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How to scale transportation management software to your needs

Scott Currie-Mills, Vice President, Product and Engineering, TransPlus
Scott Currie-Mills

June 13, 2024

You scale transportation management software the way you scale a fleet: buy for the trucks you run today and add capacity when the work demands it. That means three levers: the plan (Fleet Manager starts at $350, $500 and $650 per month for one user on Lite, Standard and Enterprise, and Lite allows up to 3 users, Standard up to 6 and Enterprise has no cap), the add-on modules a customer or a lane forces on you (EDI, ACE and ACI e-manifests, Freight Assist), and the integrations to the ELD, accounting and fuel card systems you already pay for. Every plan is an annual contract billed quarterly, in CAD or USD depending on where your business operates; see TMS pricing and the module list. This post explains when to pull each lever and what it costs.

Find the plan that fits your office

Fleet Manager starts at $350 a month for Lite, $500 for Standard and $650 for Enterprise, and Logistics Manager starts at $500, each for one user. Additional users are licensed separately: Lite allows up to 3, Standard up to 6, and Enterprise has no cap. Every plan is an annual contract billed quarterly.

Three levers, and when to pull each

Every Fleet Manager plan runs the same core: dispatch with track and trace, load and asset planning, telematics integration, order entry and management, document imaging, driver payroll, customer invoicing and accounting package integration, with CAD and USD billing on the same load. What changes as you grow is users, features, modules and integrations.

Lever 1: the plan (users and features)

Lite starts at $350 per month, Standard at $500 and Enterprise at $650, each for one user, and Lite allows up to 3 users, Standard up to 6, and Enterprise has no cap. The user cap is the usual reason to move up: a second dispatcher and a billing clerk in the system at once. IFTA reporting (Enterprise plan) is the one feature you cannot add to Lite or Standard; if you run IFTA quarters, start on Enterprise.

Lever 2: the modules a customer or a lane forces on you

Add-on modules are bought when the work arrives, not before. A shipper that tenders by EDI means the EDI module, set up and run by TransPlus's in-house EDI team (transactions 204, 990, 214, 210 and 997) and priced as a setup fee, a module fee and per-transaction fees. A first cross-border lane means the ACE and ACI e-Manifest module, an add-on on every tier, connected to BorderConnect and GeTS so customs data is never keyed twice. Freight Assist is the third add-on the pricing page names; the other modules, from Breakthrough Fuel to MIR-RT maintenance, follow the same rule.

Lever 3: the integrations you already pay for

Integrations cost less than modules because the other system is already on your books. TransPlus runs 66 integrations across accounting, fuel cards, telematics, trailer tracking and carrier onboarding, including QuickBooks, Sage, Samsara, Motive, ISAAC and Geotab. Connect the ELD first, the accounting package second, and the fuel cards when the IFTA quarter or the fuel report needs them. Onboarding takes 30 to 90 days depending on fleet size and data migration, and most Fleet Manager customers are live within 60 days, with a named onboarding specialist.

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Scaling a TMS is a series of small decisions made when the work shows up, not one purchase. Every plan and every add-on is on the pricing page; book a demo to see the plan that fits the office you have today: personalized, scheduled the same week you ask, no commitment.

Scaling questions

Can I start on Lite and move up?

Yes. Each Fleet Manager tier builds on the one below it, so moving from Lite (up to 3 users) to Standard (up to 6) or Enterprise (no user cap) adds users and features without changing the system your team already knows. Every plan is an annual contract billed quarterly; ask sales how an upgrade is handled inside the contract year before you sign.

Is IFTA an add-on?

No. IFTA reporting is included in the Fleet Manager Enterprise plan only; it is not a module and not an add-on, and Lite and Standard cannot buy it. TransPlus produces the quarterly report of jurisdiction miles and fuel from the trip record; it does not file the return. If IFTA quarters are part of your operation, Enterprise is the plan to start on.

How many integrations does TransPlus have?

66, across accounting, fuel cards, telematics, trailer tracking and carrier onboarding, including QuickBooks, Sage, Samsara, Motive, ISAAC and Geotab. Integrations connect systems you already pay for; modules such as EDI and ACE and ACI e-manifests are add-ons priced separately, and EDI is set up and managed by an in-house TransPlus team rather than a plug-in.

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