90% of the trucks aren't yours.Their emissions are on your report.
A shipper has demanded transport carbon reporting that covers outsourced transport, too.
- The outsourced 90% estimated with average factors
- No way to collect data from agencies and owner-operators
- Most of the prime's Scope 3 remains an estimate
- Evidence falls short with every shipper request
- DTG installed on outsourced vehicles for direct measurement
- Subcontractor data consolidated via LCS API
- Prime Scope 3 corrected and reduced with measured data
- Verifiable numbers delivered to shippers
Here's how it fits your industry.
Measure the outsourced 90% — and bring the prime's Scope 3 down.
The supply chain changes when shippers demand the carbon data.
Most transport emissions come from vehicles the shipper never drives. That data only turns from estimate to measurement when the shipper asks for it as a term of business.
Draw the boundary at paid freight
Only transport you paid a freight charge for is the correct boundary for a shipper's Scope 3 report. LCS draws that boundary cleanly — no gaps, no double counting.
Classify by measurement, not estimation
Instead of average factors, we use data measured directly at the vehicle, classified precisely by transport mode and leg. A single ISO 14083 method that passes verification.
Require it of subcontractors
When a shipper requires measured data as a term of contract, the whole supply chain shifts from estimate to measurement. The request is where change begins.
Don't make the ask alone.
As your partner, LCS gives you the grounds to require data from subcontractors — and gives them the tools to respond. We build the bridge to measurement between the shipper who asks and the carrier who answers.
The questions this industry asks most.
How does a major logistics company report outsourced transport carbon?
About 90% of a major logistics company's transport happens on outsourced vehicles — agencies, subcontractors, and owner-operators — and those emissions belong in the prime's Scope 3. LCS installs DTG on outsourced vehicles to measure at 1-second (1-Hz) resolution, consolidates via LCS API, and reports under ISO 14083.
Why is estimating outsourced transport with average factors a problem?
Filling the outsourced 90% with average factors leaves most of the prime's Scope 3 as an estimate, so evidence falls short with every shipper request — because you never get the real vehicle and route data from agencies and owner-operators. Direct measurement of outsourced vehicles is what closes that gap.
How does the paid-freight boundary apply to outsourced transport?
Transport you paid a freight charge for — paid freight — is the correct boundary for both shipper and prime Scope 3. LCS separates outsourced, paid-freight legs to draw that boundary and calculates by measurement to prevent double counting in prime reporting.
How do we get agencies and owner-operators to report their data?
Subcontractors respond when the prime requires measured data as a term of contract. LCS installs DTG on outsourced vehicles and consolidates their data via LCS API, building a measurement bridge between the prime that asks and the subcontractor that answers.
The outsourced 90%: from estimates to measurement.
We assess your industry's transport carbon regulations and your path to measurement, together.