C3 HIVE® – Supply Chain Collaboration Platform

Collaborate in Real Time, From The Gate to The Dock

Tie drivers, carriers, and your team together with rules-driven notifications, ETA insights, and self-serve forms.

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About C3 Hive

One Platform for Shippers, Carriers, and Drivers

C3 Hive offers real-time updates, automated scheduling, and centralized communication, ensuring smooth coordination of your supply chain operations.

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1. Turn your gate into a fast lane

C3 Hive replaces manual, paper-based check-ins with a quick, digital process drivers can complete themselves. Your gate team focuses on exceptions instead of typing plate numbers all day.

  • Speed up gate processing and reduce queues
  • Cut driver idle and detention time
  • Lower the paperwork on gate and security staff

2. Extend visibility beyond your own yard

C3 Hive lets you track arrivals, departures, drops, and shuttles across DCs, plants, partner yards, and customer sites in one place.

  • Gain end-to-end visibility across multi-site operations
  • Coordinate transfers and shuttles with fewer surprises
  • Improve collaboration with partners using real-time data
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3. Detect issues before they hit your dock

With C3 Hive, you know who’s on the way, who’s delayed, and who just checked in long before the truck reaches your site. Your team can adjust calmly instead of scrambling at the last minute.

  • Anticipate delays before they create bottlenecks
  • Give your team time to re-plan loads and doors
  • Reduce “fire drills” and last-minute rescheduling

4. Make life easier for carriers and drivers

With C3 Hive, everything happens in a simple mobile browser: pre-registration, ETA updates, check-in, and instructions. Carriers get one clean portal for all your locations.

  • Remove barriers to adoption
  • Eliminate phone calls and back-and-forth with drivers
  • Become a “Shipper of Choice” within your carrier network
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KEY FEATURES OF C3 HIVE

Carrier-Supplier Collaboration Starts Here!

Carrier Invitations

Easily onboard new carriers with digital invitations sent directly by logistics managers.

Carrier Dashboard

Access real-time shipment, delivery, and performance insights in one comprehensive dashboard.

Prevent Driver Delays

Use real-time analytics to anticipate and prevent issues like traffic, weather delays or unforeseen events.

Driver Check-In

Drivers check in digitally via mobile or kiosk, capturing info,credentials and logging arrivals times automatically.

Route Assignment

Using advanced algorithms and real-time data, calculates the most efficient delivery routes based on traffic, timing, and capacity.

Kiosk Integration

Streamline facility check-ins with faster, more accurate digital logging through kiosks.

Capacity Utilization

Maximize space and resources by analyzing loads size, schedules, and capacities for better planning.

Geo-Fencing

Track drivers with virtual boundaries that trigger automatic alerts upon entry or exit of a geo-fenced area.

Mobile Anywhere, Anytime

Manage shipments, communicate, and make decisions on the go with mobile access to all features.

Maximize Your ROI

The Shortcut to Better Return on Investment

Reduction of gate labour

Decrease of transport clerk tasks 

Reduction in time spent scheduling

Uptime garanteed for your operations

Automate Your Gate

Speed up traffic at your gate x10

From quick QR code scans to Vision AI that identifies trucks by license plate and instantly pulls up their information: we’ve got your covered!

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Deep Dive into C3 Hive

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    C3 Hive Product sheet

    C3 Hive’s Essential Product information sheet

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  • Video

    How 18 Min Could Save The Supply Chain

    Greg shows how C3 Hive improves DC efficiency by directly connecting shippers, carriers, and drivers.

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  • Case Study

    One platform: 97% driver adoption, zero delays

    A major U.S. grocer cut 54,000 gate calls by using C3 Hive to automate driver check-ins.

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  • Blog

    What Is Supply Chain Collaboration?

    And How Can You Measure It?

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    Supply Chain Control Towers

    Why Everyone’s Talking About Them in 2025

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FAQ

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Let’s untangle supply chain communication together with the most frequently asked questions about C3 Hive, our real-time collaboration platform that keeps everyone on the same page.


C3 Hive is a Supply Chain Collaboration Platform designed to integrate dock scheduling, yard management, and carrier communication into a single, unified system. It helps shippers and carriers streamline their logistics operations for improved efficiency and transparency.

C3 Hive is ideal for shippers looking to enhance coordination and communication within their supply chain. It supports various roles (suppliers, carriers, and drivers) within logistics operations to ensure seamless interaction.

C3 Hive offers a centralized communication hub that provides real-time updates, instant messaging, and alerts. This ensures that all stakeholders are informed of any changes or issues immediately, reducing delays and miscommunication.

Yes, C3 Hive is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS). This allows for a smooth transition and utilization of existing data and workflows.

C3 Hive optimizes yard operations by managing vehicle movements, inventory, and space utilization. It provides tools for efficient gate check-ins, load tracking, and yard slot management to reduce congestion and improve turnaround times.

Yes, C3 Hive supports multi-site operations, making it suitable for larger organizations with multiple facilities. It allows for centralized management and coordination across different locations.

C3 Hive helps reduce operational costs by improving efficiency, reducing delays, and optimizing resource utilization. By streamlining processes and enhancing communication, it minimizes wasted time and resources.

C3 Hive relays the most up-to-date delivery ETA information between drivers, carriers, and the facilities using C3’s products. This minimizes errors and ensures that all information is current and reliable.

C3 Hive, The Collaboration Layer Your Supply Chain Was Missing

Features

C3 Hive – Gate & Site Flow

C3 Hive – Routes

Driver Assignment to Hive Routes

Driver Management via “Driver Roster”

GPS Functions

Creation and Management of Advanced Routes

Driver Tracking – Hive Sites

Route Assignment

Equipment Tracking Hive

Driver Tracking and Notifications – Hub Sites

Site Flow Adaptation for Drivers – Hub Sites

Assign “Site Work” to Drivers *

Accelerated Gate Access (via QR Code, ACS)

Automated Gate Access (vision, ANPR, etc.)

Driver Check-in

Hive Check-in Kiosk