Headlight Solutions’ transportation management system streamlines and simplifies freight booking and management for the Metals industry.
Combine your trucks and experience with Headlight’s leading transportation management system.
The #1 end-to-end transportation management software for industrial distributors.
What We Do
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Advanced & Modern Dispatching
Supercharge dispatch operations and minimize errors.
Quickly visualize pickups, orders, and transfers
Track everything – attributes, dimensions, customer requirements
One-click load creation and routing
Logistics systemized, stored and simplified
Push live maps to customers seamlessly
Delivery notifications automated
Accessible and centralized forms and invoices
Everything you need in a single organized view
Ralph, The Modern Dispatcher
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Load and Route Optimization
Stop guessing, find better routes and eliminate wasted space, miles, hours and fuel.
Includes industry-specific rules such as product stacking and handling for plates, sheets, and coils.
Automate multi-stop routing
Enhance load planning and truck weight optimization
Minimize driver time and mileage with dynamic AI route optimization
Real-time scenario planning
Error reduction models incorporating delivery times, requirements and loading constraints
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Freight Bidding
Make more money
Lower freight costs up to 35% through competitive bidding
Run a “reverse auction” and allow shipping providers to bid on your routes
Drive faster bookings and better pricing
Increase driver access
Avoid driver shortages and dropped loads
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GPS Tracking and Driver App
Always know when and where to enhance customer service.
Track everything in real-time – route progress, deliveries and pickups
Utilize real-time proof of delivery and image capture
Avoid disputes with auto-appends for easy access
Get paid quicker with immediate invoicing
Provide immediate answers to customer inquiries
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Communication and Reporting
Centralized Information for Effective Decision-Making
Improve customer and cross-departmental communication
One single-source of truth
Clear and accurate data
Make reporting easier
Testimonials
Hear What our Friends at Berman Brothers Have to Say
I keep saying, Headlight is a game-changer. Our drivers come and tell us how efficient it is. It’s also refreshing to find this kind of relationship in todays marketplace where everything is so metrics driven. I’m not just blowing smoke, Headlight allows us to go toe to toe with the big guys.
Jesse Speegle
New Steel Division Manager | Berman Brothers
Results We've Seen
10%
Fewer miles driven
30%
Savings through common carrier bidding by reductions in bid price
9%
Fewer hours worked
12%
Higher load weights
FAQs
Headlight Solutions is an intuitive software that streamlines load and route planning. We reduce your costs, the reliance on tribal knowledge, and operational choke points.
Yes, Headlight Solutions helps businesses of all shapes, sizes and levels of complexity.
Technology has changed over the years and Headlight can help make your company more efficient (save time and money) and more effective (help improve productivity and drive revenue).
Yes, Headlight integrates with most other systems. We have many integrations already and we’re always expanding.
Yes, Headlight integrates with most ERP systems.
We offer robust reporting and users can pull data from our public APIs to build Tableau-style dashboards to meet your unique needs. You can create reports with load details, executive summary information, driver analytics, and more.
Headlight Solutions is an intuitive software that streamlines load and route planning. We reduce your costs, the reliance on tribal knowledge, and operational choke points
Headlight ensures that company and dispatcher knowledge is centralized, accessible and transferable from person to person to ensure you don’t lose critical information when someone leaves.
Yes, of course! We support data imports from your past systems.
Yes, Headlight has a full library of support tools, including help articles, demonstration recordings, instructional videos, online learning modules, and more. Headlight also offers a US based customer success team for training and implementation to our new and current customers.