Rapid growth, coupled with new market segments and channels (including ecommerce), prompted Carhartt to embark on a multi-million dollar upgrade of its distribution center, which included investments in warehouse management and transportation management solutions. From a transportation standpoint, Carhartt came to the same realization that many other fast-growing companies ultimately come to: if they wanted to drive efficiency, control headcount, gain greater visibility, and reduce overall freight costs, they could no longer rely on Excel spreadsheets to manage their transportation operations, especially with the diverse set of modes and channels they were now dealing with. Carhartt evaluated several TMS solutions across a broad set of functional requirements, including: The company ultimately selected Manhattan Associates' cloud-based TMS (Carhartt was already using Manhattan's WMS solution and was planning to upgrade it at the same time). Why Manhattan?