The logistics industry broadly adopts the latest technology to reduce inefficiencies and streamline operations. The software market for this domain grows at an unprecedented rate and is expected to be worth $2.33 billion during 2020-2024.
Several years ago the logistics industry was one of the slowest domains to embrace digital transformation. Carggo’s game-changing digital freight marketplace was among the first to pave the way for smarter freight shipping solutions. It gave 3PLs, freight forwarders, brokers, their shippers, and carriers the opportunity to avoid outdated approaches that dominated the industry for decades. Now, Carggo offers every player “a fair, reliable and scalable way to connect and do business”, as Mr Pevnzer, Co-Founder and President of Carggo LLC puts it.
Team UpsiloIT took part in the development of important modules of Carggo’s digital Logistics solution. We worked in close collaboration with the company’s core-team engineers.
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Our team was tasked with the development of the two platform’s parts: PriceFinder and Dashboard.
PriceFinder was envisioned as the service for booking freight trucks. Our task was to develop the following functionalities:
Based on this data, PriceFinder could do the following:
One of the challenges was to develop the service that would make all the metrics automatically available online. We worked closely with Carggo’s in-house specialists to address this crucial requirement.
Our next task was to create a user-friendly Dashboard for 2PL and 3PL carriers. It was supposed to visualize all the operational data in a single-page view. The team of UpsilonIT was required to develop the visual part of the service based on the design prototype provided by the client. The challenge was to define the proper way to visualize market data in the logistics industry so that stakeholders could access it from one place.
It was crucial to have an overview of the following data:
The Dashboard was supposed to represent the market data and update it automatically. For that purpose, it was decided to integrate the Aljex service into the back-end. The service allows businesses to access and operate the statistical data on market conditions for the Logistics industry.
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Download nowThe team of UpsiloIT consisted of 2 Front-end, 2 Back-end developers, 1 Quality Assurance specialist and 1 Project Manager. Our specialists were responsible for the development of Pricefinder and Dashboard and their testing.
Together with Carggo LLC specialists we decided to opt for the Agile methodology with one-week development sprints. We chose such an approach because it allowed us to get down to the development process faster and establish efficient communication.
One and a half months later it was decided to adopt a 2-week sprint model for the development process. Such an approach proved successful as it allowed us to cope with more tasks in one iteration. Besides, it removed pressure from the development team.
The development process was divided in two parts.
In the first one, our specialists were engaged in the development of PriceFinder for 5 month before it was launched in September, 2019. In the course of the development, we constantly received ongoing feedback from Carggo’s customers. Real-life data helped us to quickly adjust the development process so that it could meet user expectations.
PriceFinder release version included the following functions:
The second part of the project was devoted to the development of intelligent Dashboard that provided a real-time overview of US Logistics market. The service made it easy to discover live market conditions thanks to a special mode of data representation.
We used a widget approach to tackle the main challenge of the Dashboard - i.e. data visualization in a single-page view. This was the best-suited solution as it offered significant advantages:
Carggo Dashboard provides carriers with crucial data that makes operations more efficient. One can have easy access to:
We delivered the full scope of work on time, which was a critical requirement from our client. Together with Carggo’s specialists, we launched the products in September, 2019. Both PriceFinder and Dashboard became available for users simultaneously.
Carggo LLC started to provide advanced digital Logistics services to its customers after the launch of the two software products. The tool allowed all parties to visualize disparate market data that serves to improve and streamline Logistics operations.
UpsiloIT’s collaboration with Carggo LLC contributed to our growth as a reliable Logistics software development partner. Our company received the highest accolades from our client.
Our experience in development of advanced solutions for Logistics industry can help reach any ambitious goals of your business in the Logistics domain.
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