Smarter Load Building and Route Planning

Plan smarter routes, build fuller loads, and reduce empty miles with AI-powered optimisation in Mandata TMS.
Automatically create efficient load and route plans in minutes – improving utilisation, reducing costs, and saving valuable planning time.
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Key Benefits:

  • Build optimised loads in minutes
  • Reduce empty miles and costs
  • Increase vehicle utilisation
  • Save planning time
  • Powered by Optimize
Mandata AI Route Optimisation

Route planning is getting harder

Transport planners are under constant pressure:

  • Tight delivery windows and increasing customer demands
  • Fewer resources and rising costs

Manual route planning slows teams down. Mandata Optimiser removes the pressure – not the planner.

Mandata Go Route Optimisation release TMS screen

Route Optimisation (with load building) in one system

Mandata Optimiser builds efficient loads and routes using constraints like distance, capacity, delivery windows, and job priorities.

  • Builds optimised loads automatically
  • Sequences routes intelligently
  • Maximises vehicle utilisation
  • Fully integrated into your TMS (no switching systems)

Because it’s built directly into your Transport Management System (TMS), everything happens in one place:

  • No switching systems
  • No re-entering data
  • Full visibility from planning through to execution

Planners review, adjust and stay in control

How Optimised Load Building &
Route Planning Works in Mandata

  1. Import transport jobs into your TMS
    Upload or pull jobs directly into the Optimiser along with your available vehicles
  2. Run optimisation
    The system calculates the best load and route plan in minutes
  3. Review and dispatch
    Make adjustments if needed and send work to drivers with confidence

 

Watch a Quick Tour of Optimisation in Mandata Go TMS


Mandata TMS for all your haulage planning needs

Benefits of Route Optimisation Software

  • Reduce empty miles and fuel consumption
  • Increase load fill and vehicle utilisation
  • Save hours of planning time every week
  • Improve delivery performance and reliability
  • Lower overall transport costs
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Who Benefits From Route Optimisation

Mandata launched optimised load sequencing suitable for Pallet Networks to simplify multi drop planning for hauliers.

Designed for high-volume, time‑critical operations

  • Hit delivery windows more consistently
  • Better hub and route sequencing
  • Avoid missed delivery slots
  • Optimised fleet utilisation
Want to see how it could work for your operation?
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Bowmans Logistics HGV truck fleet

Ideal for operators managing complex delivery schedules

  • Faster route planning for recurring routes
  • Reduced mileage and fuel costs
  • Less rework during the day
  • More consistent planning outcomes
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Mandata supports Seras with a transport management system

Automatically build efficient loads and optimise routes based on your constraints

  • Optimise routes around vehicle capacity and weight restrictions
  • Reduce empty running between collection and delivery points
  • Improve vehicle utilisation across repeat movements
  • Plan more reliable schedules for fixed site operations
Want to see how it could work for your operation?
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See Optimised Load Building and Route Planning in action

Learn how a Mandata TMS can help you plan smarter routes and build better loads in minutes.


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Saves one planner 7.5 hours a week

AI Route Optimisation is the future of Traffic Planning.

We’re using Optimised Job Planning at one of our depots to see the results for ourselves and it’s saving one of our planners at least 90 minutes a day when scheduling work with Mandata. Bishopsgate only see more benefits as further optimisation features are released.

Sharon Bloch, Continuous Improvement Manager, Bishopsgate Specialist Logistics Ltd

90 minutes/day
Saved in planning time

Route Optimisation & Load Building FAQ

Route optimisation software calculates the most efficient way to plan deliveries and collections by factoring in distance, delivery windows, vehicle capacity, and routing constraints.

In Mandata TMS, route optimisation works alongside load building, so planners can create efficient routes and fully utilised loads in one system.

Optimised load building automatically groups jobs into the most efficient vehicle loads based on capacity, location, and delivery requirements.

This helps you:

  • Increase vehicle utilisation
  • Reduce empty miles
  • Lower fuel and operating costs
  • Avoid manual trial-and-error planning

Mandata Optimisation uses Optimize AI-powered route optimisation to automatically generate the best load and route plan in minutes.

Instead of manually building loads and sequencing routes, planners can:

  • Build optimised plans instantly
  • Review and adjust as needed
  • Dispatch with confidence

Many operators save hours of planning time every week.

No — it supports them.

Mandata Optimiser handles the complex calculations and sequencing, but planners remain fully in control:

  • Review suggested plans
  • Make changes
  • Approve final routes

It removes the manual workload without removing decision-making.

Mandata Optimiser is ideal for:

  • Pallet networks with time-critical delivery windows
  • General haulage operations
  • Multi-drop logistics with high job volumes
  • Bulk haulage businesses

Operators with complex planning requirements see the biggest gains.

Unlike standalone tools, Mandata Optimiser is built directly into the Transport Management System (TMS).

This means:

  • No switching between systems or re-entering data
  • Faster planning with everything in one place
  • Load building and route optimisation happen together
  • Full visibility of jobs, resources, and performance in real time

You get the benefits of advanced route optimisation fully embedded into your day-to-day planning workflow, making it easier for planners to work faster, smarter, and with greater confidence.

Most customers see improvements immediately after implementation, including:

  • Reduced planning time
  • Fewer empty miles
  • Better on-time delivery performance

Because it’s fully integrated into your TMS, there’s no need to switch systems.

No, we have partnered with Optimize, a specialist in AI Route Optimisation.  The software is built into our software, which makes it easier for planners to use as they no longer have to go between multiple systems. Just click a button to optimise loads, see the results and make changes, if required.