Keep Your Production Moving In automotive, planning is only half the battle. The other half is reacting fast when shortages, capacity swings, and strict delivery windows collide.

Transportly 4Shipper helps OEMs and Tier-1/2 suppliers buy spot and contract transport faster with their trusted carriers, without losing control or traceability.
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Helping automotive navigate supply chain disruptions

Every day brings a new mix of tenders, exceptions, and last-minute expediting. When information is scattered across inboxes and spreadsheets, decisions slow down, ownership gets unclear, and automotive plants pay for it in missed windows, idle time, and firefighting.

Teams use 4Shipper to turn transport buying into a predictable, auditable routine: spot + contract in one workflow, clear decision ownership, and full transparency across procurement, logistics, and finance – while keeping their existing carrier base.

Our Clients Who Already Optimize Their Logistics with Transportly – the Most User-Friendly Tool on the Market

Plant-speed freight procurement without losing control

Transportly 4Shipper reduces the time it takes to buy transport, especially when plans change.
It keeps decisions explainable, repeatable, and visible across the team – so you can protect JIT/JIS flows while still meeting cost targets.

How Can We Help You?
  • Logistics – get quotes faster, decide with clear ownership, and reduce daily firefighting
  • Procurement – run tenders and awards with audit-ready traceability and consistent governance
  • Finance & management – see measurable impact (time saved, savings, fewer exceptions) and keep compliance under control

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See real results from PEBAL!

After just one year of using 4Shipper, our client Pebal saved over €25,000 in logistics costs.

0.5 FTE less
276 transports
21% fewer emails
€25,000+ saved

Buy spot capacity in minutes when shortages hit

When an automotive supplier issue triggers an urgent pickup, you need quotes fast and a decision everyone can stand behind. 4Shipper keeps the request, offers, and final choice together so the next escalation starts with context, not guesswork.

  • Instant quote collection from your trusted carriers
  • Clear ownership of the decision and documented rationale
  • Less planner load and fewer last-minute escalations

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Run tenders with an audit trail you can reuse

Automotive lanes change, volumes shift, and contracts get renegotiated. 4Shipper helps procurement and logistics run tenders without rebuilding the process from scratch – and keeps the history for reviews, audits, and supplier/customer questions.

  • Lane-level comparison across carriers and terms
  • Clean award history and contract traceability
  • One source of truth for pricing, documents, and decisions

Protect plant time windows with time slot discipline

Chaos often starts at the gate: missed slots, waiting trucks, and
constant phone calls. Time slot management helps plants and carriers
coordinate arrivals so inbound and outbound flows stay predictable.

  • Fewer missed windows and less on-site congestion
  • Better coordination between locations and carriers
  • Reduced waiting times and operational noise

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Keep transport buying transparent across departments

Automotive logistics wants speed, procurement wants control, and finance wants proof. 4Shipper keeps the whole buying story in one place so teams align faster and improvements compound over time.

  • Shared visibility into prices, carriers, and decisions
  • Consistent process across spot and contract moves
  • Measurable outcomes: time and cost savings, fewer exceptions

Solutions Frequently Used by Our Automotive Customers

Freight Procurement

Run RFQs, compare bids, and award lanes with full traceability.

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Spot Requests

Collect quotes quickly and decide with clear ownership.

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Dock & Yard Management

Coordinate arrivals to reduce waiting and missed windows.

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Analytics & Insights

Turn buying data into better rates and more reliable execution.

Our Customers' Experience

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Ivan Stojiljkovic

"4Shipper platform offers a structured, transparent, and competitive approach to procuring transportation services. By enabling multiple carriers to submit bids simultaneously, it enhances cost efficiency, fosters market competition, and ensures the best value for logistics needs. Additionally, the platform streamlines the tendering process, reduces manual workload, and provides valuable analytics for decision-making and continuous improvement."
Dušan Gábor
Gebauer & Griller Group

“Transportly 4Shipper cut costs, improved communication, and provided business insights. We’ve expanded its use across multiple sites.”
Inka Lorencová
Aero Vodochody

“Transportly’s transparency and ease of use set it apart. Submitting requests and receiving quotes is fast and efficient, simplifying my logistics tasks.”
Daniel Myslík
Pebal Group

“Transportly 4Shipper has streamlined procurement, reduced back-and-forth message exchanges, and made our RFQ process more efficient with centralized activities and useful features.”
Slobodan Jeličić
Minth Group

“Thanks to Transportly, we transitioned from Outlook communication to a transparent and efficient bidding process that supports internal audits and analytics. I appreciate its strong ROI, quick implementation, reliable support, and intuitive usage from registration to submitting requests.”

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