# TransImpact

> TransImpact combines parcel invoice auditing, carrier contract negotiation and shipping analytics with Avercast-powered demand forecasting, inventory optimization and supply chain planning. Founded by former UPS executives in 2008, the North Carolina company serves high-volume shippers and planning teams with software subscriptions and advisory services.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Emerald Isle, United States
- **Founders:** Keith Byrd (Co-founder; former UPS executive), Travis Burt (Co-founder; former UPS executive)
- **Products:** Parcel Contract Negotiation, Parcel Spend Intelligence, Bolt, Parcel Margin Analysis, Parcel Cost Variance
- **Notable:** Company homepage reports nine Inc. 5000 recognitions, from 2013 through 2021., Homepage advertises more than $2 billion in hard-dollar customer savings and 1,200+ clients; company-reported totals., Parcel negotiation page advertises $5 billion+ spend under management and 2,000+ successful negotiations; company-reported figures.

## Products & services

- **Parcel Contract Negotiation** — Shipment-level contract modeling, market benchmarks and carrier negotiation support; results-based fees and ongoing invoice validation.
- **Parcel Spend Intelligence** — Subscription parcel audit and analytics software with refund recovery, carrier performance reporting, alerts and Bolt AI assistance; a 60-day free trial is advertised.
- **Bolt** — AI assistant within Parcel Spend Intelligence for shipping-data queries, invoice retrieval, claim support and alerts; publicly discussed in May 2025.
- **Parcel Margin Analysis** — Combines sales orders, COGS, shipping revenue and freight expenses to analyze profitability by order, SKU or customer.
- **Parcel Cost Variance** — Optional Parcel Spend Intelligence add-on comparing manifest or expected charges with actual invoices; integration fee and additional subscription charge apply.
- **Supply Chain Planning** — Avercast-powered demand planning, supply planning and sales and operations planning with data integration and business intelligence.
- **Freight Audit & Pay** — Validates freight charges before and after payment across parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, air and intermodal.

## Achievements

- Company homepage reports nine Inc. 5000 recognitions, from 2013 through 2021.
- Homepage advertises more than $2 billion in hard-dollar customer savings and 1,200+ clients; company-reported totals.
- Parcel negotiation page advertises $5 billion+ spend under management and 2,000+ successful negotiations; company-reported figures.
- Evriholder case reports $14 million less excess inventory, 7,500 underperforming SKUs eliminated, and forecast accuracy increasing from 40% to 70%.
- Kawasaki case describes improved inventory turnover and lower carrying costs across nearly 13,000 active SKUs.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Brian Byrd described Bolt as an AI assistant for invoice retrieval, claim filing, alerts and natural-language parcel queries.
- **2026-03** — Shipstore’s March 11 resource listing publicized its TransImpact shipping spend management partnership.
- **2026-06** — The June 24 article Stop Chasing the AI Fantasy emphasized data preparation, forecasting and human judgment in supply chain AI.

## Links

- Website: https://transimpact.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transimpact/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/teamtransimpact
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYUUlcGFBwFhh1V4n7BilLTUehnzMOArd
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamtransimpact/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamTransImpact/

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Last updated: 2026-10-01