3G Transportation Management & Shipping Software

3gtms.com
Logistics & Shipping
Weekend Project

Optimize everything moving over-the-road to improve costs, service, efficiency

How to Replace 3G Transportation Management & Shipping Software

Overview

3G is a comprehensive cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) and shipping software suite designed for shippers, 3PLs, freight brokers, and logistics companies. It combines industry-leading planning algorithms, an expansive carrier network, and integrated shipping workflows to manage transportation operations at scale. The platform offers more than a decade of experience helping businesses streamline logistics, reduce costs, and improve service delivery.

Features

15 features across 12 categories

Carrier Management(1)

Carrier Network

Most complete and connected over-the-road network for LTL, parcel, 3PL, and Truckload carriers with complete access to modes and capacity

Contract Management(1)

Transportation Contracts Management

Manage customers' transportation contracts and agreements

Also in: Maxio, Mitratech, Coupa

Core TMS(1)

Transportation ManagementAI

Industry's best planning-driven automation to optimize routing and improve service at a lower cost

Freight Management(2)

Drayage Management

Support for drayage operations and short-distance freight movement

LTL Freight Management

Specialized management tools for less-than-truckload freight operations

Integration(2)

ERP Integrations

Pre-integrated access to ERP and financial applications like NetSuite, Acumatica, or IFS. Run faster order-to-cash fulfillment cycles at a lower cost with fully ERP-integrated transportation

Integrations Hub

Integration software that quickly connects your business to customers, carriers, and partners with built-in EAI support for connecting to other tools

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Marketplace(1)

Logistics Marketplace

Pre-integrated access to popular applications, industry specialists, and value-add services. Further automate transportation with Descartes 3G's ecosystem of add-on apps

Optimization(2)

Planning AlgorithmAI

Industry's most powerful planning algorithm to move everything over the road more optimally

Routing OptimizationAI

Routing optimization capabilities for shippers and freight brokers to optimize shipment paths

Portal(1)

Self-Service Portal

Self-service capabilities for customer and partner portal access

Procurement(1)

Spot Market Procurement

Ability to manage spot market procurement for transportation capacity sourcing

Reporting & Analytics(1)

Sustainability Tracking

Track and manage sustainability metrics for transportation operations

Shipping(1)

Multi-Carrier Shipping

Support for multi-carrier shipping operations across different carrier modes and services

Shipping & Fulfillment(1)

Pacejet Shipping

Best-in-class packing and shipping for faster fulfillment with fewer errors and less labor. Highly efficient order fulfillment that maximizes throughput as warehouse complexity grows

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a 3G Transportation Management & Shipping Software alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 15 features.

Buy 3G Transportation Management & Shipping Software

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying 3G Transportation Management & Shipping Software saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 15 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

6 known integrations

AcumaticaDynamics 365 F&OIFSInforNetSuiteSage X3