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Consolidated freight shipping that cuts your costs before delivery
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On-time in-full performance and chargeback management that defends your margins
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Pool distribution logistics with real zone-skipping advantages
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A retail logistics foundation for your freight needs
Consolidated freight shipping that cuts your costs before delivery
LTL costs can be high. Consolidation brings them down.
Every LTL shipment you send to a retailer can end up costing you more than a full truckload. You're paying for partial truck space and absorbing the damage risk that comes with more carrier handoffs.
GEODIS retail consolidation removes those costs by pulling your freight from the LTL network and building it into full truckloads with other shipments going to the same retail destination. Each consolidated shipment moves via a direct, dedicated truck on retailer-approved carriers. You get fewer handoffs, less damage exposure, and lower per-unit transportation costs.
Share truck costs with other shippers heading to the same retailer destination
Get delivery appointments secured earlier than standard LTL carriers to support retailer compliance windows
Meet must-arrive-by date (MABD) requirements with drop and live unload options at retailer DCs
Cut carbon emissions by an average of 10% through optimized routing and consolidated loads
Lower transportation costs are just the first part of the savings story.
On-time in-full performance and chargeback management that defends your margins
Compliance fines compound. Managing them early makes a real difference.
When there's an on-time exception, the fine report comes first. By the time you're contesting a chargeback that's already been invoiced, your success rate is low and credits can take more than a year to recover. GEODIS gets ahead of this with an active dispute process that starts before fines are charged.
Our OTIF supply chain compliance program reviews fine reports as retailers release them, categorizes exceptions as disputable or non-disputable, and submits disputes with supporting documentation before the fine hits your account. On average, clients see a 27% reduction in chargebacks through this mitigation approach. Some clients on the program have reported $0 on-time performance fines at individual retailers over full calendar years.
Retailer-specific compliance dashboards updated weekly with fine trends and resolution status
A process improvement tracker that assigns corrective actions and identifies which party needs to act
Transportation data, shipment notes, and delivery records preserved to support every dispute submission
Root cause investigation on non-disputable fines to prevent the same issue from recurring
Performance tracked against contractual KPIs with transparent reporting throughout
The combination of lower transportation costs and protected margins changes the economics of selling to major retailers.
Pool distribution logistics with real zone-skipping advantages
Zone skipping saves money. Not every consolidator can do it.
Traditional LTL shipping from the Midwest to the coasts means paying cross-country rates on every shipment. GEODIS pool distribution logistics offer a different model: consolidated freight moves on a dedicated truck from our Indianapolis hub to regional delivery partners, where it's treated as intrastate freight rather than a cross-country haul.
You get the service benefits of a full truckload: direct delivery, retailer-approved carriers, minimal touchpoints, all at pricing closer to intrastate LTL rates.
- West Coast Pool: Weekly service to CA, AZ, and NV via Indianapolis to Fontana, CA
- Northwest Pool: Weekly service to WA, OR, and UT via Indianapolis to Salt Lake City, UT
- Northeast Pool: Weekly service to NY, NJ, and Northern PA via Indianapolis to Keasbey, NJ
- Two-day transit and two touchpoints on every pool route, compared to four-day transit and four touchpoints on standard LTL from Indianapolis
- 60+ retailers serviced across all three pool routes on retailer-approved carriers
Behind the pool routes is an operational hub built specifically for your retail freight demands.
A retail logistics foundation for your freight needs
Retailer compliance starts before the truck leaves the facility.
Consistent on-time in-full performance requires the right operational infrastructure behind it. Our Indianapolis cross-dock is built specifically for the documentation standards, audit requirements, and carrier coordination that major retailer programs demand.
GEODIS owns the delivery appointment, manages carrier scheduling, and preserves all records from receipt through disposition. If a chargeback dispute arises, the documentation is already there.
- 150,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility with 24x7 onsite security and a fully gated yard
- Integrated WMS with RF scanning and yard management for end-to-end shipment visibility
- Two-point audit process on every inbound and outbound shipment
- Electronic document management for all shipping records and compliance documentation
- Multiple operating shifts from 6 AM to 11 PM to support varying freight schedules
GEODIS retail consolidation services
Frequently asked questions about retail consolidation
Retail consolidation combines LTL freight from multiple suppliers into full truckloads for delivery to retailers. A consolidator receives shipments from individual suppliers, sorts them at a cross-dock facility, and loads them onto outbound trucks heading to a shared retailer destination. GEODIS runs retail consolidation programs for 60+ retailers across the U.S.
Consolidated shipping bundles multiple shipments heading to the same destination onto a single truck. For retail programs, that means pulling LTL shipments from multiple suppliers and combining them into a full truckload for a specific retailer. GEODIS provides consolidated shipping through our Indianapolis cross-dock hub, with pool routes running weekly to the West Coast, Northwest, and Northeast.
LTL consolidation combines less-than-truckload shipments into full truckloads. When you ship LTL, you're paying for partial truck space and absorbing more carrier handoffs than a full truckload requires. GEODIS LTL consolidation is centered at our Indianapolis facility, which stages and sorts inbound freight before building outbound full truckloads for each retailer destination.
On-time in-full, or OTIF, measures whether orders arrive at a retailer on schedule and with the correct quantity. "On-time" means the shipment arrived within the retailer's required delivery window; "in-full" means the correct number of units was received. GEODIS achieves a 98% monthly average OTIF rate across our retail consolidation programs.
GEODIS runs weekly pool routes from our Indianapolis hub. The West Coast Pool serves CA, AZ, and NV via Fontana, CA. The Northwest Pool serves WA, OR, and UT via Salt Lake City, UT. The Northeast Pool serves NY, NJ, and Northern PA via Keasbey, NJ. Each route provides zone-skipping pricing and two-day transit times to final-mile delivery.
GEODIS currently runs active programs for Amazon, Albertsons, Cardinal Health, CVS, Dollar General, Family Dollar, HEB, Kroger, Meijer, Rite Aid, Target, Walgreens, Walmart, and more. Each retailer program has its own SOP, routing guide requirements, and documentation standards managed by our team.
Our chargeback management process works before fines are invoiced. We review OTIF exception reports as retailers release them, categorize disputable exceptions, submit disputes with documentation, and track outcomes. For non-disputable fines, we investigate trends and put process improvements in place. On average, clients see a 27% reduction in chargebacks through our approach.
GEODIS retail consolidation replaces LTL lanes with full truckloads on direct, retailer-approved carriers, where you share the truck cost with other shippers going to the same retailer. Our pool routes add further savings by giving you intrastate-equivalent pricing on long-haul lanes through zone skipping.
Our Indianapolis facility is the operational hub for GEODIS retail consolidation. It’s a 150,000 square foot, temperature-controlled cross-dock with 24x7 security, a fully gated yard, and audits on every inbound and outbound shipment. We use an integrated WMS with RF scanning and yard management, and manage all documentation electronically.
Retail consolidation integrates with the full range of GEODIS logistics services in the U.S. and globally. If you're managing warehousing or distribution through GEODIS, your outbound retail freight can flow directly into the consolidation program. GEODIS also provides freight forwarding, transportation management, and customs brokerage across a network of 150+ U.S. facilities.
