Transport Management + Oracle NetSuite

Transport Management System for Oracle NetSuite

NetSuite manages your finances, orders, and inventory -- but transport planning, carrier selection, and shipment execution need a dedicated TMS. Locate2u adds the operational transport layer that NetSuite lacks, with seamless two-way data sync via SuiteTalk and RESTlet APIs.

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Integration Overview

Why NetSuite users need a separate TMS

Oracle NetSuite is a powerful cloud ERP for financials, CRM, and order management. SuiteCloud enables extensibility, and NetSuite WMS handles warehouse operations. But when it comes to managing the movement of goods beyond the warehouse door -- selecting carriers, building loads, comparing freight rates, tracking shipments in transit, and auditing transport costs -- NetSuite has a significant gap.

Locate2u fills that gap. Orders flow from NetSuite into Locate2u where your logistics team plans loads, assigns carriers, optimizes routes, and monitors shipments in real time. Freight costs, delivery confirmations, and compliance records sync back to NetSuite automatically.

Transport Gaps in NetSuite

The transport management challenges NetSuite cannot solve

No carrier rate shopping -- NetSuite cannot compare freight rates across multiple carriers to find the best price for each shipment
No load optimization -- orders ship individually instead of being consolidated into full truckloads, wasting capacity and inflating costs
No real-time shipment visibility -- once an order leaves fulfillment, NetSuite loses track until manual status updates are entered
No freight cost auditing -- carrier invoices are processed as vendor bills without line-item verification against contracted rates

How It Works

Three steps to transport management with NetSuite

Connect NetSuite

Link your NetSuite instance via SuiteTalk API. Sales orders, purchase orders, and transfer orders sync to Locate2u automatically when they reach fulfillment stage. No custom SuiteScript required.

Plan Transport

Consolidate orders into optimized loads. Compare carrier rates across your contracted providers. Build efficient routes that account for vehicle capacity, delivery windows, and service level requirements.

Execute and Track

Dispatch shipments to carriers or your own fleet. Track every shipment in real time with GPS and milestone updates. Freight costs and delivery confirmations flow back to NetSuite automatically.

TMS Features for NetSuite

Transport management capabilities that extend NetSuite

Load Optimization

Consolidate NetSuite orders into full truckloads based on weight, volume, destination, and delivery windows. Reduce partial shipments and maximize vehicle utilization across every load.

Carrier Rate Management

Compare contracted rates across multiple carriers for each shipment. Factor in service level, transit time, and accessorial charges to select the most cost-effective option for every NetSuite order.

Real-Time Shipment Tracking

GPS tracking on owned fleet vehicles and milestone-based tracking for carrier shipments. Every status update is visible to your operations team and synced back to NetSuite fulfillment records.

Compliance Management

Track driver hours, vehicle certifications, and transport regulations automatically. Generate compliance reports that satisfy audit requirements without manual data collection from carriers.

Cost Analytics

Track cost per shipment, freight spend by carrier, lane-level cost trends, and budget variance in real time. Cost data populates NetSuite financial reports for margin analysis and cost allocation.

Driver and Vehicle Scheduling

Assign drivers and vehicles to loads based on availability, proximity, certifications, and capacity. Schedule recurring transport runs and manage fleet utilization across your operations.

Results

What NetSuite customers achieve with Locate2u TMS

22%

reduction in transport costs through load consolidation and carrier optimization

87%

average load utilization rate, up from 55% with manual planning

96%

on-time delivery rate with optimized routes and real-time exception management

3 wks

average deployment time from NetSuite connection to live transport operations

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No. Oracle NetSuite excels at financials, order management, and inventory control, but it does not include a dedicated TMS module. SuiteCloud allows custom logistics scripts, but purpose-built transport management capabilities like carrier rate shopping, load optimization, and freight auditing require a specialized TMS such as Locate2u that integrates directly with NetSuite.

Locate2u connects to NetSuite via RESTlet and SuiteTalk APIs. Sales orders, purchase orders, and transfer orders sync automatically from NetSuite into Locate2u for transport planning. Once shipments are executed, freight costs, delivery confirmations, and tracking milestones flow back to NetSuite for financial reconciliation and inventory updates.

Yes. Locate2u provides carrier rate comparison that evaluates pricing from multiple carriers based on shipment weight, dimensions, origin, destination, and service level. Rate comparisons are triggered when NetSuite orders reach fulfillment stage, allowing your logistics team to select the most cost-effective carrier without leaving the Locate2u dashboard.

Locate2u sends freight cost actuals, carrier invoices, delivery timestamps, proof of delivery records, and shipment status updates back to NetSuite. This data populates NetSuite's item fulfillment records and financial transactions, enabling accurate cost allocation, margin analysis, and automated three-way matching between purchase orders, receipts, and carrier invoices.

Most NetSuite customers are live within 2 to 4 weeks. The integration uses standard NetSuite APIs without requiring custom SuiteScript development. Locate2u provides pre-built field mappings for common NetSuite configurations, and the onboarding team handles data mapping, carrier setup, and user training during the deployment period.