Access to Your Shipping Container's Journey via dashboards and APIs, Eliminating Emails and Calls.
Follow the Box provides transportation companies a platform to share end-to-end transportation information from pickup to final destination and back through dashboards and APIs directly linked to their TMS. This reduces overhead by eliminating the need for calls or emails and keeping clients informed at every stage with clear, accessible updates on container location and progress.
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Less calls, More insights,
better integrations, faster information
Reduce calls and conversations between Transportation companies and Customers
Say goodbye to endless calls for ETA updates. With our easy login and API access, get instant access to up-to-date estimated arrival times, enhancing operational efficiency.
Reduce unnecessary delays
Proactively prevent problems by reacting to early warnings for missing documents or information significantly reduce unnecessary delays, ensuring smooth operations.
Shift from relying on gut feelings to informed discussions through Data-Driven Decision Making.
Rely on factual insights for container arrival and departure times, and error/problem analysis, moving away from gut feelings to informed discussions.
Transportation companies can reduce overhead costs
Transportation companies can further reduce overhead by directing customers to a self-service portal for real-time ETA updates. This minimizes inbound inquiries, streamlines communication, and empowers customers with instant access to their shipment information.
Forwarders book directly in the TMS of the Transportion company
We offer four flexible options for order entry: API integration, Excel import, a manual entry form, and AI-powered conversion of unstructured text into structured orders. These options streamline the process, reducing errors and eliminating the need for rekeying, enhancing efficiency.
Integrate Warehouse management systems(WMS)
Connect Warehouse management systems with incoming transport through APIs, providing instant updates and precise tracking of both incoming and outgoing shipments. This integration facilitates real-time inventory management, streamlines receiving schedules, and ensures accurate reporting of container statuses, whether full or empty.
Manage orders for multiple carriers
Forwarders on Follow the Box can efficiently create and manage orders across multiple carriers, streamlining the assignment of transportation tasks. When creating a new order, forwarders have the flexibility to select the carrier best suited to fulfill the specific requirements of that shipment.
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Cut Down on Calls and Emails: Faster Updates, Less Hassle.
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Pay Only For What You Need
At FollowTheBox, we offer flexible pricing plans to fit your shipping needs:
€0 per month
To try out our service, seeing for yourself how it simplifies your shipping needs.
- Earn 10 free orders
- Listing & order input tools
- Manual event updates
€50 per month
+ 2€ per container over 25
For small transportation companies, offering essential features for occasional container shipments without the complexity.
- Trial features, plus:
- API/access & key creation
- Basic order analytics
€600 per month
+ 3€ per container over 200
For midsize transportation companies, with all the tools needed to handle more shipments smoothly and keep track of every container easily
- Starter features, plus:
- Systems integration (FMS/TMS/WMS)
- Automated message flows
€4,000 per month
+ 4€ per container over 1000
For large transportation companies, offering advanced features and support to seamlessly manage the daily complexity of extensive container operations.
- Premium features, plus:
- Advanced analytics
- CombiBooking
"FollowTheBox has transformed our operations, reducing the need for constant calls and emails, and making it easier to engage the younger workforce. It's streamlined our processes and prepared us for the future, marking a significant turning point for our company."
About Us
At FollowTheBox, our foundation is built on firsthand experience in platform development and managing a transport company. We recognized a significant gap in technology and user experience within the logistics sector compared to other industries. Many processes in shipping and transport still rely heavily on manual work, lagging far behind the automation and efficiencies seen elsewhere. Our mission is to bridge this gap, bringing advanced, user-friendly technology to logistics to streamline operations, enhance transparency, and prepare the sector for future innovations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ditch the endless phone calls and confusing emails. With FollowTheBox, see where your shipments are at any moment and integrate our tools into your systems. Start managing your shipping processes smarter, not harder.
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