Route optimization and dispatch
Appian
The path to growth for shippers and carriers is here. Move beyond manual processes to win better contracts and perfect daily routes. Get the visibility, efficiency and optimization needed to boost profits and outperform the competition.
Optimization without compromise
Trimble Appian delivers essential end-to-end tools for shippers and carriers, turning transportation operations into a distinct competitive advantage by optimizing routes from dynamic to fixed, providing real-time visibility and offering algorithmic re-routing to improve asset utilization and consistently exceed customer expectations.
The Appian advantage
Master your most complex routes.
The PC*Miler Edge
Best-in-class PC*Miler commercial mapping for end-to-end operational consistency and a single source of map truth.
ERP and TMS integration
Our modern, cloud-based solution empowers operations and logistics teams to achieve peak efficiency.
Your route, your way
Flexible routing approaches from fully dynamic to fixed routes, to anywhere in between
Smarter bidding, faster wins
Best-in-class analyst tools for bid design, modeling and RFP responses to price bids with greater accuracy
Experience enhanced routing and delivery performance
Regardless of your industry, Appian provides optimized routes that benefit drivers and customers while delivering measurable ROI for your company.
Gain a holistic view to recognize concerns, improve maintenance operations and maximize time with wheels on the road.
What you can gain
- Daily planning Optimize daily routes by configuring cost, time and capacity rules across any model
- Dispatch, visibility, alerting Assign trucks/drivers, view planned vs actual, track ETAs and send custom alerts
- Mobile workflow Streamline the driver workflow with configurable ePOD, commercial navigation and telematics integration options
- Strategic planning Conduct what-if analysis, manage scenarios, design fixed routes and optimize your route network
- Reporting and business intelligence Unlock insights with our data warehouse, visualization tools and custom dashboards, and seamlessly to your own platform or Reveal
- Dedicated design Quickly model RFP solutions, determine competitive pricing and produce compelling Gantt chart summaries to win more bids
Facts & figures
potential reduction in planning time
miles and hours saved
decrease in distribution costs
improvement in asset utilization
Appian fleet optimization for all industries
Food and beverage
3PLs and dedicated fleets
Building supply and lumber
Retail and consumer goods
Wholesale distribution and DSD
Merchandising, sales and service
Food and beverage companies
Appian's end-to-end suite ensures your products arrive on time and cost-effectively, safeguarding freshness and quality. Our platform excels at fixed route design in strategic planning and balancing complex delivery schedules. For daily operations, optimizing daily routes alongside last minute orders, while managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch routes, empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows including commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), and gain real-time visibility. Unlock comprehensive post-trip reporting and powerful analytics to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Dedicated and 3PL carriers
Appian's analyst toolset is your strategic advantage, built to drive profitability. Our powerful tools and Dedicated Design capabilities let you quickly model RFPs and bids, providing accurate, competitive pricing and visualizing asset utilization with Gantt chart reports. This empowers you to win more business with clear, data-backed proposals.
Leverage the same tools to collaborate with existing customers for potential changes or value optimizations. Appian helps you seamlessly execute the daily or weekly routing for those won customers, ensuring efficient operations from planning through delivery.
Building and lumber suppliers
Appian streamlines the complex logistics of specialized deliveries, ensuring materials arrive on-site, on time and with optimal efficiency. Our purpose built platform empowers you to design optimal routes, whether operating a one-step or two-step business, managing unique constraints like vehicle type and customer equipment requirements and time-sensitive job-site coordination down to the lat/long detail.
Dispatch and manage your diverse fleet with real-time visibility, reducing call-ins and streamlining workflows. Empower drivers with commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), complete with photo capture and notes for accurate confirmation. Leverage powerful reporting for post trip analytics and continual process improvement.
Retail and consumer goods companies
Appian's end-to-end suite optimizes the intricate logistics of replenishment and last-mile delivery, ensuring products reach stores and customers efficiently. Our platform empowers you to design optimal routes for both high-frequency store deliveries and dynamic e-commerce fulfillment, precisely managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch and manage your fleet with real-time visibility, proactively handling last-minute changes and providing automated customer notifications. Empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), leveraging powerful reporting to drive efficiency and elevate customer satisfaction.
Wholesale distribution & DSD
Appian's end-to-end suite transforms complex logistics into a distinct competitive advantage. Our platform enables you to develop optimal, cost-effective routes daily, considering everything from precise time windows and equipment needs to driver work rules and granular costing.
Empower your drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) and commercial-grade navigation, while gaining real-time visibility into your fleet and proactively managing exceptions with customizable alerts. Leverage powerful reporting to continually enhance efficiency, ensuring you consistently exceed customer expectations and drive profitable growth.
Merchandising, sales and service
Appian's powerful tools unlock critical insights for Merchandising, Sales, and Service teams, empowering you to balance territories, maintain crucial customer-driver relationships, and build and model optimal routes.
Appian also streamlines daily operational workflows, enhancing field efficiency, improving response times, and unlocking real time visibility and proactive customer service notifications. Drivers benefit from configurable mobile workflows and electronic proof of service to drive efficiency and elevate customer experience. Generate and leverage rich reports for actionable intelligence and ensuring customer satisfaction and SLAs are met.
