Digitally support planning and scheduling
As soon as a shipper hands over a transport to a freight forwarder, the actual planning and dispatching work begins with the logistics partner. In order for this to be carried out correctly, the freight forwarder needs complete and reliable information on both sides of the transport: loading at the supplier and unloading at the recipient of the goods. In practice, these requirements are often separate, incomplete or implicit. Freight forwarders then plan on the basis of assumptions or on the basis of historical experience — with the risk that requirements are not met. Errors do not occur because planning is carried out on an incomplete information basis.
Where there is a problem in practice
If carriers do not know all requirements, they plan shipments under false assumptions. The consequences only become apparent later: incorrect trips, additional trips, waiting times and escalations. And, of course, additional costs.
How to get there are not known
Slot booking is required, details are unknown
Technical equipment at the site is misjudged
The required equipment is missing from the vehicle
The driver's safety equipment is not adequate
How Loady digitally supports planning & scheduling
Loady creates a common, structured information base for all parties involved in a transport. Logistic-relevant requirements are maintained centrally and made available throughout the entire process — regardless of systems, roles or partners.
1. Provide complete requirements before dispatch
Loady ensures that location, customer and product-specific requirements are completely up-to-date and digital as soon as the transport is commissioned by the freight forwarder. The logistics partner no longer focuses on assumptions, but on reliable information.
Realistic planning by the freight forwarder
Correct selection of vehicle type and equipment
Fewer inquiries before scheduling
2. Disposition independent of individual people's experience
In practice, logistics chains are rarely staffed stably. Companies work with changing freight forwarders, in turn, with subcontractors and changing customers. On an operational level, transport managers, dispatchers and drivers change. Under these conditions, knowledge based on experience or habit cannot be passed on reliably and only with great effort.
If requirements for loading and unloading points are only known implicitly, they are lost or interpreted differently with every change. New freight forwarders or dispatchers need complete information to correctly schedule shipments for the first time. Experienced dispatchers, in turn, must reliably recognize changes without having to question existing routines every time.
Loady ensures that all relevant requirements are centrally available, regardless of people or partners involved. This allows new participants to work correctly quickly, while existing partners are specifically informed of changes.
Secure dispatch even with changing shipping companies
Quick deployment of new subcontractors and dispatchers
Fewer mistakes due to lost or differently interpreted knowledge
3.Better planning and fewer incidents
When carriers correctly consider loading and unloading locations, there are fewer operational incidents. Transports arrive prepared — with the right vehicle, at the right time, with the right equipment.
Fewer missed trips and additional trips
Quieter processes at gates and ramps
Lower follow-up costs for all parties involved
Frequently asked questions
Advance information provides added value. Even stronger optimization effects occur when this information is available electronically and works directly in the systems and applications that freight forwarders use to plan and schedule. Only then can the existing logic, automation and intelligence reach into TMS, scheduling or planning systems. The requirements differ significantly depending on the situation:
- A new freight forwarder or dispatcher needs complete, detailed information in order to be able to correctly plan a transport for the first time.
- An experienced dispatcher who regularly schedules similar shipments primarily needs specific information about deviations and changes — not a complete detailed description every time.
If changes are only documented but not made available systemically, there is a risk that they will be overlooked in day-to-day business. Dispatchers then continue to rely on their established approach — even if framework conditions have changed. This allows freight forwarders to use their existing systems more efficiently, integrate new partners more quickly and at the same time ensure that changes in everyday life are actually taken into account.
Not every shipping company is directly integrated into systems or uses the same applications. In these cases, Loady provides the relevant requirements online, structured and centrally — comparable to a retrievable fact sheet for loading and unloading points. Freight forwarders and dispatchers can view this information at any time, regardless of the system landscape or level of integration. The requirements are complete, up-to-date and clearly prepared so that they can be correctly planned even without a technical connection. This is how Loady ensures that all parties involved — integrated and non-integrated partners — work on the same reliable information base and can plan transports under the right conditions.
Loady customers confirm
Deutlich weniger Rückfragen durch Spediteure
Stabilere Disposition ohne nachträgliche Korrekturen
Stabile Disposition trotz häufig wechselnder Beteiligter
Weniger Abstimmungsaufwand bei neuen Speditionen oder Ansprechpartnern
Spürbar weniger zwischenfallbedingte Zusatzkosten
Ruhigeres operatives Tagesgeschäft
Why this is important right now
In the current situation, freight forwarders are under massive cost and margin pressure, while networks are becoming more fragmented and changing partners more frequently. Shippers who do not provide their carriers with complete information about loading and unloading locations risk quality losses and additional costs — without managing scheduling themselves.
Loady ensures that dispatching by the freight forwarder is based on a reliable information base right from the start.
Stefanie Kraus
Co-Founder & CEO
If necessary, we can help you calculate the benefit case, which shows the benefits and savings potential of Loady for your company — with a comprehensible method, real figures and a clear ROI assessment for a well-founded decision.
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Industry solutions
Precise delivery processes are crucial in the automotive industry — Loady ensures clear transport requirements and prevents delays.
Whether raw materials, specialty chemicals or distribution - Loady delivers clear transportation requirements and prevents delays.
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In the environment of large construction sites, dynamically adaptable, clear loading and unloading requirements are essential for safety, efficiency and on-time delivery.
With clear loading requirements, route planning and time window management run better - and logistics centers can better calculate when goods arrive and are redistributed.
In particular, liquid transport due to the risk of product contamination — but also deliveries of packaged goods — benefits from clear requirements for safe loading and unloading.
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In industrial production, clear requirements help to reduce loading times and errors, and thus also rework, which ensures the flow of materials and has a positive effect on production and logistics costs.
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In mechanical engineering, Loady supports the mostly time-critical delivery of materials and the delivery of finished goods - often in special sizes with special customer requirements.
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Logistics service providers benefit from clear requirements and reduce waiting and downtime, empty and extra km — they also enable new drivers to be onboarded quickly.
Energy generation, waste incineration and recycling are part of KRITIS, whose requirements Loady sustainably supports, particularly when instructing truck drivers and service providers.
Connect Loady to your business processes
Loady fits directly into existing ERP, TMS, yard, eCommerce, procurement and telematics systems, so that all charging requirements are automatically available in its own corporate and logistics systems.
Support as needed
We'll guide you through the onboarding process and, with introductions and best practices, ensure that your team is quickly trained and can take action. If necessary, we can help you create and update data sets in Loady.
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