Ulm-based Trimble subsidiary Transporeon has launched a transport planning tool to optimise routes, at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems.

The Transporeon Transport Planner now enables a modular Transport Management System (TMS), giving shippers and carriers a fully-integrated solution for smart and agile logistics.

The company has also introduced new tools for its freight marketplace, dock and yard management and execution & visibility solutions.

Transporeon’s new planning capabilities and AI-powered advances aim to address three key logistics challenges: procurement; visibility; and tendering.

Used for assigning transports, the Transport Assignment solution integrates “Autonomous Procurement” and “Autonomous Quotation” features, allowing users to manage and automate the entire process of quoting, negotiating and assigning spot shipments from a single entry point, which streamlines operations for both shippers and carriers.

The “Transporeon Visibility” solution has been updated with tracking features for both ocean (demurrage and detention management) and air freight.

Freight Marketplace now offers enhanced multi-lane RFQ capabilities for strategic tendering and leverages precise data from the “Market Insight” solution.

The Transporeon TMS employs AI throughout the transportation journey. This includes the option to fully automate the workflows for spot procurement and quotation, AI-enabled carrier vetting and onboarding, and predictive recommendations for lane rates as well as dynamic forecasts of exact arrival and departure times.

“The logistics landscape demands solutions that are intelligent and increasingly interconnected,” said Jonah McIntire, chief product and technology officer, transportation & logistics at Trimble. “Our latest innovations deliver a truly agile TMS, built for the AI age. By seamlessly integrating planning, network execution and enhanced real-time visibility, we give our customers unprecedented control throughout their entire transportation cycle.”