What Cargo Support does

Cargo Support, originally founded in 2003 and headquartered in Nürnberg, Germany, operated as a logistics software specialist providing transportation management, telematics, and digital freight documentation to freight forwarders, hauliers, and logistics service providers across the DACH region. Its technology stack centered on a Transport Management System (TMS) complemented by AI-supported tour planning for delivery and collection route optimization, a telematics solution with an integrated driver app for digital dispatch-to-vehicle data exchange, and a blockchain-based electronic consignment note (eCMR) built on the public Ethereum Classic blockchain for tamper-resistant digital freight documentation. The company also offered add-on modules for yard management, pre-notification, customer portal/web ordering, document management, condition management, CRM, and business intelligence, alongside a complementary hardware portfolio of industrial PCs, pick-by-voice and pick-by-vision systems, barcode scanners, label printers, and mobile workstations. Distribution was via direct enterprise sales with vertical go-to-market spanning wholesale, retail, industry, 3PL, and e-commerce customers.

Since 14 January 2025, Cargo Support has operated under proLogistik Transportation GmbH following a merger with active logistics GmbH, with both entities now part of the broader proLogistik Group under proLogistik Holding GmbH (headquartered in Dortmund). The combined entity offers a more extensive product surface that now spans Order Management System, warehouse automation (including an Autostore Connector), and a new unified supply chain platform branded proLogistik NEO with an AI Control Center, deployed via the group's pLG Cloud. Pricing was not publicly disclosed; monetisation is consistent with a B2B enterprise software-plus-services model combining licensed software, hardware resale, and professional consulting (pLG Consulting), with the legacy Cargo Support entity reported at 1-10 employees, though the merger materially expands the operating base and customer roster. Telematics Award 2024 recognition in the Fleet Management (Lkw & Transporter) category for the eCMR solution provides third-party validation of the blockchain freight-documentation concept.

Name

Cargo Support

Legal name

proLogistik Transportation GmbH

Website

https://cargosupport.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cargo Support provides transportation management software — including TMS, AI-supported tour planning, telematics with driver app, and blockchain-based eCMR digital waybills — to freight forwarders, hauliers, and logistics providers in the DACH region, now operating as proLogistik Transportation GmbH within the proLogistik Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Software

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Stop Route Sequencing & Territory Planning (TLAEAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electronic Document Exchange & eBL/eAWB/eCMR Platforms (EDI/API) (TLAEAOAG)

Keywords

• Transport management software
• Logistics software solutions
• Fleet telematics systems
• Warehouse management software
• Digital freight documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cargo Support (now operating as proLogistik Transportation GmbH) develops and sells software for logistics and transportation companies, including a Transport Management System (TMS), AI-powered tour planning, telematics with a driver app, and a blockchain-based electronic consignment note (eCMR). The company complements its software with related industrial hardware (rugged tablets, scanners, label printers, pick-by-voice/vision) and IT consulting services for logistics digitalization.

Product overview

Cargo Support, now operating as proLogistik Transportation GmbH following the January 2025 merger with active logistics GmbH, offers a comprehensive platform-plus-modules architecture for logistics and transportation management. The core pLG TMS (Transport Management System) serves as the central platform, supplemented by specialized modules including pLG Tour Planning with AI optimization, pLG Telematics with driver app integration, pLG e-CMR blockchain-based digital waybill, pLG WMS (Warehouse Management System), and various add-on modules for Business Intelligence, Document Management, CRM, and Condition Management. The company also provides a complementary hardware portfolio including industrial PCs (Pro-V-pad Classic/Steel, Panel-PC), pick-by-voice and pick-by-vision systems, barcode scanners, label printers, and mobile workstations. Solutions are available via cloud deployment through pLG Cloud and include professional consulting services. Industry solutions span wholesale, retail, industry, 3PL, and e-commerce sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• cs Service: Ticket system, Learning Management System, and online manual portal for customers
• pLG TMS
• pLG e-CMR
• pLG Telematics

