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Industry · Logistics

Logistics software that moves freight faster

We build logistics and supply chain software: fleet management, transport and warehouse systems, route optimization, and last-mile delivery apps, engineered for real-time visibility and lower cost per mile from day one.

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4.9 on Clutch · 200+ products delivered since 2018

Trusted by logistics and supply-chain teams worldwide

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01 · The Opportunity

Turning supply-chain complexity into visibility

Shippers and carriers lose margin to empty miles, missed delivery windows, and blind spots between the warehouse and the customer's door. Logistics runs on real-time data: a late scan or a stale ETA costs you the load and the relationship.

We help carriers, 3PLs, and supply-chain teams build platforms that connect fleets, warehouses, and customers on one live picture.

Real-time GPS tracking
Fleet & dispatch management
Route optimization & ETAs
Warehouse racking managed by a logistics management platform
One live view, warehouse to doorstep
Live tracking and real-time inventory, built in from the first commit.
99.9%
Platform uptime target
30%
Lower fuel & mileage cost
98%
On-time delivery rate
24/7
Fleet tracking & monitoring

Logistics software development services we offer

Eight product types we build most often for carriers, 3PLs, shippers and last-mile founders. Each starts as a scoped pilot on one lane or depot before it becomes a platform.

Fleet Management Systems

Vehicle tracking, driver behaviour, maintenance and compliance in one view, built for the dispatcher watching two hundred trucks at once.

Transport Management Systems

Order-to-delivery orchestration, carrier selection, rates and proof of delivery that keep the margin per shipment visible.

Warehouse Management Systems

Receiving, put-away, wave picking and dispatch on scanners that keep working where the Wi-Fi does not.

Route Optimisation Engines

Multi-stop planning against time windows, capacity and traffic, re-optimised in real time when the day goes sideways.

Last-Mile Delivery Apps

Driver and customer apps with live ETAs, photo proof and failed-delivery flows, designed for a courier holding a parcel in the rain.

Telematics & IoT Integration

Vehicle, trailer and cold-chain sensors streamed reliably, with alerts that reach someone who can act.

Freight Marketplaces & Portals

Shipper and carrier portals, load boards and customer tracking pages that reduce the calls into your ops desk.

Supply Chain Visibility & Analytics

Control-tower dashboards, landed-cost and on-time reporting drawn from every system in the chain.

Elevate your logistics operation with custom software solutions

From fleet tracking to last-mile delivery, our solutions offer a comprehensive suite of features to help you stay ahead in a fast-moving supply-chain market.

Transport management systems (TMS)
Fleet management platforms
Warehouse management (WMS)
Last-mile delivery apps
Freight & dispatch software
Telematics & GPS tracking
Route optimization engines
Supply-chain visibility dashboards

Features that make logistics apps deliver

As a logistics software company, we build scalable products with features that cut operating cost, tighten delivery windows, and give every stakeholder a live view.

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Real-time GPS tracking

Live vehicle and shipment locations on a map, with geofencing and instant alerts when anything leaves its route or window.

Fleet management

Vehicle health, driver logs, fuel, and maintenance schedules in one dashboard, so you keep trucks moving and downtime low.

Route optimization

Smart routing that weighs traffic, time windows, capacity, and driver shifts to cut empty miles and fuel spend on every run.

Warehouse management (WMS)

Inventory, barcode and RFID scanning, and pick-pack-ship workflows that keep stock accurate and orders moving fast.

Last-mile driver app

Turn-by-turn navigation, digital proof of delivery, photo capture, and e-signatures that close out every stop cleanly.

Customer tracking & notifications

Live ETAs, tracking links, and automated SMS and email updates that cut where-is-my-order calls to your support team.

Predictive ETAs with AI

Machine-learning models forecast arrival times and flag at-risk shipments early using traffic, weather, and telematics data.

Freight & dispatch

Order intake, load assignment, carrier selection, and automated dispatch that match the right truck to the right job.

Supply-chain visibility dashboards

Live KPIs across orders, inventory, and shipments, so planners spot bottlenecks and act before they become delays.

Advanced technologies we build into logistics products

Logistics is digitising quickly, and most of the value sits in a handful of technologies applied where they change a dispatch decision rather than because they are on a list.

