Logistiek zonder Papier (Logistics without Paper)

What Logistiek zonder Papier (Logistics without Paper) does

Logistiek zonder Papier (LZP) is a Netherlands-based private software provider focused on the digitization of transport documents for road freight operators. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Beverwijk, the company has operated for roughly two decades in a narrow functional niche: replacing paper-based consignment and freight documentation with electronic equivalents. Its stated product portfolio centers on eCMR (the electronic form of the standard international road freight consignment note), eBGB (a related electronic transport document), a Deposit Management module, and a Logical Weighing capability. Together these offerings address the administrative and compliance workflow around the physical movement of goods rather than the transport execution itself.

The company is a small for-profit entity with 11-50 employees, indicating a tightly scoped, specialist operation. Public information on its customer base, pricing, distribution channels, management team, and ownership is not available in the source data; the company website displayed only a verification/loading page and yielded no substantive content. As a result, the revenue model, go-to-market motion, and customer segments cannot be confirmed from the supplied material. The functional positioning — electronic document handling for a regulated, document-heavy industry — implies a B2B SaaS or transaction-based model serving carriers, shippers, freight forwarders, and possibly logistics service providers, but this remains inferred rather than evidenced.

From a strategic-intelligence perspective, LZP sits in a long-tail European logistics-software category where incumbency, regulatory familiarity, and integration depth matter more than scale. The absence of disclosed funding rounds, M&A, partnerships, or product launches in the available data limits any forward-looking conclusions; what is clear is a stable, narrowly focused vendor with two decades of operational continuity and a product set tightly aligned to European road-freight documentation conventions.

Name

Logistiek zonder Papier (Logistics without Paper)

Legal name

Logistiek zonder Papier

Website

https://lzp.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Logistiek zonder Papier (LZP) is a Dutch software vendor, founded in 2004 and based in Beverwijk, that digitizes road-freight transport documents through solutions including eCMR, eBGB, Deposit Management, and Logical Weighing for carriers and shippers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Document Management Software

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLACAHAI

Document Digitization, eDocs & eBL/eAWB Enablement (Platforms/Compliance)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Freight Documentation & Cargo Insurance Services (B/L, AWB, Certificates)

SECONDARYTLACAHAD

Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Freight Documentation & Cargo Insurance Services (B/L, AWB, Certificates)

Keywords

• Digital transport documents
• ECMR consignment notes
• Logistics document digitization
• Electronic freight documentation
• Road freight software

Headquarters

HQ city

Purmerend

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Core offering

LZP offers solutions for the digitization of transport documents, providing eBGB, eCMR, Deposit Management, and Logical weighing services. The company enables logistics and road freight operators to replace paper-based consignment notes, weighbridge records, and deposit documentation with digital workflows. Its offerings target transport companies, freight forwarders, and logistics departments that need compliant electronic document handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• eCMR Electronic consignment note (eCMR) solution that digitizes the standard road-freight consignment note for logistics operators and freight forwarders, enabling paperless transport document exchange in line with the international eCMR convention.
• eBGB Electronic transport contract documentation aligned with German/European freight contract (BGB) requirements, providing a digital alternative to paper-based freight contracts for cross-border road transport operations.
• Deposit Management Digital deposit management system for logistics operations that tracks and reconciles deposits (such as pallet or container deposits) exchanged during road freight handling, replacing manual recordkeeping.
• Logical weighing Logical weighing solution that digitizes weight recording and verification processes for freight loads, supporting compliance and load documentation for road transport operators.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• FourKites: Real-time transportation visibility platform extending into document workflows and carrier collaboration. Comparable as an emerging player building workflow and document features around road freight.
• project44: Supply chain visibility platform that increasingly expands into document and workflow automation for shippers and carriers. Comparable as an emerging platform player moving into adjacent digital document territory.
• Turvo: Cloud TMS for shippers, brokers, and 3PLs that includes shipment documentation and collaboration features. Comparable as a next-generation TMS vendor encroaching on the document workflow space.

Direct peers

• TransFollow: Dutch-founded cooperative that developed and operates the eCMR standard for digital road freight consignment notes across Europe. Direct competitor in the exact same niche (electronic CMR document workflow) and the most directly comparable peer given overlap in geography, product, and target customer.
• Aljex Software: Mid-sized TMS and logistics software vendor for freight brokers and 3PLs with document management capabilities. Comparable as a smaller, focused vendor serving similar freight intermediary customers.
• Magaya: Logistics and freight forwarding software platform with digital documentation, including customs and transport document workflows. Comparable as a vendor serving freight forwarders and carriers with paperless documentation tools.
• Riege Software: German-headquartered vendor of freight forwarding and logistics software that includes digital transport document capabilities. Comparable as a mid-sized European specialist serving freight forwarders and carriers with documentation workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Yonder: Supply chain and logistics software provider (formerly JDA) offering TMS and broader transportation capabilities. Overlaps with LZP at the intersection of transportation documentation and execution for shippers and 3PLs.
• Descartes Systems Group: Large global logistics technology vendor offering a broad portfolio including transport documentation, customs, and TMS. Overlaps with LZP in transport document digitization but at much greater scale and broader scope.
• WiseTech Global (CargoWise): Global logistics execution platform widely used by freight forwarders and road carriers, with extensive document management and customs capabilities. Comparable as a large incumbent in freight documentation and workflow digitization.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LZPnl
• Facebookfacebook.com/lzp.nl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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