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Logistics Software Development

For carriers, brokers, 3PLs and shippers

Attract Group is a logistics software development company. We build TMS, WMS, dispatch and tracking software around how your freight moves, and connect it to the systems you already use. You own the code.

15+ years
In business since 2011; the same team through every upgrade
100+ systems
TMS, dispatch, driver apps, portals and the integrations between them
5+ years
How long an average client keeps working with us
The problem

Too many systems, no full picture

Operations

Dispatch has one screen, the warehouse another, the fleet a third. Nobody sees a shipment end to end, so a customer's "where is my load?" turns into three phone calls and a spreadsheet.

Technology

The TMS someone customised years ago cannot take another change. Carrier APIs, EDI feeds and the ERP are stitched together with scripts, and a rate request still gets built by hand.

Growth

Every new lane, client or warehouse adds a person to the back office instead of a feature to the system. You collect telematics, scan and tender data every day, and none of it makes the next quote sharper or the next route cheaper.

AI in logistics

How we use AI in logistics

Telematics, scans, tenders, EDI messages: a logistics operation generates more data per day than most companies in any other industry, and most of it is thrown away after the load delivers. AI makes that data useful at the moment a decision is made: which route, which truck, which exception needs a human. We use it there, on top of your TMS and ERP, and we use proven classic systems everywhere else.

Where AI helps

Pain
What AI does
Result
Proof
Routes planned by habit, ETAs by guesswork
Route and ETA optimisation on live traffic, dock windows and driver hours
Fewer empty miles; ETAs customers can plan around
—
A truck breaks down mid-lane
Predictive maintenance on telematics and service history
Repairs scheduled in the yard, not on the shoulder
Too many trucks on Monday, too few on Thursday
Demand and capacity forecasting on your own shipment history
Right-sized fleet and shifts, less spot-market buying
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BOLs, PODs and invoices arrive as PDFs and EDI noise
Document and EDI processing into the TMS
Faster order-to-cash, fewer billing disputes
—
Every late load escalates to a dispatcher
Exception-handling agents that re-plan, notify and only escalate when a human must decide
Fewer escalations, calmer dispatch
—
"Where is my shipment?" costs a phone call
A visibility assistant over TMS, carrier and telematics data
Customers and staff get the answer themselves

Works with your current systems

The TMS stays the TMS. We put a data layer underneath it and an AI layer on top: retrieval over your SOPs and contracts, agents for the exceptions worth automating, pipelines that pull telematics and EDI into one place. Your dispatchers keep their screens; they just get answers faster.

Tested on your past shipments

An AI system that reroutes a truck has to be right. Everything we ship is evaluated on your historical shipments, fenced with guardrails, monitored in production, and owned by you outright. No black box, no per-load fee.

Start with one problem

Bring us the lane, client or warehouse that costs the most back-office hours. We'll scope the first fix at a fixed price and show where software pays back first.

Case studies

Our logistics projects

Integration map

Integrations

In our logistics projects, connecting systems is 30 to 50 percent of the work. A TMS that can't talk to carriers, the warehouse and finance is an expensive spreadsheet.

Layer
Systems
How we connect
What it unlocks
Carriers & partners
Carrier APIs, load boards, EDI X12 (204, 214, 210) and EDIFACT
Middleware you own, with retries, mapping and an audit trail
Tendering, tracking and invoicing without re-keying
Vehicles & drivers
Telematics, ELD, driver apps, GPS
Streaming data into one event store
Live ETAs, maintenance signals, proof of delivery
Warehouse
WMS, scanners, label printers, dock scheduling
Device-level and API integration
Inventory that matches what is on the shelf
Finance & ERP
ERP and accounting packages
Two-way sync of orders, invoices and settlements
Order-to-cash without month-end reconciliation
Customers
Client portals, email and EDI order intake, shipper systems
Portal and API, with per-client separation
Self-service visibility; fewer status calls

We integrate first and replace only when the system in the middle is the problem.

Custom build or ready-made TMS?

A standard TMS implementation fits standard lanes and contracts. When your quoting or exception handling is why customers pick you, a custom layer pays off.

