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Digital Portals and Apps for Connected Logistics

Build shipment portals, real‑time tracking, fleet and driver apps, and control‑tower dashboards with secure TMS/WMS/ERP integrations.

Industry Overview

Shippers and carriers need reliable visibility, efficient dispatch, accurate ETAs, and simple digital documentation across web and mobile. Operations must coordinate orders, pickups, line‑haul, last‑mile, returns, and billing while integrating with TMS/WMS/ERP, maps/traffic, and telematics. Vikalp Development designs and builds secure portals and apps with role‑based access, event tracking, and audit trails-streamlining transport and fulfillment workflows.

Focus areas:

  • Shipment visibility: milestones, live location, and ETA updates
  • Dispatch & routing: assignments, route planning, and re‑optimization
  • Driver workflows: job lists, ePOD, photos, signatures, and COD handling
  • Warehouse & yard: dock slots, ASN/GRN, putaway/picking, and cross‑dock
  • Billing & compliance: invoices, PODs, documents, and audit logs

What We Build

Web Applications
  • Shipper portals for bookings, rates, tracking, PODs, and invoices
  • Carrier/partner portals for capacity, assignments, and settlements
  • Control‑tower dashboards for exceptions, SLAs, and performance
Mobile & Apps
  • Driver apps: job queue, navigation/deeplinks, geofencing, ePOD (photo/signature), COD scan, returns
  • Fleet apps: vehicle checks, fuel, incidents, maintenance logs
  • Field ops apps: pickup/delivery scans, barcode/QR, kiosk modes, offline sync
Platforms & Integrations
  • TMS/WMS/OMS/ERP connectors; EDI/API with shippers and marketplaces
  • Telematics/GPS/ELD devices, IoT sensors (temp, humidity, door)
  • Maps/traffic/geocoding (OSM/Google), geofencing and routing engines
  • Payments/billing: COD validation, invoicing, settlements, reconciliations
  • Messaging: SMS/WhatsApp/email notifications and webhooks
Data, Analytics & Observability
  • Shipment, SLA, and fleet dashboards with filters and exports
  • Route performance, on‑time metrics, dwell time, and utilization
  • Event streams for scans, locations, exceptions, and audit history
Security & Controls
  • RBAC for shippers/carriers/drivers; SSO, MFA/OTP
  • Encryption in transit/at rest; device binding and session rules
  • Geofence rules, tamper checks, and immutable ePOD/audit logs

Sub‑Services We Offer

Logistics & Transportation Website Design

Explain services, lanes, industries, coverage maps, RFQs, calculators, compliance, case studies, blogs, and multilingual content.

Freight Forwarder Website Design

Air, ocean, road, rail services, lanes, RFQs, INCOTERMS, tracking, documents, licenses, insurance, and compliance pages.

Courier & Parcel Service Website Development

Instant quotes, booking, payments, labels, tracking, ETAs, POD/photos, merchant portal, pickups, COD, and reconciliations.

Warehousing & Fulfillment Website Design

Facilities, capabilities, certifications, pricing frameworks, calculators, RFQs, onboarding, client portal, integrations, and SLAs.

Online Freight Quote & Booking System

Multi‑mode rates, accessorials, quote‑to‑book, capacity holds, scheduling, documents, payments, reconciliation, and dashboards.

Shipment Tracking Portal

Track by PRO/BOL/PO/container/AWB, milestones, predictive ETAs, exceptions, PODs, alerts, shared links, and integrations.

Platforms & Tools We Work With

Mobile

iOS/Android, Flutter, React Native

Web

React/Next.js, Angular; Node.js/Java/.NET services

Systems

TMS/WMS/OMS/ERP, EDI/API connectors

Telematics/Maps

GPS/ELD devices, IoT sensors; Google Maps/OSM

Messaging/Payments

SMS/WhatsApp/email; invoicing/COD settlement

Analytics/Observability

GA4 (web), product analytics, logging/monitoring

Our Delivery Approach

Design
roles/permissions, route and scan workflows, exception handling
Discover
shipment flows, partner systems, SLAs, KPIs
Integrate
TMS/WMS/ERP, telematics, maps, and messaging
Build
iterative sprints with CI/CD, device testing, and performance checks
Support
maintenance, updates, monitoring, and enhancements
Launch
readiness checks, observability, playbooks, training

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Native iOS/Android or Flutter/React Native for apps; modern web frameworks for portals; integration with TMS/WMS/ERP, telematics, and maps.

Yes-driver apps and device integrations provide live location, scans, photos/signatures, and proof‑of‑delivery with audit trails.

Yes-COD validation, reconciliations, invoices, settlements, and reports can be configured.

We implement routing engines and dispatch workflows with constraints, re‑optimization, and geofencing based on your operations.

MVPs often ship in 8–12 weeks; multi‑system, multi‑app programs may span 16–24+ weeks depending on scope.