Planning-First TMS 'Planimatik' Prioritizes Simplicity, Efficiency, and Communication for Shippers Worldwide

Miami, FL (Oct. 29, 2024) – Cargobot, a Miami-based international digital freight company that connects shippers and carriers via its robust, data-driven platform, today announced its new logistics software solution, Planimatik. Developed as a software to simplify freight planning and logistics processes, Planimatik provides shippers with the features needed to prioritize efficiency without changing current operations, providers, or workflows.

Backed by a team with more than 40 years of logistics industry experience, Planimatik is an intuitive end-to-end TMS solution from planning to execution. As a brokerage/carrier-agnostic platform, shippers can utilize any provider they choose to procure freight, including but not limited to Planimatik Bid Marketplace, and integrate it into the Planimatik software. Built to simplify onboarding and day-to-day operations, its user-friendly interface empowers shippers to streamline every aspect of their logistics operations such as FTL data management, LTL rate access and procurement, carrier tracking, and automated RFP processes.

“After years of experiencing common pain points within the industry, we saw an opportunity to create a solution that would help shippers have full control and visibility of their logistics operations to better manage what can be a volatile freight market,” said Fernando Correa, CEO of Planimatik. “We’ve been testing Planimatik with some initial customers and feedback has already confirmed our expectations. A well-planned shipping operation vastly improves efficiencies, increases transparency and results in significant cost savings.”

Highlights of Planimatik’s features include:

• Comprehensive Design: Carrier-friendly design without mandatory account creation, promoting seamless collaboration and operational efficiency with easy access to shipment details, communication, and tracking.

• Simplified Onboarding: Streamlined onboarding with a minimal friction 2-hour implementation that requires no changes to current providers or workflows.

• Calendar View: Full operational visibility with intuitive calendar view that promotes informed decision making.

• Calendar View: Full operational visibility with intuitive calendar view that promotes informed decision making.

• Instant Quoting: With Planimatik’s instant pricing tool, shippers can instantly access real-time market rates and effortlessly create and book shipments with a single click, streamlining the entire process from pricing to booking.

• Cost-Conscious: Access to competitive brokerage rates from Planimatik Bid Marketplace accompanied by the option to move loads directly as a complete operational solution.

• Adaptable Management: Targeted features for various freight modalities including Full Truckload (FTL), Less-than-Truckload (LTL), and RFP management.

• Chat with Carriers: Enhanced transparency and control over operations through direct communication with carriers for seamless collaboration.

• On Demand Integrations: Flexibility to add personal providers with specialized API integrations between existing systems and interfaces, including those with brokers.

Texas Tissue, an early adopter of Planimatik’s services, shared an increase in efficiencies across historically time-consuming management processes. Within eight weeks, the company experienced a 24% increase in budgetary savings, 60% less time spent quoting, and 52% faster access to load details for enhanced oversight.

To expand potential carrier choices and offerings, Planimatik is connected to Cargobot’s digital marketplace to provide customers with additional freight procurement options from more than 30,000 pre-screened carriers. Rates from Cargobot will automatically be shown along with any additional brokerage or carrier lists added by the customer. For more information and pricing, click here.

About Planimatik

Developed by Miami-based international freight company Cargobot, Planimatik is the single planning-first transportation management system that enables shippers to have end-to-end control over the entire shipping process. With a suite of tools and an optimized workflow, shippers gain full visibility and control over operations and provider relationships, overall enhancing efficiency and unlocking substantial cost savings. Planimatik offers the user-friendly approach to digital planning that the industry currently lacks without being tied exclusively to any specific brokerage within the platform. Cargobot’s multicultural team has more than half a century of experience in traditional freight brokerage, technology, and supply chain consulting services.