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Greenstone Systems Launches AgTMS to Enhance Freight Visibility and Control for Agribusiness

Central Marketing — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:36:27 +0000

New transportation management solution for agribusinesses through partnership with BulkLoads, offering end-to-end visibility, automation, and control for agribusiness transportation.

December 2025 – Alpharetta, GA – Greenstone Systems, a Cultura company, today announced the official launch of AgTMS, a comprehensive transportation management solution designed specifically for agribusiness. Developed in partnership with BulkLoads, AgTMS empowers grain originators, merchandisers, and logistics professionals with the tools to plan, dispatch, manage, and track freight more efficiently—all within a unified, data-driven platform.

Building on Greenstone’s long-standing commitment to integrated agribusiness software, AgTMS brings real-time visibility, automation, and collaboration to the forefront of grain logistics. With freight costs continuing to impact margins across the industry, AgTMS helps users optimize transportation workflows, streamline carrier coordination, and gain actionable insights into grain movements from origin to destination.

Greenstone’s passion for agribusiness software aligns perfectly with Bulkloads’ commitment to carriers. This partnership lets us better capture carrier insights and turn them into stronger tools for shippers.

Jared Flinn, Co-Founder of BulkLoads

Key capabilities of AgTMS include:

Scheduling & Planning: Execution alerts, automated contract reconciliation, contract-to-load linking, and delivery & fulfillment tracking.
Dispatching: Load assignment, live load status, and driver & carrier coordination.
Load Management: Load offers, load scheduling, end-to-end visibility, and automatic load booking.
Load Tracking: Near real-time location updates, automated alerts, and ETA predictions.

Additional enhancements are already in development, including invoicing and direct shipping solutions, as Greenstone continues to invest in expanding the platform’s capabilities.

AgTMS embodies our passion for tackling the everyday challenges agribusinesses face and delivering tools that help them operate with greater efficiency and profitability.

By connecting transportation and logistics data with our broader ecosystem—including AGRIS and oneWeigh—we’re giving customers the visibility and control they need to manage freight in real time and make smarter decisions.

Duey Yliniemi, General Manager at Greenstone Systems

As early adopters begin preparing for implementation, agribusiness leaders are expressing enthusiasm for the platform’s potential impact.

AgTMS is going to be a great product, and we are very excited to start utilizing the efficiency it will bring to our company.

You are combining two great products—Greenstone’s oneFreight and BulkLoads—pulling the best from each and making the final product even better.

Ryan Carwell, President of Poinsett Rice

And from a customer perspective, the value of integrated planning and communication is already resonating.

What we’ve seen so far from AgTMS aligns closely with the drivers’ communication and planning tools we’ve worked toward internally.

Some of the dispatch and scheduling capabilities have more nuance than what we had originally designed for ourselves. As the integrations come together—across oneWeigh, our third-party partners, and our direct-ship workflows—we see AgTMS moving us closer to a fully integrated system and eventually automated invoicing.

Sarah McNeil, Business Intelligence Manager at Cooperative Producers, Inc.

Together with BulkLoads, Greenstone Systems is redefining what’s possible in grain logistics—helping agribusinesses move freight with greater efficiency, accuracy, and confidence.

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About Greenstone Systems

Greenstone delivers innovative, mission-critical solutions to agribusinesses. Greenstone holds a commanding share of the U.S. grain origination software market, serving over 400 customers and over 5,000 ERP users. With over 30 years in the marketplace, its products provide the stability, consistency, and innovation agribusinesses need to grow and remain profitable. Greenstone is part of the Cultura Technologies family, owned by Constellation Software, Inc. (CSI), a global specialist in vertical market software.

About Cultura Technologies

Cultura brings together people, businesses, and technologies focused on building a thriving and resilient agri-food system. Globally, our insights help enable better decision-making across the entire food supply. For more information, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn.

About BulkLoads

BulkLoads is a leading freight technology provider serving the bulk trucking industry. Through its online marketplace, BulkLoads connects carriers, shippers, and brokers across North America. In addition to its core load board, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including freight factoring, trucking insurance, permitting, fuel programs, and a transportation management system (TMS) designed specifically for bulk freight.

