LynnCo's core differentiator is our ability to provide small to midsize companies with a system that is equipped with the robust features of a large scale software solution without the hefty price tag. MercuryGate was implemented for a fraction of the typical cost of a comparable software package and was up and running in eight weeks."

—Wendy Buxton, President
LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions

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Brokerage Solutions Primary Functions

Latest Software Technology and Capabilities for Enterprise Brokerage Operations

MercuryGate’s Transportation Planning and Execution capabilities manage the full cycle of activities for the latest practices in transportation management. The TMS ensures that the brokerage agent has the tools necessary to determine the right carrier to cover the load and at the right service level to meet your customers’ needs. Whether using contracted rates, brokering loads to multiple carriers, or a combination of contracted rates with brokerage services, MercuryGate provides a single system and consistent customizable process for carrier determination. MercuryGate allows you to setup the carriers you prefer to use on a given lane given the equipment and service constraints of a given load. MercuryGate receives orders and/or shipping requests electronically or manually, provides a quote back to the customer, selects the optimal carriers and modes for shipments, tracks and monitors shipments, pays carriers and provides master billing invoices along with carrier and customer performance reports and other shipment function analyses. MercuryGate also provides Web-based visibility and proactive notification of issues that arise during throughout the brokerage process.

MercuryGate offers the following primary features for Brokerage:

Implement and Board New Clients
- Add new customers
- Establish Hierarchy
- Inherit client configurations
- Copy templates
- Share contracts & tables
- Copy parent info
- Automate RFP responses
- Evaluate prospective shippers
- Establish new client rate base
- Customer localization
Manage Carriers
- Assign carriers to lanes
- Track expiration dates
- Manage cargo insurance
- Setup carrier rates
- Establish buy/sell rates
- Uplift rates
- Customer-facing rates
- Management fee
- Unique assessorial codes
Ship Freight
- Receive information via phone
- Customer portal/data entry
- Select carrier by sourcing
- View history/similar loads
- Spot quote
- Email quote confirmations
- Create exception reports
- Choose tender options
- Automate tendering
- Schedule appointments
- Manage appointments
Track Loads
- Notification of Check Calls
- Restricted Customer Access
- Eliminate Tracking Numbers
- Track Modes at Single Place
- Permission-Based Access
- Late Shipment Alerts
- Late Scheduled Arrival Alerts
- Stale Shipment Alerts
- Electronic Updates
- Email Collaboration
- Online Portal Collaboration
- Cell phone Collaboration
Settle Loads
- Rated vs. Invoiced Amounts
- General Ledger Codes
- User-Identified Exceptions
- Shipper-Managed Audits
- Audit Unmatched Invoices/Rates
- User-Defined Accrual Process
- Item/Weight/Mileage-Based Costs
Invoice Customers
- Single Invoice Per Shipment
- Multi-Shipment Invoice
- Single Multi-Customer Load
- Simple & Consolidated Invoices
- Simplified Invoicing
- General Ledger Line-Item Coding
- Unprofitable Load Warnings
- Item/Weight/Mileage Costing
- Detailed Invoice
- Master Invoice
Provide Transportation Intelligence
- Shipment Management
- Exception Reports
- Audit Reports
- Agent Commissions
- Accrual Reports
- Missed Opportunities
- Dispatcher KPI's
- Carrier KPI's
- Profit by Customer
- Profit by Agent