Transport Management SoftwareDevelopment
Book loads, issue bilties, plan trips and bill freight from one system, with every party's balance and every truck's trip history on record.
Transport Management Software Development: what the work involves
A goods transport business is a stream of small commitments: a booking by phone, a truck assigned, a bilty written, a trip that ends days later with advances, tolls and a part-payment. When the book is a ledger and a stack of bilties, owners cannot easily say which party owes how much, which truck earned what on a trip, or whether the freight billed covered the advances given. Reconciling a month's trips takes days.
We build transport management around the booking, the consignment and the trip. A booking turns into a bilty or consignment note with sender, receiver, goods and freight terms; trips group consignments onto a vehicle and driver; and expenses such as fuel, tolls and driver advances are logged against the trip. Freight is invoiced to parties, receipts and commissions flow into ledgers, and the owner sees trip-wise profit and outstanding by party and by broker.
Core features
Booking and bilty generation
Capture sender, receiver, goods, weight and freight terms, then print consignment notes with serial numbers and your terms.
Trip planning and vehicle assignment
Group consignments, assign own or hired vehicles and drivers, and track trip status from loading to delivery.
Trip expenses and advances
Fuel, tolls, loading, driver advances and other costs are logged to the trip and settled when the trip closes.
Freight billing and ledgers
To-pay, paid and to-be-billed freight terms produce correct invoices, and party ledgers show receivables with ageing.
Broker and commission handling
Commission rules per broker or per route accrue on completed trips and appear on settlement statements.
Trip profitability and POD
Proof-of-delivery images and signed copies are attached, and profit per trip, vehicle and route is calculated from actual costs.
What we get right before launch
Freight terms variety
To-pay, paid and account billing change who owes what and when. We model terms explicitly on each bilty so ledgers match reality, rather than forcing one billing pattern on all trips.
Delays between trip and paperwork
Trips complete before documents arrive. The system lets trips close in stages, with pending PODs and open advances flagged until everything is settled.
Hired vehicle settlement
Paying outside vehicle owners involves advance, balance and deductions for shortage or damage. We keep a separate payable ledger per owner with itemised settlement statements.
Tools and technology
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Redis
- PDF generation
- GPS tracker APIs
- REST APIs
Common questions, answered
Can it print our bilty format?
Yes. We recreate your existing consignment note layout, including numbering, terms and any tax or registration details, and print it on regular paper or pre-printed stationery with aligned fields.
Does it track party balances?
Each party has a ledger that picks up freight billed, receipts and adjustments, and an ageing report shows who is overdue. Statements can be printed or sent so reconciliation conversations start from the same numbers.
Can we use it for hired vehicles and brokers?
Yes. Vehicles can be owned or hired, with payable ledgers for outside owners and commission tracking for brokers. Settlement statements show advances, deductions and balance before any payment is released.
Is live tracking included?
Tracking is available where your vehicles carry GPS devices with an accessible API. We confirm compatibility first, and trip status can still be updated manually by drivers or dispatchers when no tracker is fitted.
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