TMS (transport management)
Order entry, trip planning, and dispatch — for example Transpas, CargoWise, or Ortec.
Industry
Logistics: one operational layer across TMS, telematics, fleet, and finance
A transport operation runs on a TMS for planning, on-board computers streaming vehicle status, a fleet system holding vehicle records and maintenance, and AFAS or another ERP for finance and HR. Each answers its own question well — but the decisions that matter live between them. Coheed connects these systems and turns the combination into insight your TMS alone can't give.
- Driving & rest-time aware planning
- Fleet TCO by truck type
- Trip-to-invoice margin
The systems you already run
The systems a logistics operation typically runs — and what Coheed does is connect them.
Telematics / on-board computer
Live vehicle status, positions, mileage, fuel, and driving behaviour from every truck.
Fleet & maintenance system
The base record of every vehicle, plus service history, defects, and upcoming maintenance.
Finance & HR (ERP)
Invoicing, cost, and personnel administration — for example AFAS.
Cross-system insights, with examples
Two of these were raised by a transport operation directly; the rest are the cross-system questions logistics companies keep hitting. All combine systems that don't talk to each other today.
Challenge
The TMS plans tomorrow without knowing whether the driver is legally allowed to drive it.
In Coheed
A driving & rest-time planning aid combines TMS planning with the hours actually logged. When a driver runs a 40-hour stretch and needs a mandatory rest of at least 9 hours — sometimes longer — Coheed flags the conflict for tomorrow and helps reshape the plan before dispatch, instead of discovering it on the day.
Combines:TMSTelematics / logged hours
Challenge
Which truck types and brands actually cost the least over their life — not just the least to buy?
In Coheed
A fleet total-cost-of-ownership insight compares repair frequency, downtime, and lifespan across truck types and brands against their purchase or lease price, combining maintenance records, finance, and telematics mileage — so the next purchase decision is grounded in what each brand really costs.
Combines:Fleet & maintenanceFinanceTelematics
Challenge
Breakdowns disrupt the plan, and maintenance is scheduled by calendar rather than by condition.
In Coheed
Predictive maintenance links telematics fault codes and usage to the fleet system's service history to surface vehicles heading for failure, so a truck is serviced before it strands a load and forces a last-minute replanning.
Combines:TelematicsFleet & maintenance
Challenge
Trucks run with empty kilometres and half-loads that nobody sees until the month is over.
In Coheed
A utilisation and empty-kilometre insight compares planned trips in the TMS with actual distance and load from telematics to reveal under-used capacity and deadhead legs you can plan out.
Combines:TMSTelematics
Challenge
Fuel is a top-three cost, but the outliers and their causes stay hidden.
In Coheed
A fuel and driving-behaviour insight ties telematics consumption and driving style to cost in finance, ranking vehicles and drivers by cost per kilometre so coaching and routing target the real outliers.
Combines:TelematicsFinance
Challenge
Trips are driven but not always billed, and per-trip margin is invisible.
In Coheed
A trip-to-invoice reconciliation matches completed trips in the TMS against invoices in AFAS to catch unbilled rides and show margin per trip and per customer — recovering revenue that quietly leaks today.
Combines:TMSFinance (AFAS)
Challenge
Customers ask about delivery performance and you can't answer per account.
In Coheed
An on-time / SLA performance insight combines planned versus actual arrival from TMS and telematics with the customer record so you can report reliability per account and spot the relationships at risk.
Combines:TMSTelematicsCRM
Challenge
Customers and regulators want CO₂ figures the current systems don't produce.
In Coheed
An emissions insight derives CO₂ per trip and per customer from telematics mileage and fuel combined with TMS trip data, so reporting is ready without a separate spreadsheet exercise.
Combines:TelematicsTMS
Connectors for your stack
A selection of the systems Coheed can connect for this industry. Browse the full directory to find yours.
Transpas
CargoWise
Ortec
Webfleet
Simacan
Boltrics (3PL Dynamics)
Samsara
Geotab
How this works in the platform
How Coheed applies to a logistics stack — these are applicable examples, not a complete or fixed list:
Connect the systems you already run
TMS, telematics, fleet and maintenance, and finance/HR connect through the connector directory — no rip-and-replace and no custom point-to-point project.
Cross-system insights, not single-tool reports
Planning, fleet, fuel, and margin questions are answered by combining systems, with each insight naming the sources it draws from so results stay explainable.
Continuous data quality across systems
Mismatches between TMS, telematics, and finance — a trip without an invoice, a vehicle missing from the fleet register — are flagged before they cost money.
From signal to action
A rest-time conflict or an unbilled trip can be promoted to a human-in-the-loop or autonomous agent that prepares the correction — see Agents.
These are applicable examples, not a complete or fixed list.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to replace my TMS to use Coheed?
No. Coheed sits on top of the systems you already run — your TMS, telematics, fleet, and finance stay in place. Coheed connects them and adds the cross-system layer, so there's no rip-and-replace.
Which transport systems can Coheed connect?
The connector directory covers TMS and transport tools such as Transpas, CargoWise, Boltrics, Ortec, Simacan, Transporeon, and Descartes, telematics platforms like Webfleet, Samsara, and Geotab, plus ERP and finance systems such as AFAS and Exact. If your system isn't listed, contact us to discuss it.
How does the driving & rest-time planning aid work?
It combines the plan in your TMS with the hours actually logged, so when a long day means a driver needs a mandatory rest before the next shift, the conflict is flagged for tomorrow's plan up front — the gap most TMS systems leave open.
Is this only for large fleets?
No. The value comes from connecting systems that don't talk to each other, which applies whether you run ten trucks or several hundred. You can start with the systems and insights that matter most and expand from there.
See it on your own systems
Tell us your systems and the questions you can't answer today, and we will show the fastest path to value.