Generative AI

Assistants that answer where-is-my-order and rate questions from live shipment data, with the source shown rather than a confident guess.

Agentic AI

Agents that rebook failed deliveries, chase PODs and reconcile carrier invoices, with a person approving anything that changes a charge.

IoT & Telematics

Vehicle, trailer and cold-chain sensors collected where coverage is poor and reconciled when the link returns, via IoT development.

Tech stack we use for logistics software development

We stay with technologies that have already run a peak season. That is what lets an engineer join before peak season and be useful in the first week rather than the first month.

Dispatch boards and tracking pages that stay responsive with thousands of live positions.

React Next.js TypeScript Vue.js Tailwind JavaScript

Orchestration, rating and event services sized for peak season and same-day surges.

Node.js Python Laravel .NET PostgreSQL MongoDB Go Redis

Offline-first driver and scanner apps that buffer in the depot and sync on the road.

Swift Kotlin Flutter React Native Firebase SQLite

Telemetry ingestion, geospatial stores and analytics that show cost per delivery.

AWS Azure Google Cloud Docker Kubernetes Stripe Grafana

We follow an agile logistics software development process

By following agile principles, we adapt to changing requirements, collaborate closely with stakeholders, and ensure the timely delivery of your logistics platform.

Idea generation and planning

We first map your operation, cost drivers, and goals, whether that is a fleet system, a TMS, or a delivery app, then turn features into a phased roadmap before any code is written.

Market analysis

Our team studies your routes, carriers, and competitors to find the workflow and cost savings that make your logistics platform stand out in a tight market.

Designing and wireframing

To visualize the layout and user experience, our designers create wireframes and high-fidelity screens built around live maps, dispatch boards, and driver flows.

Frontend and backend development

Our engineers build fast, map-first interfaces backed by scalable APIs and streaming pipelines that ingest high-frequency GPS and telematics data without lag.

Telematics and API integration

We connect GPS and IoT devices, mapping, ERP, carrier, and EDI services, with real-time sync and geofencing handled from day one.

QA and load testing

Every release passes automated testing plus load tests that simulate peak-season order volume and thousands of live vehicle pings before users ever see it.

Launch and growth

Phased rollout with real-time monitoring, then analytics, driver adoption support, and route tuning to keep cost per delivery falling after launch.

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Case Study Spotlight

A delivery platform built for real-time fleet visibility

We engineered a map-first delivery platform with live GPS tracking, route optimization, and predictive ETAs, designed to cut empty miles and hit tighter delivery windows.

28%
Lower fuel & mileage cost
98%
On-time delivery rate
0
Critical incidents at launch
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9:41100%
Track shipment
IN TRANSITOrder #48219
ETA 2:45 PM
Stop 6 of 14 · 3.2 mi away
Driver: Marcus T. · Van 12
Live map
Call driver
Details
↗
Route optimized
2 stops resequenced
-14 mi
✓
Proof of delivery
Photo + signature
Captured
FUEL
Fuel used today
Van 12 · 118 mi
9.4 gal

Why choose Appther as your logistics technology partner

Plenty of firms can put a dot on a map. Fewer have sat in a depot at 5am and watched a dispatch board get used. Six reasons logistics operators stay with us.

Built for where the signal is worst

Offline-first scanner and driver apps that buffer and sync, because the loading dock and the rural drop are where the work happens and the coverage is not.

Integration with the systems you already run

ERP, WMS, telematics and carrier APIs connected by people who have done it before, so the new tool joins the chain instead of adding another screen.

Measured on cost per delivery

We judge a feature on on-time rate, cost per stop and dispatcher hours saved, not on logins. If it does not move those, it does not ship.

Engineers who have shipped in logistics

Route optimisation, waste-collection monitoring and connected fleets are on our record, so discovery is spent on your lanes rather than on the basics.

Your data and your code stay yours

Shipment data and code stay in your accounts, with an NDA before discovery. If you change partners, nothing has to be migrated out of ours.

Fixed scope and a date you can plan around

Discovery ends with a written scope and a fixed price. Peak season does not move, so the timeline is built around it rather than our sprint calendar.

