Trusted by 500+ manufacturers

Transport Management Software for Printing & Packaging Manufacturers

Keep your existing carriers and contracted rates. Manage high-volume outbound shipments to your customers' production lines. Compare rates, book shipments, and track deliveries across parcel, LTL, and FTL from a single dashboard.

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For printing & packaging companies managing 100+ shipments/month

Trusted by Nefab, Printful, Horizon Pulp & Paper, and other printing and packaging manufacturers shipping across Europe and North America.

2,000+

Carrier Integrations

From parcel to full truckload

20-30%

Less Time on Bookings

Per Nefab case study

1-2

Weeks to Deploy

vs. 6-18 months enterprise TMS

Integration Fees

New carriers added free

4.9/5

Customer Rating

Capterra & Software Advice

Industry Challenges

Why Printing & Packaging Companies Need Multi-Carrier Shipping Software

Printing and packaging logistics means high volumes of outbound shipments, often to customers' production facilities that depend on your delivery windows. You're coordinating parcel shipments, LTL pallets of packaging materials, and FTL loads of paper stock across multiple carriers, each with different pricing structures and booking systems. Multi-carrier shipping software brings order to this complexity.

High-Volume, Time-Sensitive Deliveries

Your customers need packaging materials for their own production lines. A missed delivery doesn't just inconvenience them, it stops their manufacturing. You're shipping dozens or hundreds of orders daily, and each one needs to arrive on schedule. Managing this volume across multiple carrier portals is slow and error-prone.

Carrier Price Fluctuations

Fuel surcharges change weekly or monthly. Carriers switch from fixed price lists to flexible pricing. Managing all these rate changes manually becomes overwhelming. You need a system that pulls updated rates automatically so you're always quoting and booking at current prices.

Multiple Warehouses and Facilities

Printing and packaging operations often span multiple production sites and warehouses. Each location ships to different customers using different carriers. Without a unified system, you lack visibility into total shipping costs and carrier performance across your organization.

Everyone Needs to Book Shipments

Logistics managers place most orders, but purchasing needs to handle import shipments, and warehouse workers sometimes book directly. You need a system simple enough for anyone to use, with proper controls over which carriers and rates each team can access.

How It Works

From Rate Comparison to Delivery in Four Simple Steps

Compare Carrier Rates

Enter shipment details once and see rates from all your carriers in seconds: parcel (DHL, FedEx, UPS), LTL, FTL, air, and sea freight. No more manual calculations from Excel/PDF rate cards, looking up current surcharges, or logging into multiple carrier portals.

Book and Generate Labels

Choose the best rate and carrier for your needs. Cargoson generates shipping labels, customs documents, and compliance paperwork automatically. Eliminate manual data entry and reduce paperwork errors.

Track All Shipments in One Place

All your shipments from all carriers on one dashboard with standardized milestones. Set up alerts for late deliveries, get notified on ETA changes. Production planners can check status themselves instead of emailing logistics.

Analyze and Optimize

Review carrier performance, shipping costs, and delivery times. Identify which carriers deliver on time for specific routes. Use data to negotiate better rates with carriers.

Cargoson TMS showing carrier rate comparison for packaging shipments

Screenshot of a shipment in Cargoson TMS, with different carrier prices already pre-calculated. Learn more about TMS →

Case Study

How Nefab Saves 20-30% Time Daily with Cargoson TMS

Nefab is a global packaging company providing complete packaging solutions. As carriers increasingly required using their own portals, Nefab needed a way to bring all carriers into one place. They wanted a solution that would integrate with their ERP system and consolidate all transport transactions.

"We spend 20-30% less time per day ordering transportation, which means direct cost savings. Transport partners have also said they have less manual work and life has become easier."

Vadim Tarassenko, Logistics Manager, Nefab

20-30% Less time on bookings

13 Live rate cards

3 teams Logistics, purchasing, warehouse

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TMS Features

Everything You Need for Printing & Packaging Logistics

Multi-Carrier Rate Comparison

See rates from all your carriers in one view: parcel carriers, LTL providers, and FTL partners. Compare options for the same shipment across different service levels. Book in seconds instead of logging into multiple carrier portals.

Automatic Rate Updates

Fresh fuel surcharges and rate changes are pulled automatically from carrier systems. No more manually updating spreadsheets when carriers change their pricing. Always book at current rates without extra work.

Unified Shipment Tracking

All shipments from all carriers on one dashboard with standardized tracking milestones. When your customer asks about their parcel or load, you have the answer in seconds. Share tracking links directly with customers.

Pre-filled Address Forms

Upload all your pickup and delivery addresses and contacts to the system once. Pre-filled forms mean you don't re-enter the same addresses for every shipment. Faster booking with fewer errors.

