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HBOX Digital builds the systems that keep freight moving. We design and engineer transportation, warehouse, fleet and last-mile platforms for US operators who have outgrown spreadsheets, disconnected tools and dispatch by phone call. One record for every load, live and shared so planners, drivers, warehouse teams and customers are finally looking at the same thing.
It means designing, building and integrating the systems a business uses to move goods transportation management, warehouse control, fleet and driver operations, order management and last-mile delivery — so that planning, execution and tracking run on one connected set of data instead of five disconnected tools.
Off-the-shelf platforms are built for the average operation. Most operations are not average. You run lanes a standard TMS cannot price, a warehouse layout the software was never designed for, or a customer who wants their own tracking portal. A custom build starts from how your operation actually runs and encodes that, rather than asking your team to work around someone else’s assumptions.
The honest answer is that most operators should start with a packaged tool. You outgrow it at a predictable point: when the workarounds start costing real hours, when three systems disagree about the same shipment, when a customer asks for something your vendor will not build, or when the licence cost per user starts scaling faster than your margin. That is where custom software development for logistics stops being a nice-to-have and starts paying for itself.
Not sure which side of that line you're on? That's exactly what the first call with us is for.
We work across the whole operation, not one slice of it. Most engagements start with a single pressure point usually visibility or dispatch and expand as the platform proves itself.
Every load carries a live status your team and your customers can both see: current location, next stop, dwell time, ETA and the reason behind any exception. We pull position data from telematics units, driver apps, carrier APIs and scan events, then reconcile it into one timeline per shipment. The result your service desk cares about is simple the "where is my order" calls stop.
One dashboard for vehicles, drivers and assets: assignments, utilisation, hours of service, inspections, fuel, maintenance intervals and licence expiry. Alerts fire before a vehicle goes out of compliance rather than after. Fleet managers stop reconstructing yesterday from paperwork and start managing today.
Sequencing that respects the constraints real dispatchers work with delivery windows, vehicle capacity and type, driver hours, service times, traffic and cost per mile. Plans can be built the night before and re-optimised mid-shift when a stop cancels or a truck breaks down. Most operators are chasing two numbers here: fewer empty miles and more stops per route.
Stock accuracy by location, lot and expiry date, with directed putaway, picking, replenishment and cycle counting on handheld scanners. We build for the floor first: large touch targets, offline tolerance when the WiFi drops in the racking, and workflows a temp worker can learn in a shift.
The repetitive work goes to the system: order intake and validation, carrier selection, tender and re-tender, status updates to customers, document generation, exception escalation and end-of-day reporting. We automate the rules your team already applies consistently, and leave the judgement calls to people which is the line most automation projects get wrong.
Your platform is only as useful as the systems it talks to. We connect it to ERP systems, accounting, CRM, e-commerce, carrier APIs, EDI trading partners and telematics hardware, with a clear rule for which system owns which field so the same shipment never has two different statuses.
A lot of logistics still runs on software written fifteen years ago that nobody wants to touch. We modernise it in slices rather than in one risky cutover pulling one workflow at a time out of the old system, running both in parallel until the new one is proven, and migrating history without losing an audit trail. Nothing goes dark during peak season.
Operational reporting that finance and operations can both trust: cost per stop, cost per mile, on-time in-full, dock-to-stock, dwell by site, carrier scorecards and margin by lane. Once the history is clean, the same data supports demand forecasting and predictive ETAs.
Some clients need one system. Others need three that talk to each other. Below are the platforms we build most often, each delivered as standalone logistics software solutions or as connected modules on a shared data layer. Where an operator needs full logistics management software development across planning, execution and settlement, we build it in that order.
Load planning, rating, tendering, dispatch, tracking and freight settlement across FTL, LTL, parcel, ocean and air.
Receiving, putaway, picking, packing, cycle counting and cross-docking, with barcode and RFID capture on the floor.
One order record from capture to delivery, with allocation rules, split shipments, backorders and returns.
Vehicle and driver records, GPS tracking, utilisation, maintenance scheduling, fuel and inspection workflows.
Route sequencing, turn-by-turn navigation, barcode scan on delivery, signature and photo proof of delivery, and offline mode for dead zones.
Appointment booking, gate check-in, trailer location, door assignment and dwell-time tracking.
Multi-client operations with separate rate cards, billing rules, branded portals and per-client reporting.
Invoice matching against the tendered rate and accessorials, exception queues, dispute handling and GL coding.
