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Categories/General Productivity Software/Beacon
Beacon

Beacon

Founded 2018

Track shipments across carriers and automatically update spreadsheets and verify freight invoices

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You can use Beacon to track ocean and air freight shipments in real time without checking carrier portals manually. It automatically updates your spreadsheets with live arrival dates and milestones from over 160 carriers. You can monitor container detention and demurrage risks to avoid expensive fees before they accrue. Beacon also verifies carrier invoices against contracted rates and actual shipping activity to catch billing errors. Teams can create shared boards to keep warehouses, customers, and operations informed while comparing planned freight spend against actual performance.

What Beacon does

Upload existing shipping spreadsheets to track live statusSet automated email alerts for ETA changesAudit carrier invoices against contract line itemsCalculate remaining free time for inbound containersCreate custom live boards for external partners and internal teamsCompare planned freight volume against actual carrier performanceAutomatically updates spreadsheets with real-time carrier dataTracks containers across 160+ ocean and air carriersMonitors free time allowances to eliminate detention and demurrage chargesVerifies freight invoice line items against agreed contractsShares live boards with ETAs and status updates to warehouse teams and customersProvides contract intelligence on lane usage and volume commitmentsCompares planned freight spend and volumes against actual numbers

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