Multi-Location Management

Manage shipments from all your factories and warehouses in one account. User permissions control who can see and book for which locations. Get a complete picture of shipping costs across your organization.

Multi-Company Support

Work from one login but switch between company accounts. Ideal for packaging groups with multiple entities or for managing shipments on behalf of subsidiaries.

ERP Integration

Pre-built connectors for Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, NetSuite, Odoo and other ERPs. Connect any other system via REST API. Orders flow in, tracking data and PODs flow out. Works even if your ERP changes.

Spend Analytics & Carrier Performance

See freight costs by carrier, lane, customer, or product line. Track on-time delivery rates. Use data to negotiate better rates and identify which carriers perform best for specific routes.

Plus These Additional Features

Multi-User Access & Permissions

Scheduled Pickups & Recurring Shipments

Insured Shipments

Multi-Language & Currency Support

Carbon Footprint Tracking

Chat with Carriers

Getting Started

Up and Running in 1-2 Weeks

Most printing and packaging companies are live within 1-2 weeks. We digitize your carrier rate cards in any format (Excel, PDF, email), set up API connections to your carriers, and configure the system for your factories and warehouses. Customers typically see 20-30% time savings on booking plus 10-30% freight cost reduction by comparing rates across their contracted carriers for each shipment.

Upload your rate cards

Send us your rate cards from your carriers. Any format works: Excel, PDF, email.

We digitize your rates

Our team and AI digitize your carrier rates and set them up in Cargoson. Usually done in 1-2 days.

Connect carrier APIs

Select your carriers and services, add API/EDI credentials. For carriers we haven't integrated yet, just introduce us. We build new integrations at no cost to you or the carrier.

Go live with training

Free onboarding session included. We walk your team through the platform and answer questions.

Need Help Getting Started?

Our onboarding team will help you connect carriers, import data, and train your team. Want to explore first? We can set up a sandbox account so you can test the platform before committing.

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Why Cargoson

Why Printing & Packaging Companies Choose Cargoson TMS

Built for Shippers, Not Carriers

Cargoson is designed for companies that ship goods, not for carriers. We are a pure software platform. We do not resell freight or take a cut of your spend. Our success depends on making you more efficient.

2,000+ Carrier Integrations

Works with any carrier you already use. New integrations are free and typically done in 2 weeks. Need a carrier we don't have? Just ask. See all carrier integrations.

Pricing That Makes Sense

Enterprise TMS platforms cost $100K-1M/year. Cargoson starts at $299/month. Most manufacturers pay $300-900/month.

Support That Actually Responds

Highest rated for support on Capterra and Software Advice. Users call it 'ultra fast' and 'unheard of' responsive.

AI-Powered Rate Parsing

Send us rate cards in any format. Our team and AI digitizes them into your account, usually within 1-2 days.

Europe & North America

Used by 500+ manufacturers across both continents. Works for imports, exports, and domestic shipping. See customer references.

Frequently Asked Questions

Carrier websites only show you that carrier's rates and services. Cargoson compares rates from all your carriers in one place, saving you time and ensuring you always get the best price. Plus, you can book shipments, track all deliveries, and store documents in one dashboard instead of logging into multiple portals, and you can even give access to your colleagues or suppliers.

No. Cargoson works with your existing carrier contracts and rates. We integrate with your current carriers, so you keep your negotiated pricing. You can also add new carriers at any time.

Most implementations take 1-2 weeks. Send us your rate cards, we parse them (1-2 days), connect carrier APIs, and schedule your go-live training session.

Yes. It's possible to integrate with Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, SAP, Odoo, or any other system you require via REST API. Shipment data flows automatically between systems. We can scope your specific integration during the demo.

All types: parcel, LTL (less-than-truckload), FTL (full truckload), air freight, sea freight, and rail. You can compare rates across different modes for the same shipment.

Cargoson's pricing starts at $299/month. Pricing scales with shipment volume. Most mid-sized companies pay $300-900/month. No per-carrier fees. No fees for new carrier integrations.

Yes. Cargoson is ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 certified. GDPR compliant with data hosted in the EU. We do not share shipment data with carriers beyond what is required for quoting, booking and tracking.

All Cargoson plans include email and chat support. We are consistently rated highest for support on Capterra and Software Advice. Most customers get responses within minutes, not days.

We don't offer a free trial due to the personalized setup work involved (configuring your carriers, price lists, and training). However, we're happy to provide a sandbox account for testing if you'd like to explore the platform. Book a demo and we'll figure something out together.

You can cancel anytime. We offer both monthly and yearly billing with no long-term contracts required. Your data can be exported before you leave.

