Run storage, transport and client billing for every contract from one operations record.
A third-party logistics company moves and stores goods for several clients at once, each on its own contract. Rates differ by client, lane and service, and the invoice at month end depends on counting what was handled. GullySystem would build one record from booking to delivery. Storage, trucking and extra services are then billed against each client’s contract and checked against the movements actually recorded.
A 3PL sells a bundle: warehouse space, a few trucks or hired vehicles, labour for loading, and sometimes last-mile delivery. Every client buys a different mix, and every contract carries its own rate card.
The operations team sees one day of movements while the accounts team sees a month of invoices. Software has to join the two, so what was done for a client is also what is billed to that client.
A client sends a dispatch plan by email or WhatsApp in the morning. The planner splits it between the warehouse, own vehicles and market trucks, and the floor supervisor gets a list for the day. Hired vehicles are booked through a broker, and the advance is settled after the load is unloaded.
Drivers collect the proof of delivery, the POD, and a clerk chases the signed copies. Damage, shortage and delay claims arrive weeks later, and each client expects a reply with the loading record and the delivery proof attached.
Billing follows contract terms: per pallet, per carton, per trip, per kilometre or per tonne. Detention charges and special handling are added by hand. Client statements are then sent for each account.
What goes wrong for third-party logistics companies without a proper system.
What we would build for third-party logistics companies.
Named the way your team already talks about the work. We start with whichever part the audit shows is costing you most.
The business modules third-party logistics companies use most.
Each one is also available on its own, or inside a system built for you.
The services behind it.
Custom Software and Product Engineering
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Web and mobile apps for customers, field staff and dealers, built to work on ordinary phones.
Learn moreWritten for third-party logistics companies.
Practical notes on running the business, not product marketing.
How the work runs from Bengaluru for your city.
- 1
The audit, by call
A screen-share and a look at the sheets, Tally reports and WhatsApp groups your team uses. No travel needed.
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A written proposal
Scope, what we build first and the cost, agreed in writing before anything starts.
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Build in short rounds
Working screens shared every few weeks. Your team tests them from your own office.
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Go-live, in person when it helps
For data migration and training we can come to your city. Travel is agreed in advance.
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Support online
Fixes, changes and hosting handled remotely by the same team that built it.
Software we have built and run.
We only name clients whose work is published. These are systems our team designed, built and supports.
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Read the case studyQuestions third-party logistics companies ask before they call.
Is this a warehouse system or a transport system?
It joins both, since a 3PL does both. Which side leads depends on your contracts, and that is worked out in scoping before anything is built.
Can clients track their own consignments?
Yes, as part of the build. Each client can have a login to see its orders, delivery status and statements. Live vehicle position needs a GPS device or feed that your supplier allows.
Will invoices flow into Tally?
No live link is built in. A file of invoices for your accountant is a separate piece of work, quoted once the ledger layout is decided.
Can a ready-made transport package do this instead?
Often, yes. If you run only road freight on a standard rate list, a ready package is cheaper. Custom work pays off when contracts, storage and trucking are billed together.
What happens in the free technology audit?
We look at the software, spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups your business runs on today and write down what works, what slows your team down and what is missing. A demo login, a screen-share or a few screenshots are enough to start. You get a report ordered by priority, and there is no obligation to hire us afterwards.
How much will the software cost?
We don’t publish a price, because it depends on what the system has to do. The audit settles the scope, and the cost goes into a written proposal before any work starts.
Part of a wider group.
Tell us how your business runs today.
A few lines on your spreadsheets, software and WhatsApp groups is enough. We reply the same working day.
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- A reply within one business day
- Your details stay private