WiseTech Global buys Pierbridge
Left to right: Mark Hall (WiseTech Global), Bob Malley and Mark Picarello (Pierbridge
WiseTech Global has bought Pierbridge, a parcel shipping transportation management solution (TMS) provider to medium and large shippers in the United States.
Headquartered in Massachusetts with development offices in the UK and Finland, Pierbridge offers a multi-carrier parcel shipping solution which aims to “streamline carrier selection, booking, label printing, tracking, invoice reconciliation and BI reporting”.
Pierbridge provides its “Transtream” parcel shipping TMS direct to customers and through solutions providers including Pitney Bowes, Logistyx and others.
In a statement issued yesterday (20 June), WiseTech Global Founder and CEO, Richard White, said: “E-commerce is driving significant parcel shipment growth internationally and domestically. Pierbridge’s parcel shipping TMS offering allows freight forwarders, warehouses and shippers, such as online retailers, to more efficiently manage high volumes of parcel shipments, and will enable our customers to ship with US-based global couriers.
“Pierbridge’s parcel TMS is a scalable technology we can converge and expand with our next-generation e-commerce solutions as we drive deeper into global e-commerce fulfilment.”
Pierbridge’ will remain under the leadership of its Managing Director, Bob Malley.