Continuous temperature and humidity capture, excursion alerts, and the audit record your quality team needs.
Return authorisation, collection scheduling, inbound grading, disposition rules and credit processing.
A branded self-service view of orders, documents, ETAs and history, so your team is not the tracking interface.
A single operational view across sites, carriers and lanes, with exception alerting and executive reporting.
Enterprise consultancies price their logistics practice for Fortune 500 supply chains. That leaves the operator running 30 trucks, four warehouses or a growing 3PL book paying for governance overhead they will never use. We build for that middle the operations that are too complex for a $200-a-month subscription and too lean for a two-year enterprise programme.
Logistics moves the goods; supply chain decides what moves, when and from where. We build the planning layer that sits above execution demand and inventory planning, supplier management, procurement automation and the visibility layer that ties them together.
Forecasting by SKU, location and season, with safety-stock and reorder logic that reflects real lead times rather than a fixed rule of thumb. The measurable outcome is less capital sitting in slow stock and fewer emergency freight bills.
Supplier records, contracts, lead times, pricing tiers and performance scoring in one place, with purchase orders raised, acknowledged and tracked without email chains.
Purchase order through inbound freight through receipt through outbound delivery, on one timeline. When something slips, the alert reaches the person who can act on it, with the context needed to decide.
Rules that watch for the failures that actually cost money a late inbound container, a supplier trending off-schedule, stock cover falling under threshold and escalate them before they become a stockout.
A transportation management system earns its place by answering three questions faster than a human can: what is the cheapest compliant way to move this load, who is carrying it, and where is it now. We build TMS platforms around those three answers.
Order consolidation, mode selection, load building against equipment constraints, then automated tender to your carrier list by rate, service score or contract commitment with re-tender rules when a carrier declines.
Contract rates, spot quotes, fuel surcharges and accessorial rules held in one rate engine, so the quoted price, the tendered price and the invoiced price are the same number.
Assignment against availability, hours of service, domicile and qualification, with changes pushed straight to the driver app instead of a phone call.
Hours-of-service data from ELD units, driver vehicle inspection reports, bills of lading, rate confirmations and proof of delivery, stored and retrievable against the shipment they belong to.
Full truckload, less-than-truckload, parcel, intermodal, ocean and air handled in one system, including the milestone differences each mode brings.
Integration work is where most logistics projects quietly fail. We scope it first, not last, and we name what we connect to.
SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Sage and QuickBooks order, item, customer, vendor and financial postings, with clear ownership of every shared field. Our SAP consultants and Oracle team handle the enterprise side of these builds.
ANSI X12 (204 tender, 214 status, 210 invoice, 856 ASN, 940/945 warehouse) and EDIFACT for international trading partners, alongside REST APIs for FedEx, UPS, DHL and regional carriers, plus rate shopping and label generation.
Samsara, Geotab, Motive and other GPS and ELD providers, plus barcode and RFID scanners, temperature probes and dashcam feeds ingested into the same event stream as everything else.
Shopify, Amazon, Magento and marketplace order feeds through to e-commerce platforms and retail systems, with customer data synced to your CRM.
AI is useful in logistics where a decision is repeated thousands of times a week and small improvements compound routing, forecasting, ETA prediction and document handling. McKinsey has reported that early adopters of AI-enabled supply chain management improved logistics costs by around 15% and service levels by 65%. We are deliberately conservative about where we apply it: automate the repeatable decision, keep the human on the exception.
Models trained on your own history lane, carrier, season, time of day, dwell at each site flag a shipment as at-risk while there is still time to do something about it.
SKU and location-level forecasts that account for seasonality and promotions, feeding directly into replenishment rather than sitting in a report.
Route plans that learn from what actually happened real service times per customer, real traffic patterns on your lanes instead of assuming the theoretical model was right.
Bills of lading, proof-of-delivery photos, rate confirmations and carrier invoices read automatically, matched to the shipment and queued for exception review only when the confidence is low.
For high-volume exception handling, AI agents can chase a status, re-tender a declined load or draft a customer update, escalating to a person when the rules run out. See our work in AI development for how we scope this safely.
Most of a logistics platform's data is captured by someone standing up, in bad light, wearing gloves. We design mobile for those conditions.
Manifest, navigation, arrival and departure capture, scan on delivery, signature and photo proof, damage reporting and messaging with an offline mode that queues everything and syncs when signal returns.
Directed picking and putaway, cycle counting, pallet and licence-plate handling, built for rugged handhelds as well as standard Android devices.
