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.