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Logistics Software
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Dispatch, fleet, and fulfillment platforms live or die on one thing: the dispatcher, driver, and customer views staying in sync in real time. We build the dispatch logic, GPS and geofencing, and the multi-role views logistics operators actually run on, as one team, not three separate freelancers hired for the backend, the dashboard, and the driver app.

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Why teams build logistics software with us

Real-time, not eventually-consistent

Dispatcher, driver, and customer views read one live state, so a status change lands on all three at once.

One team, every layer

Backend, dispatcher dashboard, and driver app from a single accountable team, not three freelancers hired separately who never compare notes.

Built for phones in the real world

Background location and geofencing designed around what iOS and Android actually allow, not a demo that only works with the app open and the screen on.

What we build for dispatch, fleet, and fulfillment

Logistics software is not a CRUD app with a map on it. We build for the parts that actually break in production.

Real-time dispatch, one source of truth

Dispatcher, driver, and customer apps reading the same live state, not three views that drift out of sync the moment a job changes status.

GPS and geofencing that survives real phones

Background location that keeps reporting after iOS backgrounds the app and Android's battery optimizer tries to kill it, not a demo that only works with the screen on.

Dispatch and routing logic, encoded from how it actually works

Ranking loads, matching drivers, and routing jobs by the real operational judgment your dispatchers use today, not a generic first-in-first-out queue.

Compliance and reporting built in

Mileage, fuel, safety, and regulatory reporting as a first-class part of the system, not a spreadsheet someone maintains on the side.

One team across backend, dashboard, and driver app

Architecture, the dispatcher's dense desk view, and the driver's simple one-tap mobile view, from a single accountable team instead of separately hired freelancers who never talk to each other.

The stack we build logistics software in

From real-time state to the maps and hardware underneath it: Node.js, NestJS, React, Next.js, React Native, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, WebSockets, Google Maps Platform, Mapbox, Redis and AWS.

  • AWS
  • Docker
  • MongoDB
  • GraphQL

Why dispatch state breaks in production

The hard part of logistics software is not the map. It is keeping dispatcher, driver, and customer views consistent when connections drop, statuses change mid-delivery, and everyone is looking at the same job at once.

  1. Idempotent status transitions

    A driver's phone drops connection mid-delivery and reconnects. The status update has to land exactly once, not fire twice and confuse everyone downstream.

  2. One real-time channel, three views

    Dispatcher, driver, and customer apps subscribe to the same live state instead of polling three different APIs that can quietly disagree.

  3. Geofencing built for both platforms

    iOS and Android fail background location differently. We design for both platforms' actual constraints, not the happy path in the simulator.

  4. Dispatch logic that survives messy real-world data

    Real addresses, real traffic, real driver availability. The ranking and routing logic is built and tested against the mess, not a clean sample dataset.

Custom build vs off-the-shelf vs patchwork freelancers

How building logistics software with one team compares to buying a generic TMS or piecing it together across separate hires.

2muchcoffeeOff-the-shelf TMSPatchwork freelancers
Dispatch logicBuilt around how your operation actually worksGeneric rules you adapt your operation toDifferent assumptions per freelancer
Real-time consistencyOne live state, all rolesDepends on the vendorViews drift out of sync at the seams
Compliance reportingBuilt to your regulatory requirementsFixed to what the vendor shippedWhoever owns that piece, if anyone does
Who owns the architectureOne accountable teamThe vendor, not youNobody, by default
Cost as you scaleScoped to what you actually needPer-seat or per-vehicle fees that compoundRe-integration cost every time a piece changes
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Built around how your operation actually works

Off-the-shelf TMS

Generic rules you adapt your operation to

Patchwork freelancers

Different assumptions per freelancer

Engagement models

Pick the model that fits your stage. You can change it as your roadmap changes.

  • Dedicated developer

    One senior engineer, full-time on your logistics platform and managed by you.

    • Full-time on one platform
    • Works in your tools and process
    • Design, QA and code review behind them
    • Monthly rate, scale up or down

    Best fit for an ongoing roadmap.

  • Dedicated team

    A cross-functional pod covering backend, dispatcher dashboard, and driver app, ready to ship end to end without growing your headcount.

    • Backend, dashboard and mobile in one pod
    • Ships end to end
    • Works with the team you have
    • Scales with the roadmap

    Best fit for a build that spans several layers at once.

  • Project-based

    A scoped build, delivered end to end against a fixed plan, price, and timeline.

    • Fixed scope and plan
    • Fixed price and timeline
    • Delivered end to end
    • Handover included

    Best fit for a defined piece of work with a clear finish line.

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Building dispatch, fleet, or fulfillment software?

Tell us what you're working on and we'll tell you honestly what it takes to get the real-time parts right.

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Questions

Can you build real-time dispatch that stays in sync across dispatcher, driver, and customer apps?

Yes, that is the core engineering problem we design for. All three views read from one live state over a real-time channel, with idempotent status updates so a dropped connection or a retried request never double-fires a status change.

How do you handle GPS tracking without draining the battery or getting blocked by permissions?

iOS and Android fail background location differently, so we design geofencing and location updates around each platform's actual constraints (background app refresh, battery optimization, permission prompts) rather than a happy-path implementation that only works with the app open and the screen on.

We need a dense dispatcher desk view and a simple one-tap driver view. Can one system serve both?

Yes. Both views read the same underlying state, so a dispatcher sees density and filtering across every active job while a driver sees exactly the one action they need next, without maintaining two systems that can drift apart.

Do you handle compliance and reporting requirements?

Yes. Mileage, fuel, safety, and other regulatory reporting are built into the data model from the start, not bolted on as a spreadsheet someone maintains separately.

Can one team build the backend, the dashboard, and the driver app, instead of us hiring three separate freelancers?

Yes, and this is usually where logistics builds actually go wrong: a backend architect, a dashboard developer, and a mobile freelancer hired separately, each making different assumptions, with nobody accountable for how the pieces fit together. We staff this as one team from the start.

Do you integrate with existing GPS or telematics hardware?

Yes. We integrate with existing fleet-tracking devices and telematics data feeds where you already have hardware in vehicles, rather than requiring a hardware swap to adopt new software.

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