Innovation and efficiency in transportation management

Transwest, a leading transportation company, faced the challenge of managing its complex network of owned and outsourced vehicles more efficiently. The system needed to be able to collect and synchronize real-time data with their existing ERP system, manage CRM documents, and respond immediately to operational issues.

At Transwest, a leading transportation company, collaboration with various transportation partners (charters, subcontractors, etc.) is essential to deliver products to customers on time. This requires accurate completion and reporting of various CRM documents and problem cases. To streamline this process, an online portal is needed that allows real-time data entry and synchronization with our ERP system. 

We developed a solution consisting of two components: a middleware and an online portal.

• Middleware: This receives data from the ERP system, enriches it by breaking it down into logistics segments, adds driving instructions and calculates necessary parameters such as temperature. This enriched data is accurately distributed to the drivers' on-board computers and the online portal.
• Online Portal: This portal provides a user-friendly interface where users can easily access real-time data and operational reports.

Working with Transwest gave us the opportunity to provide in-depth technology solutions specifically for the transportation industry. The project highlighted the importance of real-time data integration and revolutionized the way Transwest manages its transportation operations.

This project perfectly demonstrates how technological innovation can be used to simplify and optimize the complexity of logistics operations. Our approach ensures that Transwest remains at the forefront of the transportation industry with a system designed to evolve and scale with the company.

For the front-end development of the Transwest management portal, we chose TailwindCSS and AlpineJS:

• TailwindCSS: This allowed us to quickly build a custom, responsive interface with a utility-first approach. This provided efficient and customizable styling that could support the complex requirements of the portal.
• AlpineJS: This allowed us to implement subtle interactive elements without the overhead of a heavier frontend framework such as Vue or React.

For the backend, we used Laravel to provide a robust, scalable server-side solution:

• API design: Focused on efficiently handling requests and seamlessly syncing with Transwest's ERP system. We developed a complex yet flexible data structure to meet the company's operational and multilingual requirements.
• Filament Integration: Each API endpoint was carefully designed to deliver cohesive and consistent data, taking into account language-specific visibility and user rights. This approach ensured that information was correctly displayed and edited through the administrator portal, which was seamlessly integrated with the front-end.

Our work with Transwest demonstrates how technological innovation and precise data integration can help optimize logistics operations. By implementing a middleware and online portal, supported by modern frontend and backend technologies, we have created a scalable and future-proof system. This project enables Transwest to increase efficiency, improve communication, and stay ahead in the transportation industry.