Solutions · Bulk liquid shippers
Know where your product is, from pickup to proof of delivery
Atlas gives bulk liquid shippers a shared view of each tank move, from pickup to proof of delivery.
Operational context
Your product moves through many hands
Once a tank leaves your facility, it can pass through a logistics provider, a tank operator and several carriers across truck, rail and ocean. Each of them holds part of the picture.
Atlas connects those parties, so the status and paperwork for your shipment are available in one place.
Who uses Atlas at a shipper
- Logistics and supply chain managers
- Customer service teams
- Plant and shipping coordinators
- Finance and accounts payable
Key challenges
What gets in the way today
Status lives in someone else’s inbox
Knowing where a tank is often means waiting on a call or email from whoever has it right now.
Documents arrive late
BOLs and proof of delivery pass between parties before they reach you, which slows confirmation and billing.
Every partner reports differently
Different carriers and modes send updates in different formats, so building one picture takes manual work.
Relevant Atlas workflows
How Atlas supports your shipments
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Place and confirm orders
Orders enter Atlas once and stay attached to the load.
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See each move as it happens
Track and trace across truck, rail and ocean in your customer portal.
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Know about exceptions
Alerts and exception management surface what is off plan.
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Receive BOLs and PODs
Documents captured in the field are available on the load.
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Report on your lanes
Custom dashboards based on real-time load data.
Connected process
Where you sit in the move
Updates from each party are recorded on the load you follow in the customer portal.
- Shipper You Order, visibility, documents and reporting.
- Logistics provider Plans and dispatches the move in Atlas.
- Tank operator Tank status and washout requirements.
- Carriers Rail EDI events, driver app and carrier portal updates.
- Consignee Delivery and proof of delivery.
In the product
One timeline for every shipment
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Load events in one place
Pickups, ramp arrivals, rail departures and delivery appear in order, whichever party reported them.
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The mode on every leg
See whether a tank is on a truck, a train or a vessel right now.
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The next step, and its ETA
Upcoming events show what should happen next and when.
Relevant capabilities
Capabilities shippers use most
Customer portals
- Review shipments and activity in a dedicated portal.
- Search, filter and build custom dashboards.
Track and trace
- Integrated tracking across truck, rail and ocean.
- Geofence alerts on location events.
Document workflows
- BOL and POD captured in the field.
- Document Intelligence enters document data on the load.
Security and operational trust
Built to fit how your partners already work
Atlas connects to rail, ocean and drayage partners through EDI, and brings telematics and railcar-tracking data into Atlas. Atlas is cloud-based: carriers and customers use web portals, and drivers use the Atlas Mobile app.
Security, IT and procurement questions go directly to our team.
See how Atlas fits your operation.
Tell us about your lanes, your partners and the visibility you need. We will tailor the conversation to your shipments.
Prefer to start with a question?
Ask about portals for your partners, integrations or security before you book a demo.