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Synclo for logistics and distributionLogistics and distribution.
Quote every lane fast. Keep every shipper loyal.
Synclo CRM turns rate requests into fast, accurate quotes, tracks every shipper's volumes and margins, and connects sales to warehouses, fleets and invoicing, so you grow accounts without losing control of costs.
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Alci priced the Riyadh FTL lane from current truck rates and border times. Quote sent.
Why sales stall in logistics and distribution.
The same problems come up in almost every company we meet in this industry.
Shippers send the same request to several forwarders; slow quotes lose loads.
Fuel, waiting time and accessorials are not billed consistently.
A shipper moves lanes to a competitor and you notice months later.
“I rebuild rates from carrier emails every morning.”
“I see shipper volumes only at month end.”
“Half our disputes are about surcharges.”
How Synclo CRM grows sales in logistics and distribution.
Five practical ways, each with a real-world example of Alci at work.
Quote lanes in minutes
Alci builds quotes from contract and spot carrier rates, transit times and surcharges.
In practiceA Jebel Ali to Riyadh FTL request is quoted in 6 minutes with border waiting time built in.
Account health at a glance
Volumes, lanes, margin and SLA performance for every shipper.
In practiceAlci alerts the account manager that a shipper's China lane volumes fell 35% in 6 weeks.
Tenders and RFQs
Logistics tenders with many lanes are priced and tracked lane by lane.
In practiceA 120-lane tender is priced with margin per lane and submitted on time.
Bill every surcharge
Detention, waiting time and accessorials captured from operations and invoiced automatically.
In practiceAlci finds AED 84K of unbilled waiting time from last month's trip logs.
Cross-sell services
Shippers using freight only are offered warehousing, customs or last mile when patterns show the need.
In practiceAlci spots an importer paying storage at the port and suggests your bonded warehouse.
Alci at work in logistics and distribution.
Pick a request, or type your own. This is what your team sees in Synclo.
Demo with sample company data.
Meetings that decide, not report.
Alci prepares the numbers before anyone walks in, answers questions live, and turns decisions into tasks.
Before
- Alci prepares wins, losses, quotes pending, account health and margin by lane.
During
- The team decides on pricing for key tenders and actions for shrinking accounts.
After
- Quotes, account plans and billing fixes go out automatically.
Commercial reviews focus on growing accounts, not reconciling numbers.
- 07:00Pack ready
Alci prepares wins, losses, quotes pending, account health and margin by lane.
- 09:05Question in the room
“Quote Jebel Ali to Riyadh, 4 trucks a week.”
- 09:06Alci answers
USD 1,180 per truck, transit 2 days including border. Margin 17%. Approve to send.
- 09:20Decisions captured
Quotes, account plans and billing fixes go out automatically.
Works alongside the tools you already use.
Keep what works. Synclo connects to it, brings the data into one view, and lets Alci act on it.
Operations
Freight
Customers
Finance
Connections run through Synclo integrations, file imports and our open API. Tell us what you use and we will confirm exactly how each one connects before you start.
The Synclo modules logistics and distribution teams use most.
Every module and Alci are part of one system and one subscription.