Trigent developed a Custom Transportation Management System (TMS) tailored to PFNZ’s unique and innovative requirements. It seamlessly connects shippers with private fleets offering unused backhaul capacity. At its core, an AI-powered matching algorithm analyzes real-time data to pair shippers’ freight needs with available lanes, reducing empty backhauls and maximizing value for all parties.
The platform allows private fleets to list unused lane capacities, set preferences for lanes and equipment types, and accept load offers as needed—all without additional costs. Payment security is guaranteed through Allianz Trade, while early adopters benefit from “First Look” preferences for available loads. Shippers can upload freight details and track progress in real time, streamlining operations and enabling faster transactions.
Advanced API integrations connect the platform to freight brokerage systems such as Amazon Freight, Cargo Chief, Wal-Mart, Verizon Logistics, Pepsico, Safeway, and 3PL providers, enabling live load tracking, dynamic pricing, and smooth data exchange. Custom reporting tools provide visibility into lane activity, carrier performance, and shipper demand patterns and also integrate sustainability criteria into decision-making.
Unlike off-the-shelf TMS solutions that offer nominal CO2 emission data, this custom-built platform enables users to make strategic, eco-conscious decisions based on metrics like CO2 reductions, resource savings, and fine particulate outputs. This is critical given that medium and heavy diesel trucks, which account for less than 6% of vehicles on the road, contribute disproportionately to pollution—responsible for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions and 57% of deadly fine particulates.
Built on a modern tech stack, the platform features a React frontend for user-friendly experiences across devices, a .NET Core backend for handling complex workflows, and AWS hosting to ensure 99.9% uptime with proactive monitoring.
Its modular, mobile-responsive design allows seamless scalability, supporting future integrations and ensuring stakeholders can access the system anytime, anywhere. This means that private fleet operators could list empty lanes or accept load offers while on the road, while shippers could upload freight details or track progress in real time. This seamless accessibility ensured no opportunity was missed, improving efficiency and collaboration across the board.
The system also supported integrations with C4 pricing tools and additional 3PL providers, broadening PFNZ’s operational ecosystem as the business scaled.
Trigent’s agile development approach delivered high-priority features early, providing immediate value and ensuring the platform could adapt to PFNZ’s evolving needs, enabling operational excellence and driving sustainable logistics practices.
