Case Study · National 3PL

How M3 Logistics runs a national 3PL on OneTracker — four systems replaced, dispatch automated

National 3PLWarehouses: SYD · MEL · BNE · PER · ADLMulti-client operations2M+ orders / year
The Challenge

Four systems, one spreadsheet layer holding them together

M3 Logistics runs multi-client 3PL operations across five states — each client with its own rate cards, SLAs and reporting expectations. The operation ran on four disconnected systems, bridged by exports, re-keying and experienced people.

Dispatch plans were built manually every morning. Invoicing trailed delivery by days while PODs and rate lines were assembled by hand. Client reporting consumed account managers' time weekly. The business could grow — but only by adding people to every one of those manual seams.

The Approach

Consolidate, optimize, automate — in that order

The rollout followed the same path OneTracker now offers every operator: prove each stage before starting the next.

Phase 1
Consolidate

Four disconnected systems replaced with OneTracker TMS — orders, dispatch, tracking and invoicing on one data model across all warehouses.

Phase 2
Optimize

Route AI and the multi-carrier engine took over planning quality: time windows, capacity and driver hours as hard constraints, carrier allocation costed per job.

Phase 3
Automate

Dispatch and invoice agents went live with human-in-the-loop review — planners approving proposed plans, finance reviewing flagged lines instead of every invoice.

Phase 4
Autonomous operations

Underway: proven workflows moving from approve mode toward autonomy, one decision type at a time, on M3's timeline.

The Results

Measured in live operations, not in a slide

2M+
orders processed annually on OneTracker
4 → 1
systems consolidated into one platform
94.1%
DIFOT across the operation
7d → 1d
average invoicing delay after invoice automation
40–60 min
saved per client, per week, in invoice preparation
20–25%
reduction in manual operational effort

“OneTracker replaced four systems and unified our dispatch. Automated dispatch planning freed two full-time roles to focus on client relationships.”

Operations Director, M3 Logistics
What's Next

From approve mode toward autonomous operations

With dispatch and invoice agents proven in approve mode, M3 is progressively expanding autonomy one decision type at a time — the same human-in-the-loop path every OneTracker customer controls for themselves.

Free Pilot

Verify these numbers on your own operation

Every M3 result started with a baseline. Your free pilot starts the same way: we measure the workflow as it runs today, automate it, and compare — together — in two weeks.