Live tracking, documents, ETAs and delivery history for your customers, in your branding. Built once and shipped to both platforms through our cross-platform app development practice, or natively when hardware access demands it our mobile app development team scopes that call with you.
Logistics carries regulatory weight that generic business software does not. We build the data capture, retention and audit trails your operation needs to satisfy these frameworks the certification itself stays with your business, and we will tell you plainly which requirements sit outside software.
| Framework | What It Governs | Where It Lands In The Build |
|---|---|---|
| FMCSA / ELD Mandate | Electronic logging of driver hours | ELD data ingestion, retention, tamper-evident records |
| HOS (Hours of Service) | Driver duty and rest limits | Dispatch rules that respect available hours |
| DOT | Vehicle and driver safety records | Inspection, maintenance and qualification workflows |
| C-TPAT | Supply chain security for cross-border trade | Chain-of-custody events and access control |
| ISO 28000 | Supply chain security management | Risk register, incident logging, audit reporting |
| GS1 Standards | Global barcode and identification | GTIN, SSCC and licence-plate handling |
| HACCP / FSMA | Food safety in cold chain | Temperature logging, excursion alerts, traceability |
| IATA DGR / IMO | Air and ocean dangerous goods | Classification fields, documentation, restriction rules |
| SOC 2 principles | Security, availability, confidentiality | Access control, encryption, monitoring, change control |
| GDPR / CCPA | Personal data of drivers and customers | Consent, retention limits, deletion and export handling |
We pick the stack around the load the system has to carry event volume, integration count and where it has to run not around what we prefer.
Depending on the build we staff from our Node.js engineering team, our Java developers, and our Azure or Google Cloud specialists.
Logistics projects fail for operational reasons more often than technical ones the software is built for how the process is documented rather than how it is actually run. So we start on your floor.
We sit with dispatch, the warehouse and the drivers, map the real workflow including the workarounds, and agree on the two or three numbers this project has to move.
Visibility across the whole order lifecycle. One timeline from order capture to proof of delivery, so nobody rebuilds a shipment's history from three inboxes. The first thing most clients notice is the drop in status-chasing calls.
Better use of the assets you already own. Utilisation by vehicle, driver and dock exposes where capacity is sitting idle and where empty miles are being paid for. Operators usually find the first savings in backhauls and route sequencing.
Central control, local execution. Head office sets the rules rates, carriers, service levels while each site keeps the flexibility to run its own day. Standardisation without stopping the floor from working.
Decisions on live data, not yesterday's report. Exceptions surface while they can still be fixed. Dwell, detention and late-risk alerts reach the person who can act, with the context to act on.
Fewer handoffs between systems and teams. When dispatch, warehouse, finance and the customer read the same record, the rekeying stops and so do the errors that come with it.
Built to change as the operation changes. New lane, new client, new compliance rule, new peak the platform is configured, not rebuilt. That is the whole argument for owning your software.
Defined outcome, defined budget, defined date. Best when the requirement is clear and the integrations are known typically a pilot module or a first phase.
A standing team engineers, QA, designer and delivery lead working only on your platform, with a roadmap reviewed monthly. Best for multi-module builds and long-term ownership.
Named engineers who join your existing team, your stand-ups and your board. Best when you have in-house capability and need capacity or a specific skill. See our staff augmentation model for how this works in practice.
Our US office is in Marlborough, Massachusetts. When a peak-season issue lands at 7am Eastern, you are talking to someone who is awake and accountable, not filing a ticket into a twelve-hour gap.
You pay for engineers and delivery, not for a governance layer built for Fortune 500 procurement. That is the difference between a build that pays back in a year and one that never gets approved.
We scope EDI, ERP and telematics connections in week one, because that is where logistics projects overrun. Naming the standards up front is how we keep estimates honest.
Dispatchers and warehouse staff are in the design reviews. Software that operations quietly refuses to use is the most expensive kind there is.
Source code, data model, documentation and IP transfer to you. No per-seat licence, no vendor lock-in, no renegotiation when you grow.
Monitoring, response-time commitments and a roadmap that keeps moving. A logistics platform that stops evolving starts costing you within a year.
From a single dispatch module to a platform running four distribution centers, we build systems that make the operation easier to run. Tell us what is breaking and we will tell you honestly whether software is the fix.
Monitoring and performance tracking. Uptime, queue depth, integration health and job failures watched continuously, with alerting before your dispatchers notice a problem.
