get better. The DCL team is always coming up with ways to help me improve my business. They are so much more than just a fulfillment and distribution center.
Transportation Services FAQ
What is Your Dangerous Goods Compliance Process?
We are experts in shipping many types of Dangerous Goods (DG). If your beauty products have alcohol, we can help you correctly label and ship them. If your consumer electronics devices have lithium ion batteries, we know exactly which providers and shipping services will best suit your product profile. We can take the guesswork out of DG shipping, labeling, and handling.
Do You Provide LTL Inbound Shipments Management?
Yes! If you are moving products from a distributor, assembly facility, or straight from the manufacturer, our tech-enabled integrations will streamline your inbound shipping. Once our warehouse receives your advanced shipping notice, you can track expectant inbound inventory through our system. This is automatically updated via API rather than manually entering any inbound inventory.
Can You Support LTL and FTL Shipping?
Yes! Our warehouse team can expertly manage preparing shipments for FTL and/or LTL cargo. Choosing between FTL and LTL for a growing ecommerce brand can be difficult. Our transportation experts will help you optimize your shipping strategy to save costs and get products to customers quickly. Standing for less-than-truckload, and full-truckload, respectively, the biggest difference between LTL and FTL is that LTL gives you higher cost savings when you ship only a few pallets at a time. Only pay for the cargo space you need.
