Less-than-truckload planning

LTL Routing Software for Consolidated, Multi-Stop Loads

OLT keeps LTL bookings, stops, carrier assignments, and zone-based rates on one connected load record. Consolidate compatible bookings, build a reviewed multi-stop route, and move the load into dispatch through the broader TMS.

Build an LTL route from bookings to dispatch

Keep the shipment details that shape an LTL plan visible as the load moves through consolidation, route review, and assignment.

  1. Step 01

    Consolidate bookings

    When booking consolidation is enabled, group multiple bookings into one load and review its weight, volume, pallet, origin, destination, and equipment details before routing.

  2. Step 02

    Build the multi-stop route

    Add pickup and delivery stops and reorder them in the route builder. For route planning, self-hosted Valhalla supplies route and road-cost matrices, and OLT locally refines stop order with 2-opt and Or-opt logic. Dispatchers then review the resulting truck-, toll-, and traffic-aware sequence.

  3. Step 03

    Assign capacity and dispatch

    Assign an available driver and vehicle or select an external carrier, retain the service zone on the load, and release the reviewed stop sequence into dispatch.

LTL load, carrier, and zone controls

The LTL workflow uses the same source-controlled TMS capabilities as other transport work while keeping the page's intent specific to consolidated loads.

  • LTL load records

    Mark freight for LTL service and retain weight, volume, pallet, equipment, origin, destination, and multi-stop details on the load record used by dispatch.

  • Carrier assignment

    Maintain carrier service regions and rates, compare bids through the load-board workflow, assign the selected carrier, and keep carrier performance records available for review.

  • Service zones and rates

    Organize dispatch work by zone and calculate delivery charges from configured service zones, distance tiers, carrier rates, and vehicle context.

LTL planning details

  • What does LTL routing software manage?

    LTL routing software organizes less-than-truckload bookings into load records, builds pickup and delivery stop sequences, and keeps carrier assignments and service-zone context attached for dispatch review.

  • Can multiple bookings be consolidated into one LTL load?

    Yes. OLT includes a booking-consolidation setting for grouping multiple bookings into one load. The resulting load details and stops remain available for dispatcher review before assignment.

  • How are multi-stop LTL routes built?

    Dispatchers add and reorder stops in the route builder, then review the proposed sequence. For route planning, self-hosted Valhalla supplies route and road-cost matrices, and OLT locally refines stop order with 2-opt and Or-opt logic. The resulting route uses truck-, toll-, and traffic-aware road data.

  • Is this page the complete TMS product overview?

    No. This page is limited to LTL routing intent. The TMS product hub covers broader route optimization, fleet dispatch, proof of delivery, maintenance, bin tracking, and transport operations.

Connect LTL planning to the rest of transport operations

Start with consolidated bookings and a reviewed stop sequence, then continue into carrier or fleet dispatch in the complete OLT TMS.