Food and beverage
Food and beverage companies
Appian's end-to-end suite ensures your products arrive on time and cost-effectively, safeguarding freshness and quality. Our platform excels at fixed route design in strategic planning and balancing complex delivery schedules. For daily operations, optimizing daily routes alongside last minute orders, while managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch routes, empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows including commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), and gain real-time visibility. Unlock comprehensive post-trip reporting and powerful analytics to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
3PLs and dedicated fleets
Dedicated and 3PL carriers
Appian's analyst toolset is your strategic advantage, built to drive profitability. Our powerful tools and Dedicated Design capabilities let you quickly model RFPs and bids, providing accurate, competitive pricing and visualizing asset utilization with Gantt chart reports. This empowers you to win more business with clear, data-backed proposals.
Leverage the same tools to collaborate with existing customers for potential changes or value optimizations. Appian helps you seamlessly execute the daily or weekly routing for those won customers, ensuring efficient operations from planning through delivery.
Building supply and lumber
Building and lumber suppliers
Appian streamlines the complex logistics of specialized deliveries, ensuring materials arrive on-site, on time and with optimal efficiency. Our purpose built platform empowers you to design optimal routes, whether operating a one-step or two-step business, managing unique constraints like vehicle type and customer equipment requirements and time-sensitive job-site coordination down to the lat/long detail.
Dispatch and manage your diverse fleet with real-time visibility, reducing call-ins and streamlining workflows. Empower drivers with commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), complete with photo capture and notes for accurate confirmation. Leverage powerful reporting for post trip analytics and continual process improvement.
Retail and consumer goods
Retail and consumer goods companies
Appian's end-to-end suite optimizes the intricate logistics of replenishment and last-mile delivery, ensuring products reach stores and customers efficiently. Our platform empowers you to design optimal routes for both high-frequency store deliveries and dynamic e-commerce fulfillment, precisely managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch and manage your fleet with real-time visibility, proactively handling last-minute changes and providing automated customer notifications. Empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), leveraging powerful reporting to drive efficiency and elevate customer satisfaction.
Wholesale distribution and DSD
Wholesale distribution & DSD
Appian's end-to-end suite transforms complex logistics into a distinct competitive advantage. Our platform enables you to develop optimal, cost-effective routes daily, considering everything from precise time windows and equipment needs to driver work rules and granular costing.
Empower your drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) and commercial-grade navigation, while gaining real-time visibility into your fleet and proactively managing exceptions with customizable alerts. Leverage powerful reporting to continually enhance efficiency, ensuring you consistently exceed customer expectations and drive profitable growth.
Merchandising, sales and service
Merchandising, sales and service
Appian's powerful tools unlock critical insights for Merchandising, Sales, and Service teams, empowering you to balance territories, maintain crucial customer-driver relationships, and build and model optimal routes.
Appian also streamlines daily operational workflows, enhancing field efficiency, improving response times, and unlocking real time visibility and proactive customer service notifications. Drivers benefit from configurable mobile workflows and electronic proof of service to drive efficiency and elevate customer experience. Generate and leverage rich reports for actionable intelligence and ensuring customer satisfaction and SLAs are met.
Food and beverage companies
Appian's end-to-end suite ensures your products arrive on time and cost-effectively, safeguarding freshness and quality. Our platform excels at fixed route design in strategic planning and balancing complex delivery schedules. For daily operations, optimizing daily routes alongside last minute orders, while managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch routes, empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows including commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), and gain real-time visibility. Unlock comprehensive post-trip reporting and powerful analytics to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Dedicated and 3PL carriers
Appian's analyst toolset is your strategic advantage, built to drive profitability. Our powerful tools and Dedicated Design capabilities let you quickly model RFPs and bids, providing accurate, competitive pricing and visualizing asset utilization with Gantt chart reports. This empowers you to win more business with clear, data-backed proposals.
Leverage the same tools to collaborate with existing customers for potential changes or value optimizations. Appian helps you seamlessly execute the daily or weekly routing for those won customers, ensuring efficient operations from planning through delivery.
Building and lumber suppliers
Appian streamlines the complex logistics of specialized deliveries, ensuring materials arrive on-site, on time and with optimal efficiency. Our purpose built platform empowers you to design optimal routes, whether operating a one-step or two-step business, managing unique constraints like vehicle type and customer equipment requirements and time-sensitive job-site coordination down to the lat/long detail.
Dispatch and manage your diverse fleet with real-time visibility, reducing call-ins and streamlining workflows. Empower drivers with commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), complete with photo capture and notes for accurate confirmation. Leverage powerful reporting for post trip analytics and continual process improvement.
Retail and consumer goods companies
Appian's end-to-end suite optimizes the intricate logistics of replenishment and last-mile delivery, ensuring products reach stores and customers efficiently. Our platform empowers you to design optimal routes for both high-frequency store deliveries and dynamic e-commerce fulfillment, precisely managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch and manage your fleet with real-time visibility, proactively handling last-minute changes and providing automated customer notifications. Empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), leveraging powerful reporting to drive efficiency and elevate customer satisfaction.
