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Management software for freight transport

Plan and monitor freight transport from departure point to arrival, with tracking on a dynamic virtual map, and bill your services with complete ease.

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A common software foundation for every trade

The MCA-Kalé and MCA-Colibri business solutions are built on a common architecture, designed to meet the essential needs of any professional activity, whatever the sector. This foundation is organised around three main families of features: ERP, CRM and CMS, which together cover operational management, customer relations and document production.

Beyond this common foundation, each solution can be enriched with additional modules, specifically developed to meet the particularities of each business sector. With over 100 modules available, MCA-Kale covers a wide range of trades and gives every practice, firm or company a tool perfectly adapted to its specific needs.

Access governanceUser and access management makes it possible to steer and secure the whole ERP, CRM, CMS system by organising user accounts, defining custom profiles and controlling access rights. It ensures that each employee only has the features and information matching their role, while guaranteeing full traceability of the actions performed.
The foundation of operational managementThe ERP module is the core of the tool, with logistics, invoicing and accounting management. It also includes an HR module dedicated to payroll. This building block, shared by all users, guarantees reliable and centralised management of the company's administrative and financial flows.
Customer relationsThe CRM module handles the whole customer relationship: sending e-mails and letters, booking appointments, managing the schedule, sending SMS and newsletters, receiving customer requests, as well as a ticketing system to track requests related to logistics or invoicing.
Document managementThe creation of documents customised to business needs: letters, contracts, forms, questionnaires, while also generating usage statistics.

Designed for freight transport

Orders, goods and loading

Each transport order describes the goods precisely and is tracked from picking to vehicle departure.

  • Multiple loading and delivery addresses per customer, with opening hours, contacts and special instructions
  • Goods record: weight, volume, dimensions, number of packages, pallets, packaging type, declared value and required temperature
  • Complete transport order:
    • shipper and pick-up location
    • consignee and delivery location
    • requested dates and times
    • vehicle required and special constraints
  • Status tracking: to be planned, planned, to be loaded, loaded, in transit, delivered and invoiced
  • Picking on a mobile terminal, with scanning of packages and pallets
  • Recording of discrepancies between planned and picked quantities
  • Loading check: weight, volume, loading order and destination
  • Assignment of each consignment to a vehicle and a route
  • Handling of anomalies and departure approval

Routes, vehicles and drivers

Routes are built around constraints on the ground and each vehicle leaves with the right driver.

  • Automatic or manual route creation based on locations, times, weight, volume and vehicle capacity
  • Grouping of several transports into a single route
  • Route optimisation:
    • distance and travel time
    • order of stops
    • delivery times
    • traffic constraints
    • loading and unloading times
  • Route recalculation in the event of an emergency, cancellation or change
  • Planning of orders, routes, vehicles and drivers, with detection of conflicts and overloads
  • Vehicle fleet: vans, panel vans, rigid lorries, articulated lorries, refrigerated vehicles, with tail lift or tankers
  • Vehicle record: payload, maximum weight, usable volume, axles and equipment
  • Drivers: licence categories, qualifications, training, availability and expiry dates
  • Automatic check of compatibility between driver, vehicle and load
  • Double crewing and driver changes during a route
  • Servicing, tyres, roadworthiness tests and insurance, with alerts on expiry dates
  • Transports entrusted to partners, with cost comparison between in-house and subcontracted transport

Delivery and real-time tracking

The driver has their route on mobile and each delivery is proven electronically.

  • Driver app:
    • viewing the route and assignments
    • confirmation of arrival, loading and delivery
    • scanning of goods and photos
    • mileage recording
    • communication with dispatch
  • For each stop: address, contact, goods, scheduled time and instructions
  • Electronic proof of delivery: signature, name of recipient, photo, date, time, position and quantity delivered
  • Deliveries with reservations: missing goods, damaged packages, refusal or different quantity
  • Automatic notification of the department concerned in the event of an anomaly
  • Returns of goods to the shipper or warehouse, with reason and condition
  • Vehicle geolocation, stops completed, upcoming deliveries and delays
  • Automatic notices to the customer: loading, departure, delivery and delay
  • Customer portal to create a request, track a delivery and download the proof of delivery

Specialised transport, costs and invoicing

Transports subject to special rules are properly managed and each service is invoiced at the right price.

  • International transport: countries of departure and destination, borders, currencies and delivery terms
  • Customs: declarations, customs references, values, charges and duties
  • Dangerous goods:
    • classification and identification
    • packaging and restrictions
    • mandatory documents
    • compatibility check with the vehicle and the driver
  • Temperature-controlled transport: minimum, maximum and target temperatures, readings recorded and archived
  • Transport documents: transport notes, consignment notes, loading documents and customs documents
  • Actual cost of each transport: fuel, driver, kilometres, tolls, maintenance, depreciation and subcontracting
  • Cost calculated per transport, per kilometre, per package, per pallet or by weight
  • Rates based on distance, weight, volume, zone, vehicle type, urgency or time
  • Quotes automatically converted into transport orders
  • Invoicing of kilometres, packages, pallets and hours, with surcharges for waiting time, returns and tolls

MCA Shipping, tailored to your requirements

To guide you in choosing your management tool, we offer 3 base editions, packs SH-1200 to SH-1600, with a greater or smaller set of features.

1An auditWe analyse how you work and what you really need.
2SpecificationsTogether we define the exact scope of your solution.
3ImplementationDeployment, training and support for your teams.

The benefits of MCA Shipping

Three building blocks working together, completed by the modules specific to your business.

ERPDay-to-day management

Transport planning, logistics, purchasing and stock all driven from a single tool.

CRMCustomers and contacts

Management of customers and client files, linked to current orders.

CMSLinked documents

Purchase orders, supplier job sheets and expense claims attached to your files.

Integrated accounting

Multi-currency general accounting, supplier invoice payments and payment grouping.

Every mode of transport

Road, sea or air: one and the same solution for all of your flows.

Let's talk about your transport operations

A demonstration tailored to freight transport, with no obligation.

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