logistics

Transport Routing

We’ll get your fleet and transport routes planned to maximise efficiency and service

What We Offer

Fleet & Transport Routing

Planning Routes for Maximum Efficiency & Service

Transport routing is a complex mathematical optimisation challenge, with constraints such as vehicle capacity, access restrictions, load configurations, and delivery windows. Our consultants are experts in the modelling required to optimise fleet profiles and transport routing, ensuring every asset is utilised to its fullest potential.

Transportation is one of the largest cost drivers in logistics — often accounting for 30% to 70% of total spend. Maximising the utilisation of transport assets is therefore a critical lever for cost reduction and efficiency gains.

The ultimate goal of transport routing is to minimise route time and distance, maximise vehicle fill, and reduce asset requirements, all while balancing service level agreements and operational constraints. This is where our consulting team excels: we plan transport operations at a granular level, factoring in every constraint to deliver solutions that are efficient, resilient, and service‑oriented.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Our areas of transport routing

Transport routing is one of the most complex challenges in logistics, with constraints such as time windows, vehicle capacities, access restrictions, and driving hours making efficient route design highly demanding. We combine our proprietary modelling tools with specialist third‑party software to deliver deep insight into optimal fleet configurations, vehicle and trailer requirements, driver shifts, and daily route plans, ensuring transport operations are efficient, resilient, and cost‑effective.

Daily Route Scheduling

Optimising Fleet Routes with Advanced Modelling

Daily route scheduling extends the classic ‘Travelling Salesman Problem’ into a far more complex optimisation challenge. Beyond simple sequencing, it must account for vehicle capacity limits, maximum driver hours, delivery windows, and dual requirements for both delivery and collection.

Our consultants design the most efficient daily routes for any fleet, considering every restriction. Using a combination of specialist third‑party software and our own in‑house developed tools, we calculate the optimal route for each vehicle and provide detailed schedules covering start times, load configurations, drop sequences, break times, vehicle utilisation, and driver hours. The result is a transport operation that is efficient, compliant, and service‑focused.

Fleet Configuration Analysis

Selecting the Right Vehicles for Your Network

There are a wide range of possible vehicle and trailer configurations — from vans for B2C networks to ‘supercube’ trailers and drawbar demountables for B2B and primary trunking. As part of our transport routing services, our consultants determine the best vehicle types for your network, balancing cost efficiency with service performance.

Through detailed assessment of access restrictions, loading requirements, weight and volume constraints, driver licensing, and fuel efficiency, we model, test, and propose the most effective fleet configuration. The result is a transport operation that is optimised for both cost and service delivery, ensuring every asset is fit for purpose.

Transport Mode Selection : Cross‑Border Transport Mode Analysis

Balancing Cost, Service, and Inventory Impact

When transport operations extend across borders, selecting the right mode — whether truck, rail, air, or shipping — becomes critical. Each mode carries different implications not only for service times and transport costs, but also for inventory levels and warehousing requirements across the network.

Our consultants model these options in detail and provide a cost‑benefit analysis for each, helping you identify the most efficient and resilient cross‑border transport strategy. This ensures your logistics network is optimised for both operational performance and long‑term value.

Strategic Scenario Modelling

Testing ‘What‑If’ Transport Strategies

In logistics network design, businesses often need to explore multiple transport strategy scenarios — typically in response to ‘what if?’ questions, such as insourcing transport operations or merging networks following acquisitions.

Our consultants design and computationally test these scenarios, determining optimal facility locations, fleet profiles, vehicle numbers, driver requirements, and operating budgets. We also evaluate the critical trade‑offs between transport costs and warehouse numbers, ensuring that every strategic option is assessed for both efficiency and long‑term value.

Transport Cost Benchmarking

Measuring Efficiency Against Industry Standards

Transport often represents up to 70% of total logistics spend, making it essential to ensure not only that routing is efficient, but also that asset expenditure and operating costs are optimised.

Using a combination of industry cost data and anonymous benchmarking across our client base, our consultants can assess how efficient your transport expenditure truly is and highlight areas for improvement. Benchmarking elements may include:

Vehicle unit leasing
Trailer leasing
Driver costs
Administration overheads
Fuel efficiency performance

This structured analysis provides a clear view of where costs can be reduced and where operational efficiency can be enhanced, ensuring your transport operations deliver maximum value.