GOAL STRATEGY RESULTS NATIONAL LED LIGHT PRODUCER

N ATIONAL LED LIGHT P RO D UC ER IL LUM IT EX SAV E S 28% ON SHIPPING W IT H SW ITC H TO US H IP Cost Savings Analysis leads to switch in shipping service and clearer allocation of funds.

G OAL

S TRATEGY

Drive down costs, get transparent pricing. Austin-based LED lighting company Illumitex is

Resume control in selecting carriers, try uShip to validate cost saving predictions.

redefining the industry by producing small footprint

Illumitex met with uShip to do a cost-savings analysis

beams with maximum light extraction from the source.

on a shipment-by-shipment basis when compared to other options. After seeing clear savings potential

As they plan an almost 100% increase in sales in 2015,

across the board - an average of $100 per shipment -

and with 70% of their shipments being outbound, they

and understanding the control they would have in

were interested in driving shipping costs down and

selecting carriers for every job, they decided to

gaining a better understanding of them.

engage uShip for their shipping needs.

RE S U LTS

Cost Savings

Transparency

Time Savings

Illumitex saves an average of

The upfront and clear pricing

Illumitex saves time by moving their

28% per shipment by having

model from quote to booking

entire shipping process online and

switched to uShip.

allows Illumitex to streamline

removing the need to call or email a

their shipping and understand

broker daily to get quotes.

how their money is being spent.

uShip's online transport marketplace connects consumers and businesses with thousands of customer-reviewed carriers that often have empty truck space offered at a discounted rate.