Managing a freight forwarding company becomes very complex when the company grows. Managing shipments, orders, customers, routes, workers, vehicles and many other issues requires more exhaustive control so that logistics run smoothly, are organized and thus the company saves on costs and is more competitive. That is why it is essential to have the investment of transport management software with which to be able to control in an integral and unified way all the operations of your company.
Hiring a management software has many advantages but there are You have to choose the software that is contracted well so that it covers all the aspects that the company requires and that the application that it offers is intuitive and effective. The essential and most notable advantages are these that we leave you below:
File management
Control files referring to clients, carriers, drivers, cards... The professional software will allow you to order files and manage them by specifying the client's country and currency, currency exchange, x100 factors, history, built-in telephone book.
The software must also allow grouping clients and carriers and defining several addresses for each client in a completely personalized way by the user.
It is also It is essential to be able to manage the labor data of drivers, settlement, salary, allowances, kilometers. Issues such as incidents, vehicle insurance, toll charges, fuel. Elements that make up the transport service as specific as the type of pallets. Buy and sell products. And issues as important as zones, routes or loading and unloading directions.
Traffic management
One of the most important features that transport software they have to have in order to control customer orders or loads by type, the assignment of trips, whether it is with their own fleet or with a subcontracted fleet.
For greater efficiency, they must offer the possibility of taking the control routes and rates and send cargo orders or trips.
To speed up all these procedures, it is necessary that reports can also be listed by the client and the carrier, send documents, send SMS and receive inquiries. and a fundamental issue is the integration of GPS providers.
Management of expenses
Know the profitability of a trip, vehicle or driver. Have complete control of expenses, of travel incidents. Being able to make points and receive invoices automatically.
Control of internal office expenses. That the software sends you notices of vehicle reviews, repairs carried out, trailers. Manage the files; sanctions, accidents, subsidies...
And obtain important data such as company benefits for months.
Billing
Be able to manage billing to customers as well as receipt of invoices by other transport companies. Manage the collection and payment portfolio.
System management
Definition of the environment of the software application itself, which users have access, work companies, available printers, general and accounting parameters.
