Disruptions in the market can happen quickly. When they do, the priority is simple: keeping your customers’ mail moving without interruption.
Moments like these can also be an opportunity to expect more from your logistics provider. Beyond commingling, today’s providers need greater visibility, a resilient supplier network, predictable delivery, and technology that makes everything easier to manage.
As you evaluate your options, here are four capabilities worth prioritizing.
1. Don't trade one single point of failure for another.
A logistics partner should give you confidence that your business can keep moving, even as volumes fluctuate or the market changes.
Look for a provider with a diversified supplier network that can intelligently route work across multiple facilities instead of relying too heavily on one location or partner. A more resilient network helps protect your business from disruption while giving you greater flexibility as you grow.
2. Visibility shouldn't stop after mail enters production.
Most logistics providers can tell you when a job leaves the plant. Far fewer can show you what happens next.
The best logistics partners combine production status, transportation updates, USPS tracking, and delivery visibility into one place, giving both you and your customers a complete picture of every mailing. Individual mailpiece tracking also helps customer service answer questions faster and gives marketers the data they need to coordinate campaigns more effectively.
3. Look for a partner that helps optimize every mailing.
Getting mail into the postal system quickly is only part of the equation. Modern logistics should continuously optimize how mail moves. Automated commingling, intelligent routing, and efficient drop shipping help reduce postage costs, improve delivery performance, and ensure mail enters the postal stream on a predictable schedule. The result is lower costs, faster in-home delivery, and a better experience for your customers.
4. Make implementation part of the solution.
Changing logistics providers is already a major transition. The last thing you need is a lengthy implementation or complex integration.
Modern APIs, straightforward onboarding, and hands-on implementation support can get your operation up and running quickly. The right logistics partner should simplify the transition from day one, reducing manual work, accelerating implementation, and helping you continue serving customers without interruption.
Why more print providers are choosing Lob Logistics
Lob Logistics is purpose-built for enterprise print providers that need more than a transportation vendor. We combine nationwide commingling, drop shipping, and freight management with modern software that gives you greater control, visibility, and flexibility across every mail job.
With Lob Logistics, you get:
- One platform for your entire logistics operation. Route, track, and manage commingled and drop-shipped mail from a single command center.
- A resilient nationwide supplier network. Reduce concentration risk with vetted regional partners that help keep mail moving as volumes and business needs change.
- End-to-end visibility. Track individual mailpieces (not just jobs) from freight pickup through USPS handoff, giving both you and your customers greater confidence.
- Built-in postage and delivery optimization. Intelligent routing, automated commingling, and date-definite sortation help reduce costs and speed delivery.
- Fast onboarding. API-first integrations and white-glove implementation get you up and running in days, not weeks.
- Infrastructure built to scale. Whether you're serving customers sending hundreds of pieces or hundreds of thousands, Lob Logistics grows with your business without adding operational complexity.
If you're evaluating a new commingling partner, we'd love to show you how Lob Logistics can help keep your customers' mail moving—and help your business move forward.
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