Automated Air Waybill Management for Freight Forwarders & 3PLs in United States

Air Waybills built for freight forwarders & 3pls in United States

Belli rebuilt air waybills from first principles for freight forwarders & 3pls in United States — not as a bolt-on to a legacy core. The air waybill is the fundamental contract of carriage in air cargo. Belli automates the entire AWB lifecycle — from electronic creation and rating through to carrier messaging and revenue accounting. North American air cargo is dominated by the US ACAS/ACMS security regime and sophisticated customs requirements.

Operators routing through Anchorage (ANC) and Louisville (SDF) — carriers in the class of WestJet Cargo, CargoJet — face the same pressure: more volume, tighter slots, and zero tolerance for a load plan that leaves revenue on the ramp. Belli's air waybills targets a measurable outcome — 99% AWB accuracy — and goes live in 10 days for teams operating in United States, not 12–18 months. United States deployments inherit the same SLA.

The operational reality in United States

Here is what actually breaks for freight forwarders & 3pls in United States.

• Re-keying data between forwarding software and airline EDI — compounded in United States by TSA CCSP compliance
• Booking air cargo across airlines through fragmented portals and email — compounded in United States by US ACAS mandatory pre-departure filing
• Buy/sell rate management and margin tracking spread across spreadsheets
• United States-specific: ACE customs system. ACAS pre-departure filing. TSA screening compliance.

What changes with Belli

The same operation, re-platformed:

• Automated eAWB and HAWB creation with IATA ONE Record transmission
• Direct EDI/API connections to carriers — zero re-keying
• End-to-end shipment milestone tracking in a single dashboard

Before Belli: Manual AWB entry takes 8-12 minutes per shipment. Error rates of 15-25% cause billing disputes and revenue leakage. After Belli: Automated AWB creation in under 30 seconds. Error rates below 1%. Zero billing disputes from AWB data quality.

How Belli's Air Waybills works in United States

The mechanics are built for throughput, not paperwork — whether cargo moves through Anchorage (ANC) or a dozen stations.

In practice, that means house/Master AWB management, automated tariff application and charge calculation, and IATA e-AWB compliance and transmission. Belli also covers AWB amendment and correction workflows against United States's specific constraints. Every step is auditable, and changes deploy continuously rather than in quarterly batches.

Built for United States's requirements

Running cargo in United States means living inside its rules, not around them. North American air cargo is dominated by the US ACAS/ACMS security regime and sophisticated customs requirements.

That shows up in the details: TSA CCSP compliance; CBP ACE customs integration; and US ACAS mandatory pre-departure filing. United States adds its own layer — ACE customs system. ACAS pre-departure filing. TSA screening compliance. Carriers such as WestJet Cargo, CargoJet, ABX Air operate against exactly these conditions.

Going live in 10 days in United States

Switching is the part most freight forwarders & 3pls dread — Belli compresses it into ten working days. Master data and partner connections are stood up against a real test load. Training runs in parallel, not after the fact. Post-launch, changes ship continuously rather than waiting for a quarterly release.

The bottom line for Freight Forwarders & 3PLs in United States

The bottom line for freight forwarders & 3pls is direct. Manual workflows do not just cost hours — they cost yield on every departure. 99% AWB accuracy is the outcome Belli is engineered to deliver. Carriers like WestJet Cargo, CargoJet, ABX Air already operate at this standard. The next step is a working demo, not a six-week sales cycle.