For more information, visit our website.

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Freight: Agribusiness’s Hidden Margin Killer

Central Marketing — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:56:59 +0000

Margins in agriculture are razor-thin, and getting thinner. Rising input costs, volatile markets, and labor challenges are squeezing profitability. But there’s one cost center that quietly eats away at your bottom line and often goes unnoticed: freight.

While the industry has long prioritized production and market timing, many grain handlers and cooperatives are now realizing that transportation inefficiencies are silently dragging down their profits. For agribusinesses to stay competitive, freight can no longer be an afterthought—it must become a strategic focus.

The Overlooked Cost in Grain Logistics

Freight is one of the most significant variable costs in grain handling. Even small inefficiencies can translate into significant impacts when moving bulk commodities at scale.

Too often, freight management still looks like this:

Coordinating loads via phone calls, emails, and spreadsheets
Chasing down scale tickets and bills of lading
Lacking real-time visibility into shipments
Struggling to track actual landed cost
Significant costs relating to administrative practices in management of haulers
Rising costs in managing internal fleets
Increased insurance costs related to fleet coverage/grain movements
Lack of visibility for merchandisers in executing contract hauls and back hauls

These outdated processes don’t just slow you down—they reduce operational agility and cut into already-tight margins.

Digital Expectations Are Reshaping Supply Chains

In other industries, logistics has gone digital. Real-time load tracking, automated documentation, and seamless shipper-carrier communication are the norm. However, many operations still rely on manual systems and siloed data in agriculture.

As market volatility increases and service expectations rise, this gap becomes unsustainable.

Grain handlers, co-ops, and commodity buyers are under pressure to modernize—or risk falling behind.

The Future of Freight Is Here

Fortunately, change is underway. Transportation Management Systems (TMS) built specifically for bulk ag freight transform logistics across the grain supply chain.

With the right TMS solution, agribusinesses can:

Monitor loads in real-time from origin to destination
Eliminate paperwork and reduce manual entry
Streamline carrier coordination and route planning
Optimize freight spend with data-driven decisions
Track and improve delivery performance
Directly tie accounting and ticketing into a TMS platform

Freight is no longer just about moving grain—it’s about ensuring profitability, agility, and resilience.

Bringing Freight into Focus

At Greenstone, freight deserves a seat at the strategy table. That’s why we’re investing in tools that simplify, streamline, and future-proof ag logistics.

Learn more about our partnership with BulkLoads.

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Greenstone Advances Transportation Innovation for Agribusiness Through Strategic Partnership with BulkLoads

Central Marketing — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:02:57 +0000

New TMS solution brings real-time freight visibility and cost optimization to grain logistics through Greenstone’s partnership with BulkLoads

June 30, 2025 – Alpharetta, GA – Greenstone Systems, a Cultura company, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with BulkTMS, a transportation management solution developed by BulkLoads. This collaboration marks a pivotal advancement in Greenstone’s commitment to delivering innovative, scalable solutions for grain logistics and supply chain optimization across the agribusiness sector.

Freight costs are among the most significant variables affecting the margin of compression in agriculture. With transportation and logistics playing a critical role in grain movements, the need for real-time visibility and integrated data has never been more urgent. Greenstone’s partnership with BulkLoads addresses these challenges head-on by introducing a fully integrated TMS solution to AGRIS and oneWeigh.

Partnering with BulkTMS will give our customers a unique position to better understand how to manage freight costs, carrier management, and grain movements from origin to destination

Duey Yliniemi, General Manager at Greenstone Systems

Greenstone Systems’ TMS offering will provide an intuitive solution for tracking and managing grain freight and will be available through Greenstone Systems. This platform will support carrier engagement, GPS-based tracking, integration with the motor carrier network, and seamless data sharing, offering customers unprecedented visibility into grain transportation.

From the very beginning—14 years ago—we’ve admired Greenstone and Cultura from afar. Through continued relationships, we’re humbled and honored to now work alongside their teams to support commodity traders, logistics professionals, and trucking companies.

Together, we’re simplifying the end-to-end load life cycle by connecting systems to reduce manual entry and eliminate redundant transfer of information across bill of ladings, scale tickets, and other key freight documents