Legacy freight tools are holding you back

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If you’ve ever felt like your freight audit or TMS platform gives you more questions than answers—you’re not alone.

Most legacy vendors weren’t designed for today’s speed or complexity. They were built in a world where data lived in silos, audits were paper-based, and “intelligence” meant a static dashboard that told you what already happened.

And while your business (and technology) has evolved—your tools haven’t.

Legacy tools deliver data. You need decisions.

You don’t need another system to track activity. You need a system that makes sense of it.

Loop was built for that gap.

While legacy systems leave you sifting through disconnected data, Loop automates and interprets your freight spend—turning documents into decisions, and audits into outcomes.

Here’s how we compare:

Legacy tools

  • Surface level dashboards
  • Long, costly onboarding
  • Manual processes buried in spreadsheets
  • Vendor black box
  • Poor customer service
  • Mode-restricted
  • True analytics with root-cause insights
  • Weeks-to-live with minimal IT lift
  • Al-powered workflows that handle that work for you
  • Transparent, customizable, and built to scale with you
  • Dedicated customer representatives that check in regularly, and managed services to fit your needs
  • Mode-agnostic and built to give you full visibility across all transportation typess

The cost of sticking with the status quo

When systems can’t keep up, teams fall behind. And what you’re risking isn’t just inefficiency—it’s real money, lost time, and strategic blind spots.

Here’s what staying the course can actually cost:

  • Missed savings from undetected billing errors
    One Loop customer discovered years of carrier overcharges—recovering 6% of transportation spend in just the first year after switching.
  • Lack of carrier accountability
    Another identified consistent non-compliance that had gone completely unnoticed by their legacy provider, allowing them to renegotiate more favorable terms - again resulting in 6% in transportation savings.
  • Inconsistent GL coding and spend categorization
    A major shipper automated 90% of manual invoice processing in 90 days—eliminating costly categorization errors and freeing up finance resources.
  • Frustrated teams stuck in low-value work
    Operations and finance teams at multiple companies reported that Loop’s automated workflows removed the equivalent of 2+ FTEs worth of manual tasks, letting them shift focus to strategic projects.

There’s a Better Way

Companies using Loop reclaim time, unlock margin, and create a new standard for what freight operations look like.

It’s not about switching platforms. It’s about building a smarter foundation—one that moves with you, not against you.

Ready to uplevel your tech stack and your employees? Contact us to see what value we can unlock.

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