What is Transportation Planning? Definition and Overview

What is Transportation Planning?

The process of meeting all of the transportation needs—current and future, and combining them with budgets, goals, and policies of the logistics company is known as transportation planning. An efficient transportation planning system aims to create an economical movement of goods and people that is also eco-friendly. Planning and optimization in transportation involve:

Private fleet optimization
Creation and consolidation of shipments
Planning that is automatically updated in real-time

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How can Locus help manage your logistics?

Locus’ proprietary geocoding engine converts the fuzziest of the addresses into precise geographical coordinates thereby helping your on-ground executives locate addresses easily.
Digitize all your operational variables such as fleets, delivery persons etc. to come up with the best route plan every day.
Track your orders in real-time with the Locus Live Dashboard. Locus’ last-mile delivery app Locus On The Road (LOTR) helps delivery partners process orders.
Visualize and tweak your scheduled plans via three key metrics— geography, time, & vehicle (fleet)—with a birds-eye view of your entire operations.
Build your own reports and analyze important parameters that you need to make key decisions.

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68m+ miles

Reduction in distance traveled

12m+ kgs

Reduction in GHG emissions

$330m+

Savings in logistics costs

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68m+ miles

12m+ kgs

$330m+