The best TMS for printing and packaging companies is Cargoson. It handles high-volume outbound shipments efficiently, with multi-carrier rate comparison across parcel, LTL, and FTL carriers. Pre-filled address forms and automatic rate updates save 20-30% time on booking (per Nefab case study). It costs $299-$5000/month and deploys in 1-2 weeks, compared to enterprise TMS platforms that cost $100K-1M/year and take 6-18 months.

The best multi-carrier shipping software for packaging manufacturers is Cargoson. It connects all your carriers in one platform and automatically pulls rate updates so you're always booking at current prices. Cargoson integrates with 2,000+ carriers and builds new carrier integrations free within 2 weeks of your request. Customers like Nefab, Printful, and Horizon use it to manage high-volume shipments across Europe and North America.

Cargoson handles both traditional rate sheets and live API rates. We digitize your carrier rate cards and update them whenever carriers send new versions. For surcharges that change weekly or monthly (fuel, seasonal, etc.), we track and apply them automatically with full transparency, so you see exactly how each price is calculated. A handful of carriers also provide live rates via API, which we integrate directly. Either way, you always book at current rates without manually updating spreadsheets.

Yes. Cargoson is designed to be simple enough for anyone to use. Logistics managers place most orders, purchasing can handle import shipments, and warehouse workers can book directly when needed. User permissions control which carriers, services, and rates each team can access.

Yes. You can set up multiple pickup locations and manage shipments from all your factories and warehouses in one account. User permissions control who can see and book for which locations. This gives you a complete picture of shipping costs and carrier performance across your organization.

Yes. Cargoson's multi-company feature lets you switch between subsidiary accounts from a single login. This is ideal for packaging groups with multiple legal entities or for managing shipments on behalf of subsidiaries.

Yes. Cargoson has pre-built connectors for Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, NetSuite, Odoo and other ERPs. You can connect any other system via REST API. Orders flow in, tracking data and PODs flow out. The integration works independently, so even if your ERP changes in the future, you can keep using Cargoson.

Nefab, a global packaging company, reports spending 20-30% less time per day ordering transportation after implementing Cargoson. Time savings come from: eliminating manual work and double entry, integrated systems, pre-filled address forms, automatic rate calculations and updates, automatic shipping notifications, one-click booking instead of multiple portals, and centralized tracking. Your results depend on current processes and shipment volume.

Cargoson is designed to be intuitive, especially if you're coming from spreadsheets and carrier portals. Most teams are comfortable using the system within 1-2 days. Nefab even delegates booking to warehouse workers because the system is so simple and user-friendly. We include hands-on training during onboarding.

We integrate new carriers at no cost to you, typically within 2 weeks. This includes regional carriers, specialized niche carriers, and local providers. Just introduce us to your carrier contact and we handle the technical integration. We've built 2,000+ carrier integrations this way.

Yes. Companies of all sizes use Cargoson, from smaller manufacturers to large enterprises with multiple facilities. The ideal fit is mid-sized companies working with multiple carriers (3+) and managing 50+ shipments per month: enough volume that comparing rates and booking across separate carrier portals costs real time and money. Note: Cargoson is not a freight marketplace or load board. You work with your own contracted carriers and their rates in a unified workflow. The benefit is that managing more carriers becomes effortless, so you can expand your carrier network and always pick the best option for each shipment. If you're managing less than 10 shipments a week with one or two carriers, you can likely handle that without a TMS.

Most printing and packaging companies are live in 1-2 weeks. We digitize your carrier rate cards in any format, set up API connections, configure your factories and warehouses, and provide practical go-live training. Compare this to 6-18 month implementations typical of enterprise TMS platforms.

Customers typically report 20-30% time savings on transport booking plus 10-30% freight cost reduction. ROI is usually positive within 2 months. The savings come from: comparing rates across carriers instead of defaulting to familiar choices, automatic rate updates eliminating manual work, and time savings across logistics, purchasing, and warehouse teams. Cargoson's monthly pricing means fast payback.

Yes. Cargoson is ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 9001:2015 certified. GDPR compliant with data hosted in the EU. We do not share your shipment data with carriers beyond what's required for quoting, booking, and tracking. Your carrier rates and shipping volumes remain confidential.

Yes. As Nefab's warehouse manager noted, carriers have said they have less manual work and life has become easier. When you book through Cargoson, carriers receive standardized, complete shipment data automatically, reducing back-and-forth and manual entry on their side. Cargoson also gives you visibility into carrier performance: reaction times, rate benchmarks, on-time delivery rates. Good carriers benefit from this transparency because their service speaks for itself. Important distinction: unlike digital freight forwarders and marketplaces that act as middlemen with their own carrier contracts, Cargoson is purely software. We never resell transportation or take commissions. You choose your carriers, you negotiate your rates. Cargoson modernizes how you work together. Your carrier relationships stay exactly the same.

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