Your transport planners already know how to sequence jobs, fill vehicles, and cut empty legs. Route optimisation just makes it scale.
“We’ve been planning our routes the same way for years.”
“No system will ever know our patch like our planners do..”
“We’ve always sorted runs ourselves – we know where the bottlenecks are.”
And they’re right- to a point. But when you’re planning hundreds of orders, across multiple depots, with varying time windows, vehicle types, and restrictions… it’s no longer about knowing one patch. It’s about doing it all at once, fast, accurately, and without burning out your team.
That’s where route optimisation makes the difference. Qargo doesn’t replace your team’s knowledge. It scales it, automatically sequencing hundreds of stops in seconds, not hours.
The human edge: experience, instinct, relationships
There’s no substitute for boots-on-the-ground, first-hand experience. Your planners and drivers know which loading bay is always a nightmare, which customer needs a phone call before arrival, and which route Google says is faster but always gets backed up around school run time. They make dozens of calls and judgment calls before 9am. And when something goes wrong, they fix it- fast.
That kind of knowledge is invaluable and well earned. No TMS software can (or should) try to replace it.
Where software steps in: speed, scale, clarity
But there’s a limit to what transport planners can manage across spreadsheets and whiteboards. When your operation grows, you need a system that grows with you.
What Qargo’s route optimisation actually does:
- Instantly sequences multi-drop runs based on mileage, time, cost, vehicle restrictions, and customer delivery windows.
- Plans everything from simple full loads to groupage and pallet network trunks.
- Supports planning across multiple depots and postcode areas, including mixed collections and deliveries in one interface.
- Adapts instantly if jobs are added, removed or changed, no rework required.
- Flags data errors in real time, so every route is accurate and compliant.
- Enables bulk planning and drag-and-drop scheduling. From a handful of jobs to hundreds.
- Gives planners a clear overview of every job, run, and vehicle, across every leg.
With integrations- when you need them:
Qargo works brilliantly out of the box. But when you want live data or extra connectivity, it’s ready to plug in to help you go further.
Connect with telematics
Sync live location data and remaining driver hours* from platforms like Samsara, Verizon, Webfleet & Platform Science to enhance visibility on the road.
Push updates to pallet networks
Send planned jobs and live ETAs into networks like Palletforce, Palletline, UPN, Pallex and The Hazchem Network. Helping you meet KPIs with more accurate delivery forecasts.
Add ePODs and real-time updates
Capture electronic PODs, share live ETAs, and keep your operation in sync all within a single platform.
Adapt routing to your business
Benefit from Qargo’s standard routing capabilities with HERE Maps integration, with the option to upgrade to the specialist engine, Optimize, for more complex optimisation requirements, based on your business requirements.
From whiteboards to dynamic workflows– what better planning looks like
Qargo doesn’t replace your current planning approach- it transforms it.
Great route planning isn’t about gut feel or sticking with what’s always worked, it’s about giving your team smarter tools to do what they already do, faster and with fewer blockers.
That’s the power of combining people and software.
You free your team from repetitive admin. You support them to make confident, fast decisions. And you move from legacy tools and manual workflows to something more resilient. A TMS that’s easier to scale, easier to train, and easier to adapt when things change.
After all, who doesn’t want more jobs done, with fewer delays & less empty running.
A real Qargo example: optimised routes, real savings
When Anglia Freight joined Qargo’s modern transport management platform, they saw rapid, measurable results across their domestic operations:
“We have experienced significant efficiency gains including a 6-8% reduction in total fleet mileage.”
“This is down to Qargo’s built-in route optimisation algorithms, which deliver an annual mileage saving of over 200,000 miles.”- Pete Holden, Anglia’s Director
But it’s not just about miles saved. Qargo’s smart cross-dock scanning functionality has also boosted efficiency by more than 20 minutes per vehicle per day. This means vehicles leave the yard earlier, increasing their productive hours on the road.
Fewer missed slots, fewer phone calls, and fewer miles run empty.
And they did it all without major changes to staffing or infrastructure.
Just better planning, done faster.
Built for road transport. Designed for scaling up.
Qargo is built for road transport operators-no generic ERP or inflexible workflow.
Whether you’re running dozens of pallet trunks a night or service a high-mix, low-volume customer base, Qargo’s route optimisation takes your operational know-how and scales it.
Want to see it in action, multi-depot scheduling, bulk planning, or last-minute re-optimisation?
Check out this interactive demo!
You can also jump ahead and book a demo; if you’d rather see it live- no pressure, just practical logistics