Attract Group
The usual experience
Fit
✓Shaped to your lanes, contracts and exception rules
✕A per-load SaaS where your process is a configuration option
AI
✓Trained on your shipments, tested on your history, live in dispatch
✕A "smart routing" checkbox nobody trusts enough to turn on
Ownership
✓The platform, the data and the carrier integrations are yours
✕Per-load fees forever, and integrations that break when the vendor updates
Cost & return
✓First module at a fixed price; savings visible in the first quarter
✕A twelve-month rollout, then a renewal negotiation
After launch
✓The engineers who built it keep it running and add lanes as you grow
✕A ticket queue on the other side of a support portal

How we work

Every logistics software project starts the same way: we spend a day with dispatch and the warehouse.

  1. 01Map

    We ride along with dispatch and the warehouse for a day before writing a line of scope.

  2. 02Decide

    Which systems to connect, which to build, which to leave alone, with a fixed price on the first module.

  3. 03Build

    Senior engineers plus AI tooling, shipping in slices: first the integration, then the screen that uses it.

  4. 04Harden

    Replayed against real shipment history, secured, ready for a 24/7 operation.

  5. 05Run

    We stay on as your network changes: new carriers, new lanes, new clients.

Awards & Recognition

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CLIENT REVIEWS

What logistics clients say

5.039 VERIFIED REVIEWS ON CLUTCH
Shawn Janik
Shawn Janikin
CEO & Co-Founder, Flustr

“Attract Group delivered a high-quality product on a tight deadline. They continue to impress with their knowledge on all things related to development. They're very professional and easy to communicate with.”

Sean Riley
Sean Rileyin
CEO & Co-Founder, Armor Up America

“I'm most impressed with Attract Group's commitment. The work meets our expectations, and the new app offers great flexibility for future improvements and better customer service.”

Fathi M. Albatie
Fathi M. Albatiein
Broadcast Project Lead, SportHub

“Attract Group has deployed top-notch professionals who manage the project efficiently and ensure timely delivery of outputs. They also impress us with their transparency in their technical skills and business consulting values.”

01–03 / 03 CURATED · 39 TOTAL ON CLUTCH

FAQ

Logistics software FAQ

What does custom logistics software development include?

Anything between tender and proof of delivery: transportation management (TMS, dispatch, routing), warehouse and fleet systems, driver and scanner apps, client visibility portals, and the EDI, carrier and ERP integrations that hold them together. Most projects start with one of these and grow from there.

Do you build supply chain software as well as logistics software?

Yes. Supply chain work for us means visibility across suppliers, carriers and warehouses, demand and capacity forecasting, and the data layer that makes both possible. If your pain is upstream of the truck, that is still our project.

Should we build a custom TMS or buy one?

Buy when your lanes and contracts are standard and a vendor already covers them. Build when the way you quote, tender or handle exceptions is the reason customers choose you, or when per-load fees have become your second-largest cost. Often the right answer is a custom layer around a standard core, and we will say so.

Can you integrate with our carriers, EDI and ERP?

Yes. We connect ERP, carrier APIs and EDI (X12 and EDIFACT). Integration is usually a third to a half of a logistics project, so we scope it first rather than last.

How long until the first release?

A first usable release typically lands in three to five months, with working software in your hands every few weeks before that. Integrations go live early so the operation sees value while the rest is built.

Do you build the driver and warehouse apps too?

Yes: driver, delivery, scanner and manager apps in React Native or Flutter, with offline mode and real-time sync, because a yard and a ramp do not always have signal.

What happens after launch?

The same team stays on for support and the next phase of the roadmap. Logistics networks change every quarter, and the system has to change with them.

What happens next
  1. 1

    A reply within 24 hours — and a time for a call.

  2. 2

    An NDA — before any shipment data or contracts change hands, if you want one.

  3. 3

    A discovery session — to map how freight actually moves through your systems.

  4. 4

    A fixed-price proposal — for the first module, with the integrations it needs.

Where do you lose the most time?

Quoting, dispatch, carrier paperwork or customer calls. Tell us which, and one conversation is enough to show where software pays back first and what the first module would cost.

Natalie Rud
Natalie Rud
Senior Business Development Manager
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