The Sudre Group is a family-owned transport and logistics group comprising several entities such as Transports Sudre, MSV, Pardo, TSO and Sudre Logistique. Specialising in road freight transport, they offer a wide range of services tailored to their customers’ needs, including regional, national and international transport to neighbouring countries. Transport Sudre provides groupage and chartering services and has a varied fleet including Tautliner vehicles (reel carriers, moffetts, tail lifts), flatbeds and articulated trucks, enabling the distribution of many types of goods in optimal conditions.
Transports Sudre stands out on the French market thanks to its strong presence in the Vendée region (western France) for over 30 years. Originally specialising in bulk transport, the company has diversified over time to meet the changing needs of customers, consolidating its position in the road transport and logistics sector. Its fleet of modern vehicles, qualified staff and ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO 45001 (safety) certifications are testament to its ongoing commitment to providing a reliable, secure and efficient service.
Why change TMS?
The implementation of a new approach and billing system by SINARI led Transports Sudre to consider replacing its TMS. This change is part of an initiative to modernise the transport management system in order to address several challenges. The company was facing a significant administrative burden due to numerous manual processes, particularly in planning, invoicing (and reminders) and route tracking. In addition, a lack of visibility into the profitability of logistics flows limited its reporting and analysis capabilities. Transports Sudre is also keen to AI to reduce repetitive manual tasks and optimise routes.
Choosing Qargo
Qargo was the obvious choice for Transports Sudre thanks to its modernity and its technology-driven approach. Its system offers complete visibility across all activities, from planning to invoicing, enabling smooth, centralised management of operations. The responsiveness and attentiveness of the Qargo teams to Transports Sudre’s specific needs also played a decisive role in this decision. As the team points out: ‘Qargo stood out for its adaptability and modern vision of transport management and the quality of its support, which confirmed our choice as Qargo as our new partner.’
Several key features convinced Transports Sudre that Qargo was the ideal partner. “The planning feature, for example, is not limited to a simple visual display: it is fully interactive, giving planners the ability to plan, adjust or modify routes in real time, with the support of intuitive mapping.” The integration of messaging via WhatsApp is also really helpful, helping to facilitate communication between drivers out and about using the mobile driver app and in the office. AI also plays a crucial role, automating order entry and subcontractor invoicing. “Thanks to this complete overhaul of administrative tasks, Transports Sudre will benefit from significant time savings and a notable reduction in data entry errors, thereby enhancing the efficiency and reliability of our operations.”
Transports Sudre’s decision to choose Qargo was guided by several factors, but it was above all Qargo’s ability to combine performance and simplicity, while offering personalised support, that made the difference.
“Thanks to this complete overhaul of administrative tasks, Transports Sudre will benefit from significant time savings and a notable reduction in data entry errors, thereby enhancing the efficiency and reliability of our operations.”
Implementing Qargo
They’re looking forward to experiencing more benefits and increased interaction between departments, both in terms of planning and monitoring operations, as well as reducing in errors and greater visibility of performance. The expected time savings are also key, which will allow teams to focus on higher value-added tasks. “Our team will spend less time on administrative tasks and more time serving customers.” By using Qargo, we will improve responsiveness to customers providing accurate monitoring of profitability and service quality.
