Manufacturers & shippers
Plan and optimize inbound and outbound freight across modes and carriers.
Transportation Management System (TMS)
Transportation Management System (TMS) Software
Plan, execute, and track every shipment from one platform: freight planning, route optimization, carrier management, and real-time tracking, connected to your ERP, WMS, and carriers.
Freight PlanningRoute OptimizationReal-Time TrackingERP & WMS
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What is a transportation management system?
A transportation management system (TMS) is the software shippers, 3PLs and brokers use to plan loads, tender them to carriers, track them from pickup to delivery and audit the freight invoice. Agnotic Technologies builds transportation management systems for logistics teams, connected to ERP, WMS and carriers over EDI and APIs.
It sits between the ERP and WMS that decide what ships and the carriers that move it, capturing carrier performance, cost and service data so every move is measurable and freight spend can come down.
What it is
One platform to plan, execute, and track freight
A TMS manages transportation planning, load building, route optimization, carrier selection and management, shipment execution, real-time tracking, and freight settlement across your network.
Connected to ERP and WMS above and carriers and telematics below, it turns orders into optimized, tracked, and settled shipments: the control tower for inbound and outbound freight.
What do we build into a TMS?
Each capability ties a transportation activity to the data that keeps freight planned, moving, and measurable.
Transportation Planning
Turn orders into planned shipments with the right mode, service, and consolidation.
Route Optimization
Build optimized routes and loads that cut miles, stops, and freight cost.
Carrier Management
Onboard, rate, tender, and score carriers so the right one wins each load.
Shipment Execution
Tender, book, and dispatch loads with documents and status in one flow.
Real-Time Tracking
Live shipment visibility from pickup to delivery with proactive exception alerts.
Freight Audit & Settlement
Match rates, audit invoices, and settle freight without manual reconciliation.
Logistics Analytics
Cost, service, and carrier performance dashboards that surface where to save.
Supply Chain Visibility
End-to-end visibility across orders, shipments, and carriers in one control tower.
ERP & WMS Integration
Connect ERP orders and WMS fulfillment to keep planning and execution in sync.
Where it runs
Who uses transportation management software?
Shippers and logistics teams that need to plan, move, and track freight at scale.
Distributors & wholesalers
Consolidate orders into optimized loads and control delivery cost.
Retail & e-commerce
Multi-carrier shipping with real-time tracking and delivery visibility.
3PLs & brokers
Manage carrier networks, tendering, and settlement across many clients.
Logistics & transportation managers
Live cost, service, and carrier data to run the freight operation.
Finance & procurement teams
Freight audit, settlement, and spend analytics to control transportation cost.
Why it matters
Move freight on optimized, tracked decisions
- Cut freight spend with optimized routes and loads
- See every shipment in real time, not by phone and email
- Tender to the right carrier at the right rate every time
- Catch delivery exceptions before they become failures
- Settle freight without manual invoice reconciliation
- Connect ERP and WMS so planning and execution align
Why move freight planning off spreadsheets?
Running freight on spreadsheets and phone calls hides cost, delays, and where shipments actually are. A TMS makes transportation planned and visible.
Optimized
Routes, loads, and carrier selection
Real-time
Tracking from pickup to delivery
End-to-end
Visibility across orders and shipments
Standards & connectivity
Built for transportation operations
EDI 204/214/210APIGPS/ELDERPWMSFreight Audit
Facts and sources
Which rules and standards does a TMS work with?
FMCSA rules and X12 transactions we design load planning and carrier feeds around, each linked to its primary source.
Under 49 CFR 395.3, a property-carrying driver may drive up to 11 hours within a 14-hour period that starts after 10 consecutive hours off duty.
Source: 49 CFR 395.3 (eCFR)The X12 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender is the EDI transaction a shipper or other party uses to offer a shipment to a carrier.
Source: X12 Transaction SetsThe X12 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message carries shipment status from the carrier back to shippers and consignees.
Source: X12 Transaction SetsThe X12 210 Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice gives the detail of charges for services a motor carrier has performed.
Source: X12 Transaction Sets
Frequently Asked Questions
A TMS is the broader orchestration layer for all transportation, planning, carrier management, execution, tracking, and settlement. Freight management software focuses on managing freight moves and spend, which a TMS includes. If you need the full control tower, a TMS is the platform; we build either and cross-connect them.
Route optimization is one capability inside a TMS, building the most efficient routes and loads, and it can also be built as an engine on its own. A TMS wraps route optimization with planning, tendering, tracking, and settlement so the whole shipment lifecycle runs on one platform.
Yes. We integrate carriers via EDI and API for rating, tendering, status, and invoicing, and connect your ERP and WMS for orders and fulfillment, so the TMS is the system of record between planning and the carriers that move freight.
Yes. It captures status from carriers, GPS, and telematics into live shipment tracking, with proactive alerts on delays and exceptions so your team acts before a delivery fails instead of after.
Yes. We build TMS platforms that plan and execute across parcel, LTL, truckload, and other modes, rating and tendering across your carrier base so each load moves at the right cost and service level.
Yes. It matches carrier invoices against contracted rates and tendered loads, flags discrepancies, and settles freight over EDI 210, so billing errors and overcharges are caught before they are paid rather than in a quarterly audit. That closes the loop between what you planned to pay and what you actually pay.
It depends on how many modes and carriers you tender to, whether each carrier connects over EDI, an API or a portal, which ERP and WMS feed orders in, and how complex your rating, accessorial and freight audit rules are. We set the plan after a scoping call.
Yes. We scope a first release around one workflow, such as truckload tendering and status tracking for your main lanes, and agree that scope before build starts. Freight audit, more modes and analytics follow once dispatchers use it daily.
AI tools help our engineers draft code and tests, but a person reviews every change, and it passes the same automated tests and security checks as any other code. Which tools may see your code or shipment data is agreed with you at the start.
Ready to run transportation from one platform?
Tell us about your lanes, carriers, and systems. We'll return a plan for a TMS covering freight planning, route optimization, tracking, and settlement.
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