In today’s world, where logistics is a key factor of competitiveness, transport companies face increasingly complex challenges. Effectively managing industrial groupage, last-mile distribution, and courier services requires more than just good vehicles: it demands advanced technology, intelligent automation, and full visibility.
At Guraify, we understand this reality, which is why we’ve developed a unique solution that combines a next-generation TMS, built on the powerful Odoo ERP, with native integration of the PTV route optimizer, the global leader in industrial vehicle route planning. In this article, we’ll explain why this combination is the key to digitally transforming your logistics operation.
What are industrial groupage, last-mile distribution, and courier services?
Industrial groupage refers to the transport of partial loads (LTL), combining goods from different clients into a single vehicle. It’s ideal for cost optimization, but extremely complex to plan due to the variety of routes, delivery constraints, and load consolidation.
Last-mile distribution is the final leg of the logistics process, where the order reaches the end customer. Precision is critical here: time windows, urban traffic, vehicle type, accessibility—everything must be taken into account.
Courier services involve high-frequency, low-volume deliveries with very tight time windows. Efficiency in stop sequencing and time control is essential.
Common difficulties in managing these services
Managing these three types of transport presents multiple challenges:
- High operational costs: many kilometers traveled empty or with low payloads.
- Inefficient planning: without advanced tools, planners take hours to define viable routes.
- Lack of real-time visibility: clients don’t know where their shipment is or when it will arrive.
- Delays and penalties: missed time windows and delivery promises.
- Difficulty adapting vehicles and drivers to constraints: environmental, legal, technical.
The Guraify solution: a smart TMS for every transport type
Our proposal is clear: we offer a TMS specialized in groupage, distribution, and courier, fully developed on Odoo, with complete integration of the PTV route optimizer. This solution allows full control from order to final delivery in a single system, with intelligent automation and total flexibility.
The heart of the solution: the PTV Route Optimizer
PTV is an integrated module that revolutionizes logistics planning. How?
- Optimizes the number of vehicles and kilometers: builds trips based on the best combination of stops, capacities, and constraints.
- Respects time windows: considers delivery slots to avoid violating SLAs.
- Transport-specific maps: cartography tailored for vans, trucks, or electric vehicles, with driving restrictions included.
- Complies with European regulations on driving and rest times by consulting tachograph history .
- Simulates future scenarios: plans precisely by knowing how much each resource can drive in upcoming hours and days.
TMS for distribution and last mile: the power of Odoo + logistics AI
Our TMS solution for last-mile distribution and industrial groupage is built on Odoo, the most flexible ERP on the market. This allows for integration of order management, invoicing, CRM, warehouse, HR, and more—no extra interfaces needed.
The TMS is designed to adapt to any operation:
- Full or partial loads.
- Multi-client, multi-vehicle, multi-warehouse.
- Specific constraints by product or client.
- Resource prioritization based on preferences or internal rules.
Additionally, each company can customize algorithm rules: preferred routes, exclusive vehicles, priority zones, return to base, etc.
Real-time control tower: full visibility and dynamic ETA
A key component of the system is the integrated logistics control tower, which allows you to:
- View all active shipments and their GPS location.
- Continuously recalculate the ETA (estimated time of arrival) using AI.
- Filter by delays, urgencies, VIP clients, etc.
- Automatically notify recipients via SMS or WhatsApp with the shipment status and exact delivery time.
This real-time tracking drastically reduces customer service calls and improves the end recipient’s experience.
Driver app with AI and Scandit: live events and smart scanning
Each driver has a mobile app that includes:
- Scandit scanning technology with AI, allowing multiple labels to be read at once in video mode (ideal for groupage and bulk deliveries).
- Real-time logging of logistics events: arrival, loading, issues, delivery, electronic signature.
- Automated photos and issue reports, feeding the tracking system and quality history.
- Offline mode for low coverage areas, with automatic sync when signal is restored.
Thanks to this app, operations become 100% traceable from the first meter to the recipient’s signature.
Full integration and shared database
The integration between the TMS and other systems is guaranteed via a shared, unified database. TrafficLive enables data import from ERP, GPS, and tachographs, combining it with advanced business logic.
We also maintain a complete historical record in the cloud, and update planning decisions every 30 minutes, always respecting the rules defined by the client.
Flexible and fair pricing: pay only for what you use
Our philosophy is simple: pay only for the technology you use. No mandatory modules, no hidden costs.
This means:
- Scalable licensing models based on operation volume.
- No need to pay for unused features.
- Technical and evolutionary support included.
- Option to scale into additional features as you grow.
Whether you manage 10 or 1,000 deliveries per day, the solution adapts to your operations and budget.
Key benefits of our Distribution & Last-Mile TMS
- ✅Full automation in trip assignment
- ✅ Up to 20% reduction in kilometers traveled
- ✅ On-time delivery rate above 95%.
- ✅ Full real-time visibility with dynamic ETA
- ✅ Optimization of own and subcontracted resources
- ✅ End-to-end fleet, driver, and goods management
- ✅ Flexible operational rule customization
- ✅ Full traceability and continuous improvement via data
Real use cases: groupage, courier, urban distribution
Our solution is already in use at companies managing:
- Industrial groupage on national and international routes
- Urban distribution with electric vehicles and environmental labels
- Express courier with over 100 deliveries per route and 2-hour time slots
- B2B logistics networks with multiple warehouses and scheduled deliveries
- E-commerce last-mile networks, integrated with online platforms
Each project is customized with a proprietary 5-phase implementation methodology, delivering results from the very first month.
Conclusion: the future of transport is in your hands
Groupage, last mile, and courier services can no longer be managed with spreadsheets or disconnected systems. Modern logistics demands intelligence, integration, and automation.
With our distribution TMS solution, equipped with the PTV route optimizer, a dynamic control tower, a smart driver app, and all the power of Odoo ERP, your company will not only be more efficient—but also more profitable, predictable, and scalable.
Are you ready to take the leap?
Request your personalized demo and discover how we can help you optimize every delivery, cut costs, and deliver exceptional service.
Optimization and total control of transport: the ultimate solution for groupage, distribution, and express couriers.