Defined response times. Severity levels agreed in the support agreement, so a stopped warehouse and a cosmetic bug are not treated the same way.
Peak-season readiness. Load testing and capacity planning ahead of your busiest weeks, with autoscaling configured for the spike rather than the average.
Updates and new features. A live roadmap, reviewed with you, so the platform keeps up with new lanes, new clients and new compliance rules.
Security maintenance. Dependency patching, vulnerability scanning, access reviews and audit-log retention as standing work, not an annual project.
Continuous improvement. We track what users actually do in the system and use it to remove friction between software your team tolerates and software they rely on.
Full detail on how we run this is on our application maintenance and support page.
Most builds fall between $30,000 and $300,000. A pilot module covering one workflow typically runs $30,000 to $60,000; a full TMS or WMS with a few integrations sits around $60,000 to $150,000; a multi-module platform with EDI and analytics runs higher. Integration count and real-time data volume move the number most.
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"HBOX Digital is a reliable and forward thinking digital partner. Their team combines technical skill with strategic insight to create solutions that actually move the needle. They respected timelines, budgets and business priorities which is rare in this space. Strongly recommend them to any company serious about digital transformation."
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Director of Operations
"Partnering with HBOX Digital was a strategic win for our business. Their team understands digital growth end to end and delivers with precision. From planning to execution everything was aligned with our objectives. Communication was clear, timelines were respected and results spoke for themselves. If you want a digital partner that actually executes this is it."
Sarah Mitchell
Vertex Commerce Group
"HBOX Digital exceeded expectations across the board. Their approach is structured data driven and focused on outcomes not vanity metrics. The team took time to understand our brand and delivered solutions that directly impacted performance. Professional, responsive and reliable. Highly recommended."
James Anderson
Head of Marketing
"Working with HBOX Digital felt like an extension of our internal team. They brought strong technical expertise paired with smart creative thinking. Every deliverable was thoughtful and aligned with our business goals. You can tell they care about quality and long term value not quick wins."
Elizabeth Parker
Co Founder & Managing Partner
"HBOX Digital delivers real results. No overpromising, no shortcuts, just solid execution. Their ability to translate ideas into scalable digital solutions sets them apart. The team is proactive, transparent and focused on driving measurable growth. We will definitely continue working with them."
David Johnson
VP of Growth
"From the first consultation to final delivery HBOX Digital demonstrated professionalism and clarity. They understand modern digital challenges and know how to solve them efficiently. The process was smooth, communication was consistent and the final outcome exceeded expectations."
Benjamin Clarke
Chief Technology Officer
"HBOX Digital is a reliable and forward thinking digital partner. Their team combines technical skill with strategic insight to create solutions that actually move the needle. They respected timelines, budgets and business priorities which is rare in this space. Strongly recommend them to any company serious about digital transformation."
Peter Grant
Director of Operations
"Partnering with HBOX Digital was a strategic win for our business. Their team understands digital growth end to end and delivers with precision. From planning to execution everything was aligned with our objectives. Communication was clear, timelines were respected and results spoke for themselves. If you want a digital partner that actually executes this is it."
Sarah Mitchell
Vertex Commerce Group
"HBOX Digital exceeded expectations across the board. Their approach is structured data driven and focused on outcomes not vanity metrics. The team took time to understand our brand and delivered solutions that directly impacted performance. Professional, responsive and reliable. Highly recommended."
James Anderson
Head of Marketing
"Working with HBOX Digital felt like an extension of our internal team. They brought strong technical expertise paired with smart creative thinking. Every deliverable was thoughtful and aligned with our business goals. You can tell they care about quality and long term value not quick wins."
Elizabeth Parker
Co Founder & Managing Partner
"HBOX Digital delivers real results. No overpromising, no shortcuts, just solid execution. Their ability to translate ideas into scalable digital solutions sets them apart. The team is proactive, transparent and focused on driving measurable growth. We will definitely continue working with them."
David Johnson
VP of Growth
"From the first consultation to final delivery HBOX Digital demonstrated professionalism and clarity. They understand modern digital challenges and know how to solve them efficiently. The process was smooth, communication was consistent and the final outcome exceeded expectations."
Benjamin Clarke
Chief Technology Officer
"HBOX Digital is a reliable and forward thinking digital partner. Their team combines technical skill with strategic insight to create solutions that actually move the needle. They respected timelines, budgets and business priorities which is rare in this space. Strongly recommend them to any company serious about digital transformation."
Peter Grant
Director of Operations
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