About Us

Logistics Planning Services is committed to providing comprehensive transportation management & freight payment solutions to help maximize operational performance and provide long-term value.

Fast Facts

  • NWBOC Certified Woman Owned Business
  • Corporate Form: ā€œCā€ Corp
  • Incorporated in 1987
  • AAA Credit Rating
  • Over 200 years of transportation logistics experience
  • 150 Carriers under contract with global multi-mode capabilities

Who we are

Logistics Planning Services is a leading, single-source provider of innovative transportation management and freightpayment solutions. Our competitive carrier rates and web-based rating & routingsolutions help our customers reduce transportation costs and simplify shipping decisions across their organization.

What we offer

We offer our customers a total transportation management service highlighted by strong carrier discounts, open-book pricing and global multi-mode capabilities with over 150 established carriers.

Our customers are enjoying hard-dollar savings of 10-60% and soft-dollar savings through ongoing services such as vendor inbound shipping control, freight invoice pre-audit, consolidation and payment. Our solutions can be implemented across your organization in a matter of weeks with minimal up-front costs.

We have helped many companies develop and maintain a best-in-class transportation management and freight payables operation. Give us a call and let us show you how we can help you too.

Service offerings

  • Professional Logistics consulting
  • Web-based transportation management services
  • Shipment tracking and tracing
  • Vendor Inbound Control
  • Freight Bill Payment & Audit
  • Domestic and International shipping experience
  • SCM and Lean Logistics & Distribution solutions

Benefits to your organization

  • Online visibility to global payments for all modes of shipping: Small package, LTL, Specialized TL, Rail, Rigging, Barge, Air and Ocean
  • Paperless processing and storage of carrier invoices and backup documentation
  • Automated invoice approval and accurate GL customized to meet your business rules
  • Corporate compliance for Sarbanes Oxley and other Government regulations
  • Scheduled and On-demand reports for managerial analysis and data file ERP integration
  • 24x7x365 support from dedicated logistics professionals
  • Drill-down capabilities from consolidated bill to individual line item invoice or BOL detail
  • Payment by ACH, Wire or P-Card – US or International currency
  • Full EDI capabilities

Contacting LPS

To learn more about how you can benefit from LPS products and consulting services, please contact us:

Postal Address
Logistics Planning Services
1140 Centre Pointe Drive
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
USA

Telephone
(877) 539-7447 or (651) 552-4905

Fax
(651) 552-4910

Email
customerservice@shiplps.com