CzarLite^® | The Base Rate Standard for LSPs

LSPs choose most widely used LTL base rate in North America

Evaluating multiple carriers for your customers’ less-than-truckload shipments is like comparing apples to oranges unless you start with a neutral, benchmark rate. CzarLite^® from SMC³ is the industry benchmark for thousands of LTL contracts that account for billions of dollars in managed transportation each year.

Providing unrivaled accuracy and usability, the CzarLite^® family of base rates empowers LSPs to:

Negotiate across carriers and on behalf of multiple customers using the same base rate system to ensure total pricing visibility
Quickly evaluate the impact of carrier rate adjustments, discounts and FAK classifications
Manage both traditional classification-based and density-based shipment pricing to adapt to global business standards
Streamline LTL rate negotiations by reducing or eliminating the need for ambiguous discount structures
Easily access and integrate benchmark rates into your business systems and technology platforms

CzarLite^®, SMC³’s next generation pricing system, represents the industry’s most advanced benchmark base rate available. CzarLite^®:

Incorporates modern market freight flow patterns and high cost areas, reflecting the most current economic and geographic complexities of North American’s many regions
Reflects analysis of 116.8 million freight bills from 33 of the largest LTL carriers, a data set unique to SMC³
Is modeled by industry leading data scientists at SMC³, based on more than 80 years of LTL experience