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Transportation Software: The Per-Route Cost Most Fleets Miss

Forty vehicles. Four software tools. Six weeks of internal audit. And the answer nobody on the operations team had expected.

By Georgia Katos / 14 May 2026 / 11 min read

Last Mile Delivery

First Mile Tracking: The Upstream Metric Most Fleets Miss (2026)

Australian road freight moved over 240 billion tonne-kilometres in the most recent reporting year, according to the BITRE Australian Infrastructure and Transport Statistics Yearbook 2024.

By Georgia Katos / 14 May 2026 / 13 min read

Delivery Management

Logistics Management Software: The 2026 Operator's Guide

Monday, 7:14 AM. A dispatcher at a four-depot parcel operation opens her laptop and finds three browser tabs already loading. One is the routing engine. One is the live tracking dashboard. The third is a shared spreadsheet that someoneÃ¢ÂÂ¦

By Georgia Katos / 13 May 2026 / 12 min read

Delivery Management

Logistics Software: 12 Platforms Benchmarked for 2026

It's 6:47am on a Tuesday at a multi-depot courier operation in western Sydney. The dispatch lead is staring at a printed route sheet that came out of a spreadsheet at 5:30am. One driver is scheduled to start in Parramatta, swing out toÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ¦

By Georgia Katos / 13 May 2026 / 13 min read

Delivery Management

Logistics Software in 2026: The 90-Day Operations Pivot

It's 6:47am on a Tuesday at a multi-depot courier operation in western Sydney. The dispatch lead is staring at a printed route sheet that came out of a spreadsheet at 5:30am. One driver is scheduled to start in Parramatta, swing out toÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¦

By Georgia Katos / 13 May 2026 / 13 min read

Last Mile Delivery

Out for Delivery All Day? Why Your Parcel Is Stuck in 2026

At 6:47am on a Tuesday, a recipient in Marrickville refreshes the carrier tracking page and sees the status flick to Out for Delivery. They're working from home. They make coffee, set up at the kitchen table, and glance at the page everyÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¦

By Georgia Katos / 11 May 2026 / 13 min read

Route Optimization

Where a Transport Management System (TMS) Adds Serious Value Beyond Just Dispatch

Think of managing deliveries and you automatically picture a dispatcher assigning loads and sending drivers off on their way. But trust us, that's just the tip of the iceberg. A Transport Management System does a whole lot more...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Apr 13, 2026 / 9 min read

Last Mile Delivery

What Does Out for Delivery Mean? (And Why It's Often Wrong)

A mid-size courier operation in the northeast pulled its Q1 contact-centre data and found something uncomfortable. Call volume was up 38% on the prior quarter. Every spike traced to the same window: 7:15am to 8:30am, Monday throughÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¦

By Georgia Katos / 26 Apr 2026 / 12 min read

Route Optimization

Logistics Partnerships: Stepping Up to Succeed at Last-Mile Delivery

There is a last mile delivery process issue that most in logistics and delivery understand. It's when a customer places an order, everything is humming along just fine through the warehouse, and then it hits that final stretch...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Apr 8, 2026 / 8 min read

Route Optimization

Training Your Logistics Team for High-Speed Fulfilment

If you're running a logistics operation in 2026, you already know the drill ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ delivery windows are tighter than ever, orders are piling up and customers just expect to get what they want, when they want it ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ no questions asked...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Apr 6, 2026 / 8 min read

Route Optimization

Closing the Gap Between Warehouse Operations and Last-Mile Delivery

If you've ever watched a perfectly packed order sit on a loading dock while a delivery van pulls away half-empty, you already know the problem. Warehouses and last-mile delivery teams regularly operate in entirely different worlds...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Apr 3, 2026 / 8 min read

Route Optimization

How Delivery Data Is Altering Supply Chain Decision-Making

You've got the data. It's sitting in your route logs, your driver app check-ins, your proof of delivery timestamps, and your customer feedback scores. But is it actually determining how you make decisions, or is it just... there?...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Apr 1, 2026 / 6 min read

Route Optimization

What Happens to a Delivery Operation When Order Volumes Double Overnight?

