Transport Management Software · Preston
Transport Management Software in Preston
Planning and costing freight movements for Preston shippers and hauliers. Transport management sits above the vehicles — it decides which load goes on which service at what price, and the profitability question it answers is one most operators cannot currently answer per job.
Why this comes up
The problem
Loads are allocated by experience and priced from a rate card set annually. Nobody knows which jobs, customers or lanes are actually profitable.
What you get
What we deliver
- Loads planned against available capacity, own fleet and subcontractors together
- Costing per job including empty running, which is where margin disappears
- Subcontractor rates and performance held rather than remembered
- Customer rates and surcharges applied consistently at quotation
- Documentation produced automatically — notes, manifests, paperwork
- Profitability by customer and lane, which changes what you bid for
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Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what transport management software would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Preston
North West
Preston sits at the centre of Lancashire's aerospace cluster, and manufacturers here work to tier-one supply chain standards where documentation and traceability are contractual rather than optional.
Aerospace supply chain quality and traceability systems, built to survive customer audits.
Sectors we work with in Preston
- Aerospace
- Manufacturing
- Higher Education
- Public Sector
- Logistics
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Mapbox
- Power BI
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Haulage
- Freight forwarding
- Wholesale
- Manufacturing
- Construction supply
Why us
Why Preston businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Transport Management Software in Preston — common questions
- How is this different from fleet software?
- Fleet management looks after the vehicles — compliance, maintenance, drivers. Transport management plans and prices the work: which load goes where, on whose vehicle, at what rate. Operators typically need both, and they answer different questions.
- Why does empty running matter so much?
- Because it is cost with no revenue against it, and it is invisible in most costing. A job that looks profitable becomes marginal once the empty leg to reach it is counted, and lanes that consistently require empty running are usually the ones being underpriced.
- Should subcontractors be managed in the same system?
- Yes, if you use them. Planning that only sees your own vehicles leads to turning down work you could have subcontracted profitably, and subcontractor performance kept in someone's head means the unreliable ones keep getting used.
- What does profitability analysis usually reveal?
- That some long-standing customers are unprofitable at current rates. It is uncomfortable and useful — it turns rate negotiations into evidence-based conversations rather than positions, and occasionally into a decision to let a customer go.
- Do you work with businesses across Lancashire?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North West, including Preston and the surrounding Lancashire area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Preston businesses do you usually work with?
- Aerospace supply chain quality and traceability systems, built to survive customer audits. Beyond that we work across Aerospace, Manufacturing, Higher Education, Public Sector and Logistics.
- Do you cover the areas around Preston?
- Yes — we work throughout North West, including Manchester, Liverpool, Lancaster. Preston is an urban area of roughly 150,000+, and we take on work across the wider Lancashire region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Transport Management Software in Preston
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise