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Transport Management System (TMS) Features
Discover the powerful TMS features that look simple on the front but it's packing serious horsepower under the hood.
CARTONCLOUD
Features that streamline your transportation business
Electronic Proof of Delivery:
Real-time proof of deliveries, with signatures and photos, all sent instantly when the job’s completed.
Barcode Scanning:
With the CartonCloud TMS Driver App, you can automatically allocate consignments and drivers can update consignments on the go.
Automated invoices:
All the complete rate calculations are done when it comes to invoicing and then pushes to your accounting software.
Complex rate cards:
Calculated in seconds. Process complicated rates automatically, with the ability to create specific events and triggers to suit your companies’ operations.
Charge options:
There are multiple ways you can charge. I.e. based on a drop fee, based on the number of cartons or the number of pallets, based on weight and many more.
Fuel Levy:
Fuel levy is a surcharge applied over and above your typical transport rates, to cover the variance in the fuel cost. Tracks the cost of fuel with a fuel surcharge added on.
Consignments:
CartonClouds’ easy to use integrations handle the data entry for you. Automate data entry directly from emails through EDI or API software, from ordering software like Shopify or directly from your WMS.
Address String:
CartonClouds’ easy to use integrations handle the data entry for you. Automate data entry directly from emails through EDI or API software, from ordering software like Shopify or directly from your WMS.
Cash on delivery:
Manage which jobs require COD to be collected, and control what happens if the store doesn't pay.
Banking sheets:
Don’t let cash get lost or missed, create and manage banking sheets based on cash and cheques collected.
Consignment errors:
Instant notification when drivers experience issues, complete with comments and photos.
Signature overlay:
Powerful barcode and OCR technology not only make signature overlay on documents possible, but easy.
Estimated time of arrival:
Have drivers send templated texts about their current estimated time of arrival based on GPS location.
Cross docking:
Receipt in stock on the fly with an easy-to-use manifest checklist whilst building your runs for delivery.
Easily email:
Just one click to send error notifications to customers, with pre-populated messages, photos, and email addresses.
Back date:
Everyone makes mistakes and we have a simple tool that can undo jobs whilst tracking user history.
Driver tracking:
Utilising the drivers mobile phone you can see full location history, and reporting on how long between the drops.
On forwarder deliveries:
Keep a tab on outsourced work, where you allocate consignments to on-forwarders, and keep a track of proof of delivery.
Export data:
All consignment data is easily exportable to excel, giving you total visibility over your data.
Group consignments:
Automatically group jobs from a customer going to the same store, feeds-through to invoicing as a group.
Vehicle tracking
Detailed reporting you can see which vehicle is performing.
Multi-carriers:
Manage your freight across your own vehicles, and your on-forwarder or other carriers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. You can manage last-mile, linehaul, cross-dock, depot operations, and multi-site delivery models within the same TMS.
Yes. Every scan, movement, delivery, and adjustment is logged automatically, creating a clean audit trail for compliance, disputes, and customer reporting.
Yes. CartonCloud scales with your operation — add drivers, vehicles, routes, and volume without adding admin overhead or complex setup.
Yes. CartonCloud is a fully cloud-based TMS, accessible from anywhere with secure user access and no on-premise infrastructure required.
Most transport teams are up and running in days or weeks, not months. The system is designed to be easy to configure and quick to adopt, even with large driver teams.
Yes. You can pass consignments to downstream carriers with clean data, correct labels, and status visibility — maintaining control and traceability across every leg of the journey.
CartonCloud integrates with broker platforms, carrier systems, accounting software, and external tools. An open API is also available for custom integrations and onforwarding workflows.
Yes. CartonCloud connects warehouse and transport workflows in one platform, allowing orders to flow seamlessly from pick and pack to dispatch and delivery — without double handling or re-keying.
Yes. The TMS is designed for multi-client 3PL environments and in-house fleets, with flexible workflows, client-specific billing, and ERP integrations.
Charges are generated directly from real transport activity, scans, and delivery events. The system can flag missing or unusually low charges so nothing slips through the cracks.
Yes. Drivers can scan consignments — including item-level scanning — during loading, transit, and delivery to validate freight and prevent misloads or missed items.
CartonCloud includes a powerful rating engine that automatically calculates charges based on distance, pallets, weight, zones, fuel levies, surcharges, and custom rules — ensuring every charge is captured accurately.
Yes. Customers can receive automated delivery updates and access tracking, PODs, and delivery confirmations through a self-serve portal — reducing follow-up calls and support load.
By creating a clear, timestamped audit trail for every delivery. Photo and video evidence, item-level scanning, and scan history visibility provide defensible proof of what was delivered, when, and by whom.
Drivers capture electronic PODs with signatures, photos, videos, timestamps, and GPS coordinates. PODs sync instantly to the TMS and are available to ops teams and customers in real time.
Yes. You can build delivery runs using route optimisation, load grouping, stop sequencing, zones, and priorities — then assign drivers in just a few clicks.
Yes. CartonCloud includes a native driver app for iOS and Android. Drivers can view runs, navigate stops, scan consignments, capture signatures, photos, videos, and complete PODs directly from their own devices.
Yes. CartonCloud is purpose-built for last-mile operations, with mobile driver apps, real-time tracking, barcode validation, and instant proof of delivery to ensure accurate, defensible deliveries.
A Transport Management System helps businesses plan, dispatch, track, and complete deliveries while capturing proof of delivery and billing data. CartonCloud’s TMS manages the full last-mile workflow — from run planning to POD and invoicing — in one platform.