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LeanDex User Guide

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Introduction

The LeanDex™ Transportation Index is an aggregation of shipper and carrier market transactions for dry van and refrigerated shipments across North America. Unlike other transportation industry indices, the LeanDex™ tracks transportation rates throughout the LeanLogistics network; truckload as well as LTL, and serves as a basis for Procurement Events and for developing collaborative solutions through GreenLanes™. With national coverage of all market lanes used by 51,000 shippers, suppliers and trading partners interacting with thousands of carriers, LeanDex™ provides an accurate, real world window into the North American transportation market.

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IntroductionLeanDex™ is calculated using a proprietary algorithm that takes into consideration multiple factors including rate, rate variance, capacity constraints, surplus and deficit market conditions, and many other factors. The rate index is a weekly adjusted calculation, whereas competitive products could be as much as 3 months in arrears. This allows a more accurate real time view of the rate index and trending on any given lane.

Benchmark•Compare actual rates vs. routing guide and with the average rates on any lane.•Analyze impact of first and second tender acceptance and actual rate.•Determine lanes, regions and shipments out of compliance.

Network Data from the Cloud•Based on actual tendered and accepted rates without shipper or carrier identification.

Associative and Clustering•Identify synergistic lanes for both shipper and carrier based on density and financial alignment.

Supply Chain Analytics•Analyze “what if” national distribution networks and the true cost of market service.•Determine market and geographic areas having capacity and demand imbalances.

Creating a New Account

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Creating an Account

• Browse to http://leandex.leanlogistics.com• Click on New Account• Review and accept Terms of Service

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Creating an New Account• Provide your account information as requested. Required

fields have an asterisk *.• An email will be sent confirming your new account• You now have a trial account which is limited to 10

inquiries a day.• If you would like to upgrade to unlimited access, choose a

subscription option and enter the appropriate billing information.

• If you have been provided a promotion code, add it now.• An email will be sent confirming your subscription.

Rate Inquiries

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Rate InquiriesTo search:

1. Select period (month or quarter) The default will be the current montly.

2. Enter origin zip code

3. Enter destination zip code

4. Select equipment (Dry or Reefer)

5. Click Rate

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Rate InquiriesThe LeanDex Rate Trend provides a visual reference of how the index is trending over the past year for the specified lane. Please note that lanes under 100 miles are not indexed.

The map will display the route that was used for this lane.

Using Bulk Rate Inquiries

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Bulk Rate Inquiries

For analysis of multiple lanes, users can use spreadsheets to upload lanes and download calculated rates.

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Bulk Rate Inquiries

To download a blank template file:• Click “Generate Blank File.”• Click “Download Blank File.”• Save file to your computer.• File is in Microsoft Excel 97-2003 format.

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Bulk Rate Inquiries

Fill in the following fields:

1.Period (select from drop-down)2.Origin Zip3.Destination Zip4.Equipment Type (select from drop-down)

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Bulk Rate InquiriesUploading the completed spreadsheet:

1.Click on “Upload Inquiry File.”2.Browse computer for template file.3.Enter description.4.Click Upload.

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Bulk Rate InquiriesOnce a file is uploaded, it can be deleted or used to calculate rates currently or again in the future with new periods of data.

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Bulk Rate InquiriesThe downloaded file will show the mileage, base and cpm index rates for each lane.

Support

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SupportFor billing inquiries, please contact accounting@leanlogistics.com. For help on other issues, click on the question mark icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen or email support@leanlogistics.com.

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Thank You

Copyright © 2013 LeanLogistics, Inc. A Brambles Company. This is confidential & proprietary information of LeanLogistics, Inc; it may not be used, copied, distributed or disclosed by the recipient, its representatives or employees without prior written consent of LeanLogistics, Inc.