The freight operating system purpose-built for 4PL providers, not adapted for them
Every customer’s rates, every carrier’s charges, every margin: centralised and in control.
Built for you
Scale your 4PL operation without losing margin or control
Running a 4PL operation means managing a different customer portfolio, a different carrier panel and a different set of rate cards for every account you hold. MachShip was built for that complexity, not adapted to it.
Your customer portfolio, organised
Your margin, protected
Your billing, automated
How it works
The full 4PL operating stack in one platform
Each capability handles a different layer of the 4PL model. Together they give you centralised control across your entire book of business.
Manage
Customer hierarchy
The structural spine of how a 4PL provider runs their operation. Nested parent-child hierarchies with no limit on depth or complexity. Role-based access at every level. A structure that mirrors the way your business already operates. Your team sees exactly what they need. Your customers see only what’s theirs.
Sell
Margin control
Margin is everything in a 4PL operation, and Sell is the tool that protects it. Set and adjust sell rates across every customer, carrier and lane. Real-time margin visibility at consignment level, at the moment it’s booked. Margin as a percentage, flat fee, rate card or API: your pricing model, your rules.
Billing
Automated invoicing
Manual invoicing and carrier reconciliation eat margin and create credibility risk in front of your own customers. Billing automates both sides of the equation. Customer invoices generated from live shipment data. Carrier charges reconciled against what was quoted. One workflow, no manual handling.
Customer Spotlight
It’s in the stats.
Numbers like these come from years of freight moving reliably, not from a clever pitch. When your business runs on your clients' freight, that track record becomes yours to put your name to.
Making the move
Switching to MachShip is easier than you think
We handle the implementation. You stay focused on your customers.
We do the heavy lifting
Moving to MachShip doesn’t mean a six-month project and an IT team in crisis mode. We handle the implementation so your team doesn’t have to.
Your customers stay live
The transition happens around your operation, not through it. Your customers keep booking freight while we get you set up.
No lock-in, ever
MachShip is independently owned with no brokerage behind it. You bring your own carriers, you keep your own customers, and you can leave whenever you want. No one else in this market can say that.
Connects to the systems your 4PL business runs on.
MachShip integrates with 500+ carriers, major finance platforms including Xero and QuickBooks, and the customer-side ERPs your end customers use: NetSuite, Pronto, CartonCloud and more. Your stack, reflected. One connection point.
Your questions answered
Frequently Asked Questions
Most multi-carrier freight platforms are owned by brokerages, which means the platform has a commercial interest that may not align with yours. MachShip is independently owned. We don’t operate a brokerage, we don’t compete for your accounts, and we don’t have carrier commercial arrangements that shape what you can access. You bring your own carriers. You set your own rates. No strings attached.
Yes. MachShip doesn’t impose a carrier panel. You bring whatever carrier accounts your business runs on, and they’re configured within your hierarchy. If you want access to MachShip’s broader carrier network on top of that, it’s there, but nothing about your existing relationships changes.
MachShip’s pricing model is a percentage of freight spend, so it flexes as your revenue flexes. When you have a strong month, the cost scales with it. When you don’t, it scales back too. No fixed fee that bites when volumes drop.
Getting a new customer live within MachShip is fast. You add them to your hierarchy, assign role-based access, import their rate card and they’re booking freight. The structure is already there; you’re not building from scratch each time. For customers who want their own system integrated, the common ones (NetSuite, Pronto, CartonCloud, Shopify) are pre-built connectors.
No. Role-based access means every customer in your hierarchy sees only what’s theirs. Your team can view across the portfolio from the top level, but nothing bleeds between accounts. Clean separation is built into how MachShip works, not bolted on as a setting.
Join the 4PL providers already running their operation on MachShip. Book a personalised demo and see exactly how it works for your business.