LIVE Connect vs. Flock Freight

Banyan Technology powers intelligent freight management with the LIVE Connect® platform, a comprehensive solution for managing over-the-road (OTR) shipping. Tailored for Shippers, 3PLs and logistics partners, LIVE Connect enables seamless execution across Truckload (TL), Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Parcel and Final Mile with advanced automation and predictive insights. Using AI and business intelligence, the platform automates rating, booking, auditing and tracking processes while eliminating costly manual workflows. Users gain real-time access to pricing, carrier performance and shipping analytics through native TMS capabilities or streamlined API integrations. With more direct carrier connections than any other provider, Banyan delivers maximum flexibility and control for end-to-end freight execution. Built to scale with evolving supply chains, Banyan Technology’s innovations have helped thousands of clients optimize operations and reduce freight spend since 2001. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Banyan continues to lead with client-first enhancements and award-winning service.

Enhance your shipping efficiency while reducing the environmental impact of your freight by adopting shared truckload (STL) services. This transition can boost your on-time delivery rates, drastically lower the chances of damage, and completely negate the carbon emissions associated with your freight transport. Shipments between 8 to 44 linear feet are effectively moved in direct, hubless shared truckloads, making STL the perfect solution for freight that exceeds less-than-truckload (LTL) limits without requiring a full truck. With shipments remaining on the same vehicle from pickup to delivery, STL is astonishingly safer—120 times more so—compared to traditional hub-and-spoke LTL methods. By utilizing shared truckload, you gain the benefits of full truckload (TL) service at a more economical rate, paying only for the space you actually occupy while sharing trailer capacity with other shippers. Accelerate your revenue cycle by sending out freight without delay; STL provides faster transit times than LTL and consolidator networks. Our reliable STL service offers an ideal solution for medium-sized freight, removing arbitrary linear-foot limitations and ensuring that shipments are efficiently routed through an advanced technological framework. By choosing STL, you are not only streamlining your operations but also playing a vital role in fostering a more eco-friendly shipping environment, thereby promoting sustainable practices within the industry. In doing so, you contribute to a collective effort toward reducing the transportation sector's overall environmental footprint.