What our clients say about us

Real feedback from the founders and teams we have partnered with.

Appther rebuilt our internal platform from the ground up and made a genuinely complex system feel simple. Every department now works off a single source of truth, and delivery was on time and on budget.

Pushpender Kumar
Pushpender Kumar
General Manager, AB Sugar Ltd

They built our app and portal exactly the way we envisioned it: easy onboarding, smooth workflows and real-time results that keep users engaged. Our team no longer chases spreadsheets.

Dionna Milem
Dionna Milem
Owner, My BOB Team LLC

Every detail, tone, flow and privacy had to be handled with care, and Appther got that from day one. They turned a sensitive, complex idea into a product that feels warm, simple and genuinely helpful.

Bob Singhal
Bob Singhal
Professor of Joy, Joyscore Inc

Our strategic industry partnerships

AWS
AWS
Azure
Azure
Google Cloud
Google Cloud
now
ServiceNow
Salesforce
Salesforce
Odoo
Odoo
Databricks
Databricks
SM
AWS Sagemaker
BR
AWS Bedrock
Mu
MuleSoft

How we compare

What you get with a logistics-focused engineering partner versus the alternatives.

Appther
Generalist agency
Freelancers
Fleet telematics & GPS integration expertise (ELD, IoT)
✓
Varies
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In-house AI & route-optimization team
✓
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Carrier, ERP & EDI integrations (FedEx, UPS, SAP)
✓
Varies
Varies
Dedicated team, 40+ hrs/week, US and India coverage
✓
✓
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NDA, full IP ownership & audit-ready documentation
✓
Varies
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Post-launch support, monitoring & security updates
✓
✓
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Flexible ways to work with us

Pick the model that fits your stage, from a scoped MVP to a long-running dedicated team.

Fixed-price project

Best for scoped MVPs: a driver app or dispatch dashboard with a defined feature set and timeline.

Typical MVP: 10 to 16 weeks
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Dedicated team

Your own logistics engineering squad of engineers, QA, and a delivery lead working 40+ hrs/week as an extension of your team.

From 40 hrs/week per engineer

Time & material

Best for evolving scopes: integrations, audits, and continuous improvement billed by effort.

Flexible monthly billing

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FAQ

Logistics software development FAQ

Straight answers to the questions we hear most often.

Still have a question?Talk to our team
What types of logistics and supply chain software do you build?+

We build fleet management systems, transport management systems (TMS), warehouse management (WMS), route optimization engines, last-mile delivery apps, and supply-chain visibility dashboards.

How long does logistics software development take?+

A focused MVP, such as a driver app or dispatch dashboard, typically takes 8 to 14 weeks. A full TMS or WMS with telematics and integrations runs 16 to 24+ weeks depending on scope.

Can you integrate GPS tracking and telematics hardware?+

Yes. We integrate GPS trackers, ELD and IoT telematics devices, and fuel and temperature sensors with real-time streaming, geofencing, and alerting.

Do you build route optimization and dispatch features?+

Yes. We build route optimization engines that account for traffic, time windows, vehicle capacity, and driver shifts, plus automated dispatch and live ETA updates.

Can you integrate with ERP, carrier, and e-commerce systems?+

Yes. We connect SAP, Oracle, Odoo, carrier APIs such as FedEx, UPS, and DHL, EDI, and e-commerce platforms so orders, inventory, and shipments stay in sync.

Do you build warehouse management (WMS) systems?+

Yes. We build inventory tracking, barcode and RFID scanning, pick-pack-ship workflows, slotting, and cycle-count features with real-time stock accuracy.

How much does logistics software development cost?+

A logistics MVP, such as a driver app with a dispatch dashboard, typically costs $12,000 to $25,000. A full transport or warehouse management system with telematics, route optimization and ERP and carrier integrations usually runs $30,000 to $70,000.

What is transportation execution software?+

Transportation execution software runs freight day to day once a shipment is planned: carrier tendering, dispatch, real-time tracking, appointment scheduling, proof of delivery, exception alerts and freight audit. It sits alongside planning tools in a transport management system (TMS), and we often build it as the operational core of a custom TMS.

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