ERP for logistics operators built to move freight, not paperwork.
Custom ERP for freight brokers, 3PLs, and logistics operators — multi-modal rate shopping, EDI load tendering, freight audit, and per-client billing in one system.
A generic ERP treats a shipment like a line item, not a negotiation.
Off-the-shelf ERPs and bolt-on TMS modules assume a standard shipment: one mode, one carrier contract, a predictable transit time. Real logistics operations run multi-modal — LTL, FTL, parcel, intermodal, sometimes ocean — against dozens of carrier-specific rate tables and accessorial schedules (fuel surcharge, detention, liftgate, residential delivery), and they tender and track loads over EDI (204 tender, 990 response, 214 shipment status, 210 invoice) with partners who each do it slightly differently.
If you're a 3PL or broker, you're billing several clients out of the same operation, each with its own contracted storage, handling, and accessorial rules — while auditing every carrier invoice against the rate you actually negotiated, because fuel-surcharge and detention overbilling erodes margin quietly if nobody's checking. Add a yard full of trucks with no appointment system and detention charges nobody billed for pile up fast.
Trucking-heavy operations carry a second compliance layer a generic ERP was never built for: FMCSA hours-of-service tracking, IFTA fuel-tax reporting by jurisdiction, and — for cross-border freight — HTS classification and customs documentation. A spreadsheet next to your accounting system gets you invoices. It doesn't get you a rate engine, a freight-audit process, or per-client billing that survives a client audit.
Rate, tender, and bill freight the way you actually move it.
We build multi-modal rate shopping and carrier tendering as core modules — EDI 204/990 tender-response, 214 shipment status, 210 freight invoice — so a load moves from quote to tender to delivery without anyone re-keying it into three systems.
If you're a 3PL or broker, client-specific billing rules (storage, handling, accessorials) live in the data model per client from day one, and freight audit reconciles every carrier invoice against the negotiated rate and accessorial schedule automatically — catching the detention and fuel-surcharge overbilling that's currently just absorbed as cost.
Honest tradeoff: if you run a handful of dedicated lanes with one or two carriers and a standard rate structure, a lightweight TMS or your accounting system's shipping module already does the job — buy it, don't rebuild it. Custom starts earning its cost once you're managing multi-modal freight across dozens of carrier contracts, billing multiple 3PL clients on different terms, or losing real margin to freight-audit exceptions nobody's catching today.
We ship the modules you need first, then add the rest. Most clients don't need every module on day one.
Multi-modal rate shopping
Compare LTL, FTL, parcel, and intermodal rates across carrier contracts — including negotiated accessorials — before a load tenders, not after.
Load tendering & EDI
EDI 204 tender, 990 response, 214 shipment status, 210 invoice — direct AS2/API or through a VAN, with per-carrier and per-broker partner profiles.
Freight audit & accessorial reconciliation
Every carrier invoice checked against the contracted rate and accessorial schedule — detention, liftgate, residential, fuel surcharge — before it's paid, not after a quarterly review catches the pattern.
3PL / multi-client billing
Storage, handling, and accessorial billing rules held per client contract in the data model — not one AR module forced to fit every customer's terms.
Yard & dock scheduling
Appointment scheduling, dock door assignment, and detention tracking from check-in to check-out, so idle trailer time gets billed instead of absorbed.
Real-time shipment visibility
GPS, ELD, and carrier tracking feeds rolled into one exception queue — late, damaged, short — instead of a dozen carrier portals checked by hand.
DOT/FMCSA compliance
Driver hours-of-service tracking, IFTA fuel-tax reporting by jurisdiction, and inspection/safety records for owned or leased fleets.
Customs & cross-border
HTS classification, ISF filing, bonded warehouse tracking, and cross-border documentation for international freight.
Client-owned warehouse inventory
For 3PLs holding stock: inventory segregated by client owner, cycle counts, and lot tracking tied directly back to per-client billing.
How a custom logistics ERP gets built.
Same structure every time. We ship the first module to your team in 4–8 weeks, then build the rest while they're already using it.
- 01
Discover
1–2 weeks. We sit with your team, map workflows, and pick the first module to ship.
- 02
Architect
1–2 weeks. Data model, integrations, deployment topology. Documented before any code.
- 03
Build slice 1
3–5 weeks. First production module — usually the highest-pain part of your current workflow.
- 04
Build slices 2–N
1–3 months. Additional modules deployed continuously. Each integrates with the existing data model.
- 05
Run
Ongoing. We stay on after launch — bug fixes, new features, integrations as your business changes.
Built to integrate with the systems you already use.
The integrations below come up most often for logistics operators. Anything with an API is fair game — these are just the common ones.
- EDI VANs (SPS Commerce, TrueCommerce) or direct AS2
- ELD / telematics (Samsara, Motive, Geotab)
- Load boards & freight marketplaces (DAT, Truckstop)
- Fuel card & IFTA reporting providers
- QuickBooks Online / Sage Intacct / NetSuite (financials)
- Customs brokers / ISF filing systems
- Carrier rate & tracking APIs (parcel + LTL/FTL)
- Warehouse scanners (Zebra, Honeywell)
- TMS migration data (McLeod, TMW, Alvys)
- BI / reporting (Metabase, Looker)
Custom ERP for other industries.
Modern, boring, hireable.
We build on standard tools your future team will be able to hire for. No proprietary platforms.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- React
- Tailwind
- Postgres
- Prisma
- Drizzle
- Redis
- Vercel
- Railway
- Fly.io
- Docker
- Clerk
- WorkOS
- Auth0
- Stripe
- Plaid
- QuickBooks API
- Postgres views
- Metabase
- Recharts
The proof we ship ERPs.
Clear answers
for complex builds.
Clear answers on timelines, pricing, ownership, and what shipping actually looks like with a senior engineering team.
If a packaged TMS already covers your lanes, carrier mix, and billing rules within budget, buying is the right call — we'll say so on a discovery call if it's true. Custom starts winning once you're running multi-modal freight across dozens of carrier contracts, billing several 3PL clients on different terms, or losing margin to freight-audit exceptions a standard TMS doesn't catch.
Distribution ERP is built for a wholesaler moving its own inventory to its own customers — warehouse, order management, customer pricing tiers. Logistics is built for moving other people's freight: carrier rate shopping, EDI load tendering, freight audit, and per-client 3PL billing. A company doing both usually needs both modules in one system.
Yes — every carrier invoice is checked against the contracted rate and accessorial schedule (detention, liftgate, residential, fuel surcharge) before it's paid, and exceptions get flagged instead of quietly approved. Most operators find this alone recovers real margin in the first few months.
Yes, for owned or leased fleets: driver hours-of-service tracking, IFTA fuel-tax reporting by jurisdiction, and inspection/safety records live in the same system as dispatch and billing, instead of a separate compliance tool nobody cross-checks against the load data.
Yes — storage, handling, and accessorial billing rules are held per client contract in the data model, so each client's invoice reflects their actual terms instead of a one-size AR module bent to fit everyone.
Usually $90k–$300k and 3–6 months for rate shopping, EDI load tendering, freight audit, and your core integrations (EDI VAN or AS2, ELD/telematics, financials). Yard/dock scheduling and multi-client billing are common phase-one additions for 3PLs and brokers, not phase-two.
Tell us your current systems, what's breaking, and what you'd want a fitted ERP to do — we'll come back with a written scope and a fixed quote.