AI in Logistics Starts with the Right Data Translation Platform

In logistics, data is the backbone of every decision, whether it's routing freight, managing carrier relationships, handling documentation, or tracking a shipment’s last known location. Yet too often, logistics companies find themselves limited by the systems that were supposed to streamline this complexity.

Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and visibility platforms have done well to digitize the supply chain, but they’re not designed to keep pace with the growing need for flexible, scalable, and intelligent data movement – prerequisites for AI agents. That's where Splice comes in.

Splice is a data automation platform purpose-built for logistics. It gives companies the power to build, manage, and evolve their own data infrastructure – without being held hostage to a vendor’s product roadmap or service queue. For logistics companies trying to compete in a world that’s moving faster every day, that’s a strategic advantage.

Here’s why.

AI-Ready by Design: Connecting to Agents Requires More Than an API

There’s a growing belief in logistics that once you’ve built a few APIs, you’re ready for AI. But here’s the truth: AI doesn’t just need access to data—it needs the right structure, timing, and context.

Splice was built with this in mind. It provides the translation layer between legacy systems and the AI agents that are beginning to shape the future of logistics operations. AI tools require enriched, clean, well-structured data to function. Splice provides the orchestration and transformation needed to feed AI agents the right inputs—and receive meaningful outputs in return.

Whether you're experimenting with AI-driven pricing, document automation, or shipment planning, Splice ensures your systems are ready to support it.

Deep Expertise in Logistics and Integration Technology

Splice is not a generic integration platform. It was built by a team steeped in logistics and data infrastructure. The team understands the nuance of a rail ERD vs. a vessel cut-off, how container milestones interact with invoicing, and how exceptions cascade across systems.

That domain expertise shows up in every part of the platform: from smart data models that reflect logistics realities to pre-built templates for common industry workflows. With Splice, you’re not explaining your world to a team that doesn’t get it. You’re working with people who speak your language—and can help you move faster.

Build Connections the Way You Need Them, When You Need Them for AI in Logistics

Most TMS and visibility providers treat integrations as a side business. Want to connect to a new API? You’ll likely submit a ticket, get a vague timeline, and wait for your turn in the development queue. Need to add an FTP connection or automate spreadsheet uploads? You’ll often hear, “That’s not supported.”

Splice flips that dynamic. As a Google and Microsoft Cloud partner, Splice supports a wide range of connection types—not just APIs, but EDI, FTP, spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets), and more. Splice’s team is responsive and agile, with a singular focus on building and maintaining data connections across the logistics ecosystem. If the data exists and can be accessed, Splice can work with it.

Pre-Built API Library: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

Splice has spent years building a large and growing library of pre-built API connections across shipping lines, terminals, railroads, ports, TMS systems, and ERP platforms. That means you can connect to partners faster and with less friction.

While a TMS provider may prioritize a handful of integrations that align with their core user base, Splice exists to serve the integration needs of the entire industry.

From regional ocean carriers to niche warehouse providers, chances are Splice already has the connection you need—or can build it quickly.

Cost and Economic Scalability: Pay for What You Need, Scale When Ready

Many logistics firms want to digitize and automate more of their operations, but cost remains a barrier. Building integrations through a TMS can mean custom development fees, added monthly charges, and long contracts.

Splice’s platform is designed for economic scalability. Customers pay for usage as it grows. Whether you're managing ten bookings a month or ten thousand, Splice grows with you—without the need for up-front investment in IT resources or complex service agreements.

You also avoid sunk costs tied to rigid infrastructure. With Splice, you're never overpaying for functionality you don’t use or waiting on a roadmap that doesn’t align with your business goals.

Workflow Automation Tools: Do More With Less Effort

Splice isn't just about moving data from Point A to Point B. It provides a suite of automation tools that empower operations and customer service teams to build smart workflows:

• Conditional logic (if/then settings) to trigger actions based on data values

• Email automation to alert teams or customers with the right data, in the right format

• Code snippets to enrich or transform data as needed

• Copy/paste functionality to replicate and modify workflows quickly

These features help companies turn manual, repetitive processes into streamlined automations—without writing custom code or waiting on IT. It’s the difference between a team that’s reactive and one that’s proactively managing exceptions and delivering better service.

Self-Service and Control: Manage Your Own Data Strategy

A common frustration logistics companies face with TMS and visibility providers is the lack of control. Any change to a data feed, system connection, or message format requires a service request—and then a wait. In the meantime, problems fester, and opportunities are lost.

Splice puts you back in control. With a self-service platform, your team can manage integrations directly: monitor connections, edit workflows, or add new partners without needing a developer. That independence accelerates execution and reduces risk.

For companies operating in high-velocity environments, the ability to act without delay is a powerful differentiator.

In Summary: Why Splice Over Your TMS or Visibility Provider?

Capability	Splice	TMS/Visibility Provider
Connects via API, EDI, FTP, spreadsheets	✅	⚠️ Limited or not supported
Large pre-built logistics API library	✅	❌
Workflow automation tools (if statements, email, code snippets)	✅	⚠️ Limited or not supported
Self-service platform with user control	✅	❌ Requires vendor involvement
AI-ready data structuring and enrichment	✅	❌ Not designed for AI agents
Cost-effective scalability	✅	⚠️ High integration costs
Built by logistics & integration experts	✅	⚠️ General tech teams

TMS and visibility systems still have an important role to play—but they are not integration platforms. In today’s logistics environment, where adaptability, automation, and data intelligence are the keys to competitiveness, companies need more than what legacy systems were built to deliver.

Splice empowers logistics teams to move at the speed of business. It gives you control, agility, and the tools to automate and scale—while preparing your systems for the AI-driven future that’s already arriving.

If your operations depend on reliable, real-time, and adaptable data, it’s time to move beyond waiting in line for your TMS provider to catch up. Splice is ready now.