Products and services

• pLG TMS (Transport Management System) Comprehensive Transport Management System for digital management of all transport orders, enabling efficient planning and execution of logistics operations for transport and logistics providers.
• pLG Tour Planning (Tourenplanung) AI-supported tour planning module that optimizes delivery and collection routes for maximum fleet utilization and minimal transport costs, designed for logistics providers.
• pLG Telematics (Telematik) Telematics solution providing real-time live information on transport orders with an integrated driver app for seamless digital communication between dispatch and vehicles.
• pLG e-CMR (Digitaler Frachtbrief) Blockchain-based electronic consignment note (eCMR) using Ethereum Classic blockchain for tamper-proof, legally compliant digital freight documentation for transport operators.
• pLG WMS (Warehouse Management System) Warehouse Management System for comprehensive warehouse operations management across wholesale, retail, 3PL, and e-commerce environments.
• pLG Cloud Cloud hosting platform for deploying and running proLogistik software solutions.
• Pro-V-pad Classic Industrial tablet PC for warehouse and logistics applications.
• Pro-V-pad Steel Ruggedized industrial tablet PC for demanding warehouse and logistics environments.
• Panel-PC Industrial panel PC for fixed-mount installations in warehouses and production facilities.
• Pick-by-Voice Voice-directed picking system for hands-free warehouse operations.
• Pick-by-Vision Vision-based picking system using augmented reality for warehouse operations.
• Barcode Scanner & Mobile Computing Range of barcode scanners, hand terminals, and back-of-hand scanners for mobile data capture in warehouse and logistics operations.
• Label Printer (Etikettendrucker) Industrial label printers for printing shipping labels and warehouse identification tags.
• Mobile Workstations (Wareneingangswagen, Kommissionierwagen) Mobile workstations including goods receiving carts and picking carts for warehouse operations.
• pLG Consulting IT consulting services specializing in logistics technology implementation and optimization for transport and logistics providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drastically reduced CO2 emissions through optimized tour planning
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Soloplan: German logistics software vendor offering TMS (CIDproCon) and WMS to hauliers and 3PLs in the DACH region. Closely comparable mid-market competitor with overlapping transport optimization capabilities and a similar regional go-to-market.
• Transporeon (Trimble): European freight network, dock scheduling, and carrier-management platform now under Trimble's transportation portfolio. Overlaps with proLogistik on telematics-adjacent execution and carrier collaboration for shippers in the same geography.
• MercuryGate: Independent TMS vendor serving shippers, 3PLs, and brokers with multimodal capabilities. Closely comparable on TMS-centric product scope, though without Cargo Support's bundled hardware stack.
• TESI Square: European provider of TMS, WMS, and yard management targeting shippers and 3PLs across Italy, Germany, and broader EMEA. Directly comparable on platform-plus-modules architecture and DACH/EMEA footprint.
• Alpega Group: European freight network and TMS offering (Teleroute, Transwide, Wtransnet). Comparable European mid-market TMS+freight-marketplace play competing for similar haulier and shipper accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Descartes Systems Group: Broad logistics technology provider spanning TMS, freight execution, customs, and cross-border compliance. Adjacent in European freight documentation — including eCMR-style offerings — making it a benchmark for where Cargo Support's stack could evolve.
• Manhattan Associates: Global supply chain suite including TMS and WMS, sold to mid- and large enterprises worldwide. Competes for the upper end of the same European logistics buyer set with materially greater scale.
• Körber Supply Chain: Supply chain software suite (WMS/TMS/OMS) sold into European manufacturing and logistics mid-market, including the legacy inconso footprint in DACH. Comparable as a broader-suite incumbent competing for the same DACH TMS+WMS wallet.
• Blue Yonder: End-to-end supply chain planning and execution platform (formerly JDA) with strong TMS and WMS capability. Comparable as an AI-augmented broad-suite player that could out-execute mid-market specialists on roadmap velocity.
• SAP (S/4HANA Transportation Management): S/4HANA TM bundles transportation management into the ERP of large European shippers. Represents the upper-bound incumbent threat that mid-market logistics-software vendors must displace or sit beneath.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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