Wholesale distribution & DSD
Appian's end-to-end suite transforms complex logistics into a distinct competitive advantage. Our platform enables you to develop optimal, cost-effective routes daily, considering everything from precise time windows and equipment needs to driver work rules and granular costing.
Empower your drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) and commercial-grade navigation, while gaining real-time visibility into your fleet and proactively managing exceptions with customizable alerts. Leverage powerful reporting to continually enhance efficiency, ensuring you consistently exceed customer expectations and drive profitable growth.
Merchandising, sales and service
Appian's powerful tools unlock critical insights for Merchandising, Sales, and Service teams, empowering you to balance territories, maintain crucial customer-driver relationships, and build and model optimal routes.
Appian also streamlines daily operational workflows, enhancing field efficiency, improving response times, and unlocking real time visibility and proactive customer service notifications. Drivers benefit from configurable mobile workflows and electronic proof of service to drive efficiency and elevate customer experience. Generate and leverage rich reports for actionable intelligence and ensuring customer satisfaction and SLAs are met.
Food and beverage companies
Appian's end-to-end suite ensures your products arrive on time and cost-effectively, safeguarding freshness and quality. Our platform excels at fixed route design in strategic planning and balancing complex delivery schedules. For daily operations, optimizing daily routes alongside last minute orders, while managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch routes, empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows including commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), and gain real-time visibility. Unlock comprehensive post-trip reporting and powerful analytics to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Dedicated and 3PL carriers
Appian's analyst toolset is your strategic advantage, built to drive profitability. Our powerful tools and Dedicated Design capabilities let you quickly model RFPs and bids, providing accurate, competitive pricing and visualizing asset utilization with Gantt chart reports. This empowers you to win more business with clear, data-backed proposals.
Leverage the same tools to collaborate with existing customers for potential changes or value optimizations. Appian helps you seamlessly execute the daily or weekly routing for those won customers, ensuring efficient operations from planning through delivery.
Building and lumber suppliers
Appian streamlines the complex logistics of specialized deliveries, ensuring materials arrive on-site, on time and with optimal efficiency. Our purpose built platform empowers you to design optimal routes, whether operating a one-step or two-step business, managing unique constraints like vehicle type and customer equipment requirements and time-sensitive job-site coordination down to the lat/long detail.
Dispatch and manage your diverse fleet with real-time visibility, reducing call-ins and streamlining workflows. Empower drivers with commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), complete with photo capture and notes for accurate confirmation. Leverage powerful reporting for post trip analytics and continual process improvement.
Retail and consumer goods companies
Appian's end-to-end suite optimizes the intricate logistics of replenishment and last-mile delivery, ensuring products reach stores and customers efficiently. Our platform empowers you to design optimal routes for both high-frequency store deliveries and dynamic e-commerce fulfillment, precisely managing time windows and capacity.
Easily dispatch and manage your fleet with real-time visibility, proactively handling last-minute changes and providing automated customer notifications. Empower drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, commercial-grade navigation and electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), leveraging powerful reporting to drive efficiency and elevate customer satisfaction.
Wholesale distribution & DSD
Appian's end-to-end suite transforms complex logistics into a distinct competitive advantage. Our platform enables you to develop optimal, cost-effective routes daily, considering everything from precise time windows and equipment needs to driver work rules and granular costing.
Empower your drivers with streamlined mobile workflows, electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) and commercial-grade navigation, while gaining real-time visibility into your fleet and proactively managing exceptions with customizable alerts. Leverage powerful reporting to continually enhance efficiency, ensuring you consistently exceed customer expectations and drive profitable growth.
Merchandising, sales and service
Appian's powerful tools unlock critical insights for Merchandising, Sales, and Service teams, empowering you to balance territories, maintain crucial customer-driver relationships, and build and model optimal routes.
Appian also streamlines daily operational workflows, enhancing field efficiency, improving response times, and unlocking real time visibility and proactive customer service notifications. Drivers benefit from configurable mobile workflows and electronic proof of service to drive efficiency and elevate customer experience. Generate and leverage rich reports for actionable intelligence and ensuring customer satisfaction and SLAs are met.
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Testimonials
With Appian Daily Planner, the routes are a lot easier, a lot cleaner from the driver’s perspective. They’re able to get their routes off and most of them make it back within their delivery window. Customers are getting their products on time.
James Maynard
Business Analyst, Honor Foods
Integrating Trimble solutions exposed multiple operational improvements that have created operational efficiencies within our organization. We’re now consistently averaging over 90% accuracy vs the previous 70% accuracy. In addition, we have significantly improved our ability to manage rerouting, which has resulted in greater customer satisfaction.
James Griffin
Director of Operating Systems & Scheduling, McLane
Trimble Appian Daily Planner has been a godsend. It helps move our trucks. It reduces man hours in the office and wasted driver hours. It’s taking a lot less time for my dispatchers to do their routing.
Steven Torres
Senior Transportation Manager at Honor Foods
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