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Getting Started in 4 Steps

Configure your shipper settings, build your item master, load contract rates, and start shipping.

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Day to Day

The path every shipment follows, from purchase order to paid invoice.

Orders

Your POs and SOs — the starting point for every shipment.

Quotes

Find, filter, and follow your quotes, and see what every status means.

Review Responses & Tender

Compare carrier rates, pick a winner, and send the tender.

Loads

Track shipments and create BOLs.

Invoices

Review what carriers bill against what you agreed to pay, then approve or dispute.

Exceptions

See what needs attention when a shipment goes off plan.

Setup & Configuration

Shipper Settings

The defaults Owlery applies as shipments move from order to invoice. Set them once.

Item Master

Add SKUs with dimensions and weights to drive pallet counts, BOL lines, and load building.

Contract Rates

Upload pre-negotiated lane prices so they surface automatically when you quote.

RFPs

Ask your carriers to bid on a set of lanes, then award the bids you want as contract rates.

Tagging Rules

Tag orders, loads, and invoices automatically so your reporting sorts itself.

Freight Audit & Pay

Set the rules that auto-approve, dispute, and schedule payment on carrier invoices.

Analytics

Dashboard Basics

The shared rules behind every Owlery dashboard — how spend, on-time, and dates are calculated.

Spot Savings

How Owlery measures spot savings and how to read the Spot Loads dashboard.

Connect Your Systems

Integrations

Connect ERPs, accounting systems, brokers, 3PLs, and direct carriers so data moves on its own.

Add a Carrier or Broker

Bring the carriers and brokers you already work with into your Owlery account.

Need Help?

How to reach Owlery support when setup or syncing isn’t going to plan.