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Logistics & Freight Website Development

Your Freight Site Loses Shippers Before They Ever Request a Quote

3x
Lead Conversion
vs. template sites
<1.5s
Load Time
Global CDN delivery
95+
Lighthouse Score
Performance target
24hr
Quote Turnaround
After discovery call
What Logistics Website Development Actually Delivers — And What It Won't Fix

Your shipper lands on your site hunting for FTL capacity on the I-95 corridor. The page loads. No instant quote tool. No live tracking portal. No carrier availability feed. They leave in 11 seconds—before your sales team even knows they existed. Logistics website development builds the digital infrastructure your freight business runs on: load board integrations that pull from DAT or Truckstop, authenticated shipper dashboards with real-time tracking, carrier portals where drivers upload signed BOLs without a single phone call. Your site becomes the operational hub, not a brochure. We're talking API-first platforms that connect to your TMS, auto-generated lane pages that rank for 'Chicago to Atlanta FTL rates', and mobile-responsive tools dispatchers actually use in the yard. This isn't template work—it's custom freight tech that cuts your support calls in half and turns your website into a 24/7 quoting machine.

Waar projecten falen

Your website looks like it was built in 2012 and shippers bounce before requesting a quote You lose high-value RFQs to competitors with faster, more modern sites.
No real-time tracking means customers call your office for every status update Support costs climb while satisfaction drops.
Quote request forms are buried three clicks deep with no instant estimation Shippers leave for carriers who give them answers immediately.
Your site doesn't rank for lane-specific or service-specific searches You're invisible on Google for the exact freight services you offer.
Carrier and driver portals don't exist — everything runs through email and phone Load assignments slow down and document collection becomes a bottleneck.
The mobile experience is broken — dispatchers and drivers can't use the site in the field Teams find workarounds, and that creates data gaps and errors.

Compliance

Real-Time Shipment Tracking

Embed live tracking maps using GPS and EDI data feeds. Customers check status without calling your team.

Instant Quote Calculator

Multi-step quote forms with rate logic based on lane, weight, and equipment type. Capture leads at the moment of intent.

Carrier & Driver Portal

Secure login areas where carriers accept loads, upload BOLs, and manage documents. Reduces email overhead by 80%.

TMS & CRM Integration

Connect to your existing TMS, ELD, and CRM systems via API. No double data entry, no sync errors.

FMCSA & DOT Compliance Pages

Structured authority and safety record pages that build trust with shippers and satisfy regulatory transparency requirements.

SEO-Optimized Service Pages

Lane-specific and mode-specific landing pages targeting the exact freight searches your customers make.

Wat we bouwen

Generate lane-specific landing pages automatically with localized SEO and dynamic rate indicators for your top shipping corridors

Your shipper sees lane-specific pricing and service details the moment they search 'Dallas to Phoenix LTL'—no generic contact form

Integrate load boards directly into your site, surfacing available capacity from DAT, Truckstop, or your internal TMS in real time

Available loads appear on your site instantly, reducing manual posting and giving brokers real-time visibility into your capacity

Upload, sign, and archive BOLs, rate confirmations, and insurance certificates through a secure web portal—no email attachments

Drivers and owner-operators upload signed documents from their phones in the yard, eliminating your back-office document chase

Showcase FTL, LTL, intermodal, drayage, and specialized freight services with dedicated conversion paths for each mode

Each freight mode gets its own optimized funnel, so intermodal prospects don't wade through FTL content to find what they need

Provide shippers an authenticated dashboard where they view shipment history, invoices, and analytics on their freight spend

Shippers check shipment status themselves at 2 AM instead of calling your office, cutting your support load by 60%

Build on API-first architecture so your dev team or TMS vendor can extend functionality without touching the frontend code

Your TMS pushes data to the frontend via documented endpoints, so new features launch without a full site rebuild

Ons proces

01

Freight Discovery

We audit your current site, map your service lanes and modes, and talk with your sales and ops teams. Deliverable: a prioritized feature spec and sitemap.
Week 1
02

UX & Wireframes

We design conversion-focused layouts for quote flows, tracking pages, and carrier portals. You approve everything before a single line of code is written.
Week 2
03

Development & Integration

Frontend and backend built simultaneously. TMS APIs connected, tracking widgets embedded, quote logic implemented and tested.
Weeks 3–5
04

QA & Load Testing

Cross-browser testing, mobile validation, API stress tests, and Lighthouse performance audits. We ship nothing below 95.
Week 6
05

Launch & Optimization

Zero-downtime deployment with DNS migration, analytics setup, and 30 days of post-launch monitoring and performance tuning.
Week 7+
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Veelgestelde vragen

How long does it take to build a logistics website?

Most logistics sites launch in 5–7 weeks. Simpler brochure sites with a quote form can ship in 3–4 weeks. Projects with TMS integrations, carrier portals, and tracking dashboards typically take 6–8 weeks. We give you a fixed timeline after the discovery call.

Can you integrate with our existing TMS or ELD system?

Yes. We've worked with McLeod, TMW, Samsara, KeepTruckin, and custom TMS platforms. If your system has an API or supports EDI, we can connect it. If it