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 an ERP for finance and administration. 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.
ERP
Invoicing, cost, and administration.
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.
Driving & rest times vs. the plan
Challenge
The TMS plans tomorrow without knowing whether the driver is legally allowed to drive it.
Coheed
Combines TMS planning with logged hours and flags a rest-time conflict before dispatch.
Combines:TMSTelematics / logged hours
True cost per truck
Challenge
Which truck types and brands actually cost the least over their life, not just the least to buy?
Coheed
Compares maintenance, downtime, and lifespan per brand against purchase price for a fair TCO.
Combines:Fleet & maintenanceFinanceTelematics
Maintenance before breakdown
Challenge
Breakdowns disrupt the plan, and maintenance is scheduled by calendar rather than by condition.
Coheed
Links fault codes and usage to service history to flag failures before a truck strands.
Combines:TelematicsFleet & maintenance
Empty kilometres made visible
Challenge
Trucks run with empty kilometres and half-loads that nobody sees until the month is over.
Coheed
Compares planned trips with actual distance and load to expose under-used capacity.
Combines:TMSTelematics
Spot fuel outliers
Ranks vehicles and drivers by cost per kilometre so coaching targets the real outliers.
Unbilled trips & margin
Matches trips against invoices to catch unbilled rides and show margin per customer.
Delivery reliability per customer
Combines planned versus actual arrival so you can report reliability per account.
CO₂ reporting, automated
Derives CO₂ per trip and customer from mileage and fuel, ready for reporting.
Use cases that start here
The named use cases that land hardest in this industry. Each one runs on the systems above and ends in an action, not a report.
Unbilled Delivery Reconciliation
Match everything delivered, driven, or produced against what was actually invoiced, and recover the revenue that quietly never reached a bill.
See how it worksOn-Time Delivery per Customer
Report promised versus actual delivery per account instead of as one company-wide average, and see which relationships are quietly paying for the misses.
See how it worksTrue Cost-to-Serve per Customer
Combine ERP margin, CRM service workload, and SCM exception handling to find high-revenue customers who are quietly unprofitable.
See how it worksBehavior-Based Cashflow Forecasting
Forecast real payment dates from ERP invoice data plus each customer's actual payment behaviour, not their agreed terms.
See how it worksEarly Supply Chain Risk Detection
Correlate disruption signals with open SCM and ERP orders and propose alternatives before a delay reaches the customer.
See how it worksConnectors 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.
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