Third-party logisticssoftware for everyclient’s last mile

Third-party logistics (3PL) software is any system a 3PL uses to run work it does on a client’s behalf. Most of the software that ranks for “3PL software” is warehouse management software (WMS) — goods-in, put-away, pick, pack and despatch inside the building. Last-mile execution software is the other half: building the day’s routes, tracking every van and capturing proof of delivery at the door. RouteMagic is the route-execution and final-mile layer, not a 3PL WMS, so it owns the run from depot to drop. For route building itself, see our route planning software.

Own-fleet. RouteMagic is delivery operations software for 3PLs that run their own vans and drivers — it plans the rounds, tracks the fleet live and captures ePOD on your own drivers’ devices. It is not a multi-carrier despatch tool that simply books the major parcel carriers’ labels. If you run ecommerce delivery on your own fleet, the recurring rounds, live tracking and audit-grade proof are all native; see our direct-to-consumer delivery software for the last-mile detail and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) for the evidence pack.

Pricing is per-driver, per-month, and scales with the number of vans and clients you run rather than a single flat licence. A multi-shipper 3PL pays for the tenants and drivers it uses, with the master-tenant roll-up included. Book a demo and we will size it against your contract count, fleet and POD requirements.

Yes. Franchise Management scopes each shipper as an independent unit — customers, delivery points, products, pricing, orders, routes, schedules and inventory are hard-isolated by role/permission scope. The master tenant gets consolidated reporting and cross-client visibility; one client can never see another client’s data.

Yes. Every delivery captures a customer signature, doorstep photos, a geo-stamped timestamp and an auto-generated POD PDF. POD records are searchable from the back office per client for disputes, audits and OTIF queries, and can flow downstream to the shipper’s own ERP via the API.

Drivers record temperature readings from a paired Bluetooth probe at configurable intervals through the round. Out-of-range readings raise live alerts to dispatch, and an auditable temperature report is generated for inspectors — covering depot, loading and delivery legs. At each drop the app can require a delivery-point reading too (for example fridge-to-fridge delivery for medical consignments).

The driver app is offline-first. Routes, customers, products, prices and promotions download at the start of the day; every transaction writes locally and queues; a background sync pushes everything back when signal returns, with conflict resolution and no data loss. Login and the final sync are the only steps that absolutely require connectivity.

RouteMagic is the route-execution layer — multi-client tenant scoping, ePOD, cold-chain capture, live Route Monitor and the driver app. For full transport-management depth (truck-compliant routing, dock scheduling, palletised hub-and-spoke, tachograph and compliance) the sibling product HaulierMagic is the right fit, and the two are designed to run alongside each other.

Yes. Order Management captures orders from telesales, WhatsApp and SMS, the customer self-service portal and the van — all scoped to the right shipper through Franchise Management, writing to that client’s own customer master and stock position. Standing orders and pre-orders fill the recurring rounds, and contract pricing and credit apply within the correct tenant scope whatever the channel.

Either. RouteMagic has a built-in multi-company accounting layer — sales and purchase ledger, nominal ledger, cashbook and bank reconciliation, MTD VAT and multi-currency — so you can run each shipper as its own company. If a client prefers to keep its own package, a configurable connector syncs invoices, credit notes, payments and customers to Sage 50, Xero, QuickBooks Online, Tally and Zoho Books, per client, with field and tax mapping and its own sync log for audit.