One day, everything is running smoothly. Orders are flowing in at a predictable rate, your drivers are covering their routes without drama. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, your order volume doubles...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 30, 2026 / 7 min read

Route Optimization

Why Driver Routing Decisions Still Matter in Automated Fleets

You've invested in route planning software. Your dispatch is automated. The fleet dashboard shows real-time GPS data and perfectly calculated ETAs for every driver, every stop, every address on the list. So why does your most experienced driver keep departing from the suggested route?...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 27, 2026 / 8 min read

Route Optimization

The Most Overlooked Fleet Metric: Stops Per Driver Hour

You're tracking fuel costs. Idle time is on the dashboard. You've got data on cost per mile, vehicle utilisation, maintenance schedules ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ the whole lot. And yet your fleet operations still feel like they're leaving something on the table...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 25, 2026 / 9 min read

Route Optimization

What Actually Causes Failed Deliveries And How Logistics Teams Reduce Them

Failed deliveries are one of those problems that can feel impossible to pin down because the causes are scattered across the entire supply chain. But here's the thing: most of them are preventable...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 23, 2026 / 8 min read

Route Optimization

Why Delivery Operations Break When Businesses Scale Too Fast

You've solved the delivery operations code. Orders are climbing, customers are coming back, and demand is pulling you into new suburbs, new cities, maybe even new states. Growth feels great until your delivery operation starts buckling under the strain of it...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 20, 2026 / 9 min read

Route Optimization

Why Dense Cities and Rural Routes Need New Last-Mile Delivery Strategies

If you manage last mile deliveries across both metro areas and regional zones, you already know the frustration: what works brilliantly in Sydney's inner west completely falls apart on a run through outback Queensland...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 19, 2026 / 8 min read

Route Optimization

The Operational Trade-Offs Behind Same-Day Delivery

Same-day delivery is an absolute essential for most companies. But here's what rarely makes it into the marketing copy: delivering on that promise involves a web of operational trade-offs that can make or break your margins, your fleet, and your customer relationships...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 18, 2026 / 8 min read

$The Real Math Behind Multi-Vehicle Route Planning$

Route Optimization

The Real Math Behind Multi-Vehicle Route Planning

If you manage a fleet of more than a handful of vehicles, you've probably had this thought: "There has to be a smarter way to plan all these routes." You're right. And the math behind it is fascinating...

By Kris Van der Bijl / Mar 13, 2026 / 9 min read

Locate2u Blog

How Growing Delivery Businesses Make Their Dispatch Operations Run Like Clockwork

Transportation Software: The Per-Route Cost Most Fleets Miss

First Mile Tracking: The Upstream Metric Most Fleets Miss (2026)

Logistics Management Software: The 2026 Operator's Guide

Logistics Software: 12 Platforms Benchmarked for 2026

Logistics Software in 2026: The 90-Day Operations Pivot

Out for Delivery All Day? Why Your Parcel Is Stuck in 2026

Where a Transport Management System (TMS) Adds Serious Value Beyond Just Dispatch

What Does Out for Delivery Mean? (And Why It's Often Wrong)

Logistics Partnerships: Stepping Up to Succeed at Last-Mile Delivery

Training Your Logistics Team for High-Speed Fulfilment

Closing the Gap Between Warehouse Operations and Last-Mile Delivery

How Delivery Data Is Altering Supply Chain Decision-Making

What Happens to a Delivery Operation When Order Volumes Double Overnight?

Why Driver Routing Decisions Still Matter in Automated Fleets

The Most Overlooked Fleet Metric: Stops Per Driver Hour

What Actually Causes Failed Deliveries And How Logistics Teams Reduce Them

Why Delivery Operations Break When Businesses Scale Too Fast

Why Dense Cities and Rural Routes Need New Last-Mile Delivery Strategies

The Operational Trade-Offs Behind Same-Day Delivery

The Real Math Behind Multi-Vehicle Route Planning