Distribution – Transportation Carrier Comparison Analysis

What is a Transportation Carrier Comparison Dashboard? Carrier comparison dashboards are considered valuable benchmarking tools and are used by logistics managers to compare performance and cost across their carriers. Some of the main functionality in this type of dashboard is that it provides graphical analysis for six key transportation metrics. These include: 1) Truck turnaround time (hours), 2) Average revenue per hour, 3) Truckload capacity utilized, 4) Transit time (hours), 5) Average revenue per mile, and 6) On time pickup. You find an example of this type of dashboard below.

Purpose of Carrier Comparison Dashboards Distribution businesses use Carrier Comparison Dashboards to benchmark their carriers. When used as part of good business practices in a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) department, a company can improve its logistics strategies and decision-speed, and it can reduce the chances that managers don't quickly notice problems and outliers amongst their carriers.

Who Uses This Type of Dashboard? The typical users of this type of dashboard are: Logistics managers, transportation executives, COOs. Other Dashboards Often Used in Conjunction with Carrier Comparison Dashboards Progressive Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) departments sometimes use several different Carrier Comparison Dashboards, along with  inventory reports, demand forecasts, supplier reports, transportation rate forecasts, cost budgets and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from management systems or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for distribution finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Distribution – Transportation Carrier Comparison Analysis in Solver? The Distribution – Transportation Carrier Comparison Analysis is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver designed for distribution organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for distribution finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver report template? Cfos, operations managers, and distribution finance teams in distribution organizations rely on this Solver report template to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes with automated, near real-time analysis. It is especially useful during month-end close, budget cycles, and board reporting.

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Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.