Freight Management Software

What Freight Management Software does

FMS Transport Software is an Australian privately held software company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Eastern Creek, New South Wales, that develops DispatchHub, a custom-installed multi-carrier dispatch management system for warehousing and logistics operations across Australia and New Zealand. The platform supports multi-warehouse deployments on a single server using a proprietary thin-client architecture built on Microsoft SQL, and offers optional deployment via on-premise, hosted server, or cloud. Core capabilities include dynamic carrier switching, Freight Selector rate comparison, scan packing into bar-coded cartons, DIFOT (Delivery In Full, On Time) reporting, Query-by-Example custom reporting, Account Reconciliation, and a REST API WebService for real-time ERP/WMS integration. FMS maintains pre-built integrations with SAP, PRONTO, MYOB, BERGER, Shopify, ADEPT, NetSuite, and Oracle/Microsoft Dynamics, and works with major Australian carriers including Australia Post, Toll, Star Track, TNT, Couriers Please, and Border Express.

The company operates a subscription-based enterprise sales model with multi-year contracts and quote-based pricing that bundles all features into a standard fee (no modular charges, transaction fees, per-seat limits, or hidden costs). Revenue is generated from software licensing with deployment-type dependent pricing. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with a website-based 'Request a Demo' funnel, supported by 24/7 in-house Australian support and a stated 3-month fee credit if a customer is dissatisfied with support. Named customers include enterprise multi-site operators across automotive, retail, building materials, food and beverage, industrial, and office equipment verticals (e.g., Lincoln Sentry, ZF Services, Beacon Lighting, Best & Less, Alemlube, Xylem, Mission Foods, Fuji Xerox, Mobis). The business is bootstrapped and founder-owned with no institutional funding disclosed, and is currently expanding geographically with a Western Australia office opened in 2022 and additional integration and product investments.

Name

Freight Management Software

Legal name

FMS Transport Software

Website

https://fmsts.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FMS Transport Software is an Australian privately held software company (founded 1994) that builds DispatchHub, a custom-installed multi-carrier dispatch management system for warehousing operations across Australia and New Zealand, with subscription pricing and integrations to major ERP/WMS platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Management Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Road Transportation (4884), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fulfillment Execution & Task Management (Pick/Pack/Ship) (TLAEACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Transportation Procurement Services (Sourcing-as-a-Service, BPO) (TLAEAIAK), Routing, Optimization & Dispatch Engines (BPAMANAI)

Keywords

• Dispatch management software
• Multi-carrier freight systems
• Warehouse dispatch software
• Transport management software
• Carrier rate optimization

Headquarters

HQ city

Blacktown

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. DispatchHub Software Licensing: Custom-installed dispatch management software sold with all features included in the standard fee. No transaction fees, modular charges, or hidden costs. Revenue generated from software licensing with pricing based on business requirements and deployment type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FMS Transport Software develops and sells DispatchHub, a custom-installed multi-carrier dispatch management system used by warehousing operations across Australia and New Zealand. The software enables dynamic carrier switching, automated fulfilment, multi-warehouse dispatch on a single server, and freight cost optimisation, with REST API integration into customers' ERP/WMS systems. All features are included in a single standard subscription fee with no modular charges or transaction fees.

Product overview

FMS Transport Software offers DispatchHub as the core multi-carrier delivery management system, supplemented by a REST API WebService for ERP/WMS integration, Import Functionality supporting SAP, PRONTO, MYOB, and BERGER systems, plus modules including Scan Packing, DIFOT Reporting, Freight Selector, Rate Maintenance, Account Reconciliation, Query by Example Report, and Proposed Carrier Rate Analysis. The software is built with latest technology, runs on custom-installed servers (not cloud-based), supports multiple warehouses on the same server, and enables dynamic carrier switching for optimal freight cost management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DispatchHub: A total delivery management system essential to any dispatching needs. Designed for quick operation using LAN or wide area network, with small memory footprint and reduced network traffic. Allows multiple warehouses running on the same server without expensive license fees.

Products and services

• DispatchHub A total multi-warehouse delivery management system that runs multiple warehouses on a single server with a small memory footprint and reduced network traffic. It enables dynamic carrier switching, automated fulfilment, full visibility over freight operations, freight selector, account reconciliation, DIFOT reporting, and rate maintenance. Sold to Australian and New Zealand warehousing operations as a custom-installed solution (on-premise, hosted server, or cloud) with all features included in a single subscription fee.
• FMS REST API WebService A REST API web service allowing clients to interface directly with the FMS Dispatcher to add consignments, validate data, and receive instant status feedback and carrier charge information. Supports four consignment creation methods: Direct, Cheapest cost, Pending, and Consolidation, and provides real-time integration with ERP and WMS systems for clients running DispatchHub.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save customers in excess of 20% of their freight and warehousing costs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Quantico AustraliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerQuantico Australia is a technology and services organization providing web design, development, and marketing services. Listed as a Trusted Partner on FMS website, responsible for FMS's web design and online marketing presence including SEO, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, and mobile apps.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WiseTech Global: Australian-headquartered global TMS/logistics platform (CargoWise) providing multi-carrier dispatch, rate management and freight execution for 3PLs and shippers — same core problem space as FMS DispatchHub, with much broader geographic reach.
• Shippit: ANZ-focused multi-carrier shipping and dispatch automation platform offering rate comparison, label generation and ERP/WMS integrations — directly competes with FMS for the same Australian and New Zealand warehousing customer base.
• MercuryGate: Specialist TMS vendor focused on multi-carrier rate shopping, dispatch execution and shipment optimization — same multi-carrier dispatch and freight cost-control proposition as FMS for shippers and 3PLs.
• Descartes Systems Group: Global provider of multi-modal dispatch, TMS and routing software with carrier rate management and freight audit capabilities — directly comparable product suite to FMS DispatchHub at the mid-market and enterprise tier.

Emerging players

• Aleran: Mid-market freight procurement and rate-management software with multi-carrier optimization — overlaps narrowly with FMS's Freight Selector and rate analysis capabilities for smaller shippers.

Broad incumbents

• Manhattan Associates: Large enterprise supply chain and TMS/WMS suite with multi-carrier dispatch functionality embedded in its broader platform — overlaps with FMS but at a much larger scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Blue Yonder: End-to-end supply chain platform with transportation management and dispatch modules — broad incumbent whose TMS capabilities overlap with FMS DispatchHub for global shippers.
• Körber Supply Chain: WMS and TMS provider serving warehouses and 3PLs with multi-carrier dispatch and rate optimization — comparable problem set to FMS, generally at larger enterprise scale.
• Oracle Transportation Management: ERP-coupled TMS module offering multi-carrier orchestration, rate management and dispatch — broad incumbent whose OTM product overlaps with FMS for Oracle-using shippers.
• SAP Transportation Management: ERP-coupled TMS with rate engine, carrier selection and dispatch execution — overlaps with FMS's integration story and competes for the SAP-using AU/NZ enterprise segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fmsts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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