Logistics & Distribution

Logistics automation for carriers, 3PLs and distributors — the paperwork and exceptions around every load, handled.

Logistics runs on documents and exceptions: carrier compliance paperwork, loads that need matching, deliveries that go wrong, driver hours that must stay within the rules, and stock that sits in the wrong warehouse. Automata builds logistics automation that handles this load in the background, so planners and dispatchers spend their day moving freight instead of chasing documents.

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Carrier Onboarding and Compliance Document Verification

One of the automations Logistics & Distribution teams ask us for most, step by step.

  1. Starts when 1

    Carrier submits onboarding documents

  2. A Automata 2

    Verify against registries

  3. A Automata 3

    Flag gaps

  4. Result 4

    Mark dispatch-eligible

  5. Starts when 5

    Monitor expiration continuously

  6. Result 6

    Apply dispatch hold on lapse

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How Logistics & Distribution organisations use Automata

Carrier Onboarding & Compliance

Carrier documents — insurance, licences, operating authority — collected, checked for completeness and expiry, and tracked so no load is tendered to a carrier who isn't compliant.

No loads tendered to non-compliant carriers

Load Matching & Backhaul

Loads posted to load boards and matched to carriers automatically, with empty-mile backhaul opportunities surfaced instead of trucks returning empty.

Fewer empty miles

Delivery Exception Handling

Failed and late last-mile deliveries detected from carrier updates, the customer notified, and a rebooking or return routed without a coordinator stitching it together.

Exceptions resolved before the customer calls

Driver Hours Compliance

Driver hours tracked against the rules, with approaching limits flagged to planners before a schedule forces a violation.

Breaches flagged before they happen

Freight Consolidation

Shipments that could travel together identified across orders and lanes, so partial loads become full ones.

Lower cost per shipment

Inventory Allocation

Stock allocated across distribution centres from demand and lead-time data, with dead stock and slow movers flagged for action.

Stock where the orders actually are

Built for your regulatory environment

Every automation system we build for Logistics & Distribution organisations includes the compliance architecture that regulated environments demand — full audit trails, human oversight checkpoints, and data handling that meets GDPR and sector-specific requirements.

EU driver hours rules (Regulation (EC) 561/2006), CMR consignment requirements, customs documentation, cargo insurance terms, GDPR for driver and customer records.

Full audit trail on every automated decision
Human-in-the-loop checkpoints for consequential actions
GDPR-compliant data processing with EU data residency
Sector-specific regulatory expertise built in

Automations for Logistics & Distribution

27 ready-to-deploy automations for jobs that come up again and again in logistics & distribution.

ABC Inventory Classification and Review Recalculate ABC (and XYZ) tiers from real revenue and usage data on a schedule, so review cadence and stock policy match current SKU behavior. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Automate Cargo Insurance Certificate Issuance Generate and send cargo insurance certificates automatically per shipment value and terms, instead of a manual request-and-wait for every load. Logistics From €99 Automate Purchase Order Generation From Reorder Signals Generate draft purchase orders automatically when stock hits its reorder point, sized and routed correctly, instead of a manual PO-writing step. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Automating Last-Mile Delivery Exception Handling Detect failed or exception last-mile deliveries automatically and trigger the right next step — redelivery, hold, or customer contact — same day. Logistics From €299 Bill of Lading Generation and Audit Generate BOLs from order and shipment data automatically and audit them against the actual load before it leaves the dock, catching mismatches early. Logistics From €299 Carrier Onboarding and Compliance Document Verification Collect and verify carrier authority, insurance and safety documentation automatically, so a new carrier isn't dispatched before compliance clears. Logistics From €299 Carrier Performance Scorecarding Build carrier scorecards automatically from real on-time, damage and billing-accuracy data, so renewal and allocation decisions run on evidence. Logistics From €299 Cold Chain Temperature Excursion Monitoring Monitor reefer temperature data continuously and flag an excursion in real time, before a full pallet of temperature-sensitive product is written off. Logistics From €299 Dead Stock Identification Flag genuinely dead stock, separated from slow-but-fine SKUs, with a recommended liquidation channel and recovery estimate — before it ages further. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Driver Hours-of-Service Compliance Tracking Track driver hours-of-service against ELD data continuously and flag a looming violation before dispatch assigns a route that can't be legally completed. Logistics From €299 Empty-Mile Backhaul Matching Match outbound deliveries with return-leg freight automatically, cutting empty miles instead of running the truck back with nothing loaded. Logistics From €799 Excess Inventory Write-Off Approval Routing Route excess and obsolete inventory write-offs to the right approver by dollar value and category automatically, with the backup docs attached. Inventory & Supply Chain From €99 Freight Consolidation Opportunity Detection Flag shipments to the same destination or lane that could combine into one load, before they go out separately at full separate freight cost. Logistics From €299 Inventory Shrinkage Investigation Triggers Flag abnormal shrinkage patterns by SKU, location and shift as they emerge, instead of discovering the loss at the next physical inventory. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Inventory Valuation Method Compliance Checking Check that inventory valuation stays consistent with the declared FIFO, LIFO or weighted-average method transaction by transaction, not just at close. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Load Board Posting and Carrier Matching Post open loads to multiple load boards automatically and match responding carriers against vetted criteria, instead of manual re-posting and vetting. Logistics From €299 Lost Shipment Claim Documentation and Filing Assemble tracing evidence and file a lost-shipment claim automatically once non-delivery is confirmed, before the carrier's filing window closes. Logistics From €299 Multi-Echelon Inventory Allocation Across Distribution Centers Allocate inbound stock across distribution centers by network-wide demand and service level, not by whichever DC orders loudest or first. Inventory & Supply Chain From €799 Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Collection Automatically request and track sales tax exemption certificates from exempt customers, flagging expired or missing certificates before invoicing. Sales From €299 Serial Number and Lot Traceability Tracking Track every serial and lot number from receipt to shipment automatically, so a recall or warranty trace takes minutes instead of a manual paper hunt. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Supplier Capacity Constraint Monitoring Track supplier order volume against known capacity limits and flag constraint risk before a PO gets rejected, delayed or partially filled. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Tariff and Duty Classification Monitoring Monitor tariff schedule and duty rate changes against your actual HS codes and flag exposure before a shipment lands with an unexpected duty bill. Logistics From €299 Union Collective Bargaining Payroll Compliance Automatically apply collective bargaining agreement pay rules by classification and seniority, flagging deviations before a grievance is filed. Payroll From €799 Vendor Lead-Time Performance Tracking Track quoted vs. actual supplier lead time per PO and flag drift automatically, so safety stock reflects real delivery reliability, not the quote. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Vendor-Managed Inventory Replenishment Sync Sync live stock and consumption data to VMI suppliers automatically, so replenishment decisions run on current numbers, not a stale weekly export. Inventory & Supply Chain From €299 Warehouse Dock Scheduling and Appointment Coordination Coordinate dock appointment scheduling automatically against real dock capacity and labor availability, cutting detention and trailer queuing. Logistics From €299 Yard and Trailer Spotting Coordination Track trailer location and spotting priority across the yard automatically, so dock staff aren't searching the lot for the trailer they need next. Logistics From €299
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