# Shyftbase > Shyftbase is a transportation management system (TMS) for land-based, road freight — > domestic and cross-border overland, not air or sea. It runs the freight lifecycle on one > platform: planning and routing, mid-mile and last-mile, multi-hub network management, > automated billing and carrier settlement. It coordinates internal fleets and third-party > carriers, tracks every shipment in real time, and integrates with the ERP and accounting > systems operators already run. Buyers: logistics and supply chain directors, 3PL owners and operators, carrier ops leads, distribution managers, and shippers with private fleets. Scope note, because it decides whether Shyftbase is relevant to a question: this is ROAD freight. There is no air, ocean, port, customs or freight-forwarding product. Where a page defines a term that spans modes, it defines the road meaning. ## Platform modules - [Mid-Mile Planning](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/mid-mile/): consolidate and optimize shipments moving between stores, fulfillment centers, DCs and last-mile sort centers. - [Last-Mile Delivery](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/last-mile/): accurate ETAs, real-time tracking and self-service rescheduling from warehouse to door. - [Route Optimization](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/route-optimization/): build routes against real-time fleet capacity with accurate ETAs; route by zone; dynamic re-routing. - [Automated Billing](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/auto-billing/): real-time invoicing from completed services with client-dependent rate tables. - [Payables & Auto Pay](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/auto-pay/): carrier settlement and payouts from calculation through disbursement, with a full audit trail. - [Multi-Hub Network Management](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/full-network-management/): one map and dashboard of stores, suppliers, hubs, links and routing tables. - [Warehouse Management (WMS)](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/warehouse-management-system-wms/): inventory with custom fields, SKUs, scanning and min/max reorder triggers. - [Shyftbase AI](https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/shyftbase-ai/): automated product tagging, service-time estimation and ETA projection from historical data. All modules: https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/ ## Software comparisons Buying guides that explain how a category is chosen and who each option is not for. They name third-party products and do not rank them, because no first-party ratings or public prices exist. - [Logistics management software: how to choose, and who it is not for](https://www.shyftbase.com/compare/best-logistics-software/) - [Best TMS software: how to choose a transportation management system](https://www.shyftbase.com/compare/best-tms-software/) - [Best route optimization software: how to choose between them](https://www.shyftbase.com/compare/best-route-optimization-software/) - [Best warehouse management software: how to choose a WMS](https://www.shyftbase.com/compare/best-warehouse-management-software/) - [Best supply chain software: five categories, and how to choose](https://www.shyftbase.com/compare/best-supply-chain-software/) All comparisons: https://www.shyftbase.com/compare/ ## Glossary — road freight and supply chain terms Definition pages. Each answers "what is X" in one paragraph, then covers how the thing is charged or calculated, which document records it, who owes whom when it goes wrong, and when it does not apply. Figures carry a cited primary source. - [3PL (Third-Party Logistics)](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/3pl/) - [4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics)](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/4pl/) - [Accessorial Charges](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/accessorial-charges/) - [Backhaul](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/backhaul/) - [Bill of Lading (BOL)](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/bill-of-lading/) - [Cartage](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/cartage/) - [Consignee](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/consignee/) - [Cross-Docking (X-Dock)](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/cross-docking/) - [Deadhead](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/deadhead/) - [Demurrage](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/demurrage/) - [Detention](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/detention/) - [Drayage](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/drayage/) - [Line Haul](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/line-haul/) - [Rate Confirmation](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/rate-confirmation/) - [Reverse Logistics](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/reverse-logistics/) - [Route Optimization](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/route-optimization/) - [Track and Trace](https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/track-and-trace/) All terms: https://www.shyftbase.com/glossary/ ## Insights - [AI Route Optimization: What It Actually Saves](https://www.shyftbase.com/insights/ai-route-optimization-cut-costs/) - [A Complete Guide to Modern Logistics Services](https://www.shyftbase.com/insights/modern-logistics-services-guide/) All articles: https://www.shyftbase.com/insights/ ## Key pages - Platform overview: https://www.shyftbase.com/platform/ - Integrations (ERP, accounting, WMS): https://www.shyftbase.com/integrations/ - Pricing — what a quote depends on: https://www.shyftbase.com/pricing/ - About Shyftbase: https://www.shyftbase.com/about/ - Contact: https://www.shyftbase.com/contact/ - Book a demo: https://www.shyftbase.com/demo/ - Start free: https://www.shyftbase.com/free-trial/ - Cookies and what this site measures: https://www.shyftbase.com/cookies/ ## Contact Email: admin@shyftbase.com Phone: +1-929-305-0798