# SMC³

> SMC³ provides carrier-neutral LTL pricing benchmarks, freight rating engines, carrier transit data, shipment APIs, costing software and education. Its tools serve more than 5,000 North American shippers, carriers, logistics providers and freight-payment companies, often through integrations with existing transportation systems.

- **Founded:** 1935
- **Headquarters:** Peachtree City, United States
- **Products:** CzarLite, RateWare XL, RateWare Plus, CarrierConnect XL, BatchMark XL
- **Notable:** Reports more than 5,000 North American customers., CarrierConnect XL covers more than 300 North American carriers., TA Services reports 30% cost reduction following a major network redesign, 8.3% portfolio savings, up to 25% savings in selected lanes and 99% managed-transportation routing accuracy.

## Products & services

- **CzarLite** — Carrier-neutral LTL base rates for comparing and negotiating class- and density-based freight pricing.
- **RateWare XL** — LTL rating engine that integrates carrier pricing and CzarLite into transportation and enterprise software through APIs.
- **RateWare Plus** — Contract and accessorial-charge management built on RateWare XL, including charge-tracing tools.
- **CarrierConnect XL** — Transit-time and service information from more than 300 North American carriers.
- **BatchMark XL** — Batch rating and scenario analysis for historical freight bills, procurement, audits and carrier comparisons.
- **Bid$ense** — Cloud-based LTL and truckload sourcing, bid analysis and pricing negotiation.
- **SMC³ LTL APIs** — Quoting, electronic bills of lading, pickup scheduling, tracking, document retrieval and invoice data.
- **LTL GO** — Web application for shipment quoting, pickup scheduling, tracking and document retrieval without a TMS.
- **Cost Intelligence System** — Carrier activity-based costing using general-ledger and operational data; TCG assets acquired in 2015.
- **CIS LTL Emissions Calculator** — Shipment-specific emissions calculations and reporting within the Cost Intelligence System.
- **Dynamic PriceBuilder** — Carrier pricing tools for building rates around cost and profitability.
- **Managed EDI** — Electronic data interchange services that complement API connectivity.
- **LTL Online Education and CLTL Certification** — Five-course learning path covering LTL fundamentals, operations, pricing, laws and business analytics.
- **Jump Start and Connections** — Annual winter and summer supply-chain education and networking conferences.

## Achievements

- Reports more than 5,000 North American customers.
- CarrierConnect XL covers more than 300 North American carriers.
- TA Services reports 30% cost reduction following a major network redesign, 8.3% portfolio savings, up to 25% savings in selected lanes and 99% managed-transportation routing accuracy.
- Selected for Inbound Logistics’ 2026 Top 100 Logistics and Supply Chain Technology Providers list.
- Won a 2026 TMSA Purpose Award for sustainability collaboration and shipment-level emissions reporting.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — RateWare XL release adds OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication and company-reported performance improvements of up to 40%.
- **2026-09** — Announced 3.9% license-fee increases for CzarLite, RateWare XL, CarrierConnect XL and BatchMark XL, effective January 1, 2027.
- **2026-09** — CzarLite and CzarLite Density benchmark update took effect September 28; overall average increase 5.8%, varying by shipment, lane and region and excluding fuel.
- **2026-05** — Received the TMSA Purpose Award for sustainability.
- **2026-04** — Announced Transflo partnership for freight invoice audit and dispute resolution.
- **2026-01** — Published TA Services results spanning rating, routing and transit intelligence.

## Links

- Website: https://www.smc3.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smc3
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SMC3_Inc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOwsM9If4qCIczwoV0EH9hw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Smc3inc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smc3inc/

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Last updated: 2026-09-30