Stay Ahead This Summer: 6 TMS Innovations to Make Your Transportation More Efficient

While many people are enjoying the summer, transportation operations continue as usual. It’s precisely during the summer that the importance of flexibility becomes clear. Vacation staffing, fluctuating volumes, and last-minute changes call for a TMS that supports your operations rather than creating extra work. We at Boltrics haven’t been sitting still either. We’ve introduced several innovations to our TMS that help logistics service providers plan smarter, work more efficiently, and maintain greater control over their transportation processes.

Discover below which practical improvements will have an immediate impact on your daily operations.

1. Give customers real-time insights without creating extra work

Customers expect proactive communication and reliable ETAs. With Events & Milestones, you can decide which events are shared automatically. This way, customers receive only relevant updates, and you avoid unnecessary communication for every minor change.

What are the benefits?

• Reliable ETA communication
• Less manual work related to status updates
• Higher customer satisfaction

Want to learn more? Read the blog Control over ETA and transportcommunication.

2. Plan more accurately with smart route calculations

An incorrect route calculation directly affects your scheduling, cost price, and ultimately your margin.

Through its partnership with PTV Developer, Boltrics now uses up-to-date map information, vehicle profiles, toll regulations, and emissions data. This results in more realistic route calculations and gives you better insight into driving times and transportation costs in advance.

This results in:

• More reliable schedules
• More accurate cost calculations
• Better substantiation of CO₂ reports
• Fewer surprises along the way

Want to learn more? Read the blog PTV Developer: routecalculation for transport.

3. Protect your margins against fluctuating fuel prices

Fuel costs change rapidly. Yet many logistics service providers find that surcharges are still calculated manually or even overlooked.

With the automatic diesel fuel surcharge clause, Boltrics TMS calculates the correct surcharge and immediately incorporates it into the transport order and invoicing.

This results in:

• Fewer administrative tasks
• Reduced risk of errors
• Transparent invoicing

Want to learn more? Read the blog Control over fuel costs: automate your fuel clause.

Want to learn more about the future of transportation management?
These innovations will help you work more efficiently today. In our whitepaper, “Controlling Transportation” you’ll learn how to make your transportation operations agile enough to meet the challenges heading into 2030.

4. Greater clarity and less ad hoc work for planners

A planner must constantly make decisions. The sooner deviations become apparent, the sooner adjustments can be made. At the same time, the challenge lies not in solving everything on your own, but in focusing on the exceptions that truly require attention.

The updated visual planning screen brings together orders, trips, drivers, and vehicles in a single overview. This allows you to immediately see where capacity is available, where bottlenecks are arising, and where action is needed. New features also help planners structure their work, set priorities, and intervene more quickly when necessary.

This creates a calmer atmosphere in the department and keeps the focus on the transportation operation.

What are the benefits?

• Better overview
• Faster planning and rescheduling
• Fewer ad-hoc tasks
• Greater control over daily planning
• Better utilization of personnel and equipment
• Improved collaboration within the operation

Want to learn more? Read the blogs Visual planning screen for your transport planning and Control over your transport planning with the visual planning screen

5. Prevent tolls and truck tolls from eating into your profit margin

International transport increasingly involves fluctuating toll charges. With the introduction of truck tolls in more and more European countries, it is becoming even more important to pass on these costs accurately and in full. When this is done manually, there’s a high chance that costs will be overlooked. Boltrics TMS automatically calculates toll costs based on the route and processes them directly into the order and invoice. This allows you to maintain control over your costs and prevents additional charges from unnoticed eroding your margin.

This ensures:

• No missed tolls or truck tolls
• Less administrative work
• Accurate invoicing

Want to learn more? Read the blog Automate your Toll Clause.

6. Standardize complex bulk and tank transport processes

Bulk and tank transport require specific knowledge of products, equipment, and safety regulations. When that knowledge resides primarily in employees’ heads, growth becomes difficult.

With features such as Additional Goods, Address Bulk Storage Units, and Transport Equipment, you can centrally record this information and automatically use it during planning, execution, and administration. The result:

• Less reliance on individual knowledge
• Fewer errors during execution
• Safer working conditions
• Standardized processes that are easily scalable

Want to learn more? Read the blog Gain control over bulk- and tank transport.

Ready for better control over transportation. This summer and beyond.

The challenges in transportation are growing: higher customer expectations, pressure on margins, and increasingly complex planning. With a modern TMS, you can automate processes, support planners, and better control costs. This allows you to create a more efficient and future-proof transportation organization.

Boltrics offers a single integrated platform that is continuously refined based on logistics best practices. This enables you to work more efficiently and with an eye toward the future. Curious to see how this works? Download our TMS brochure and discover how you can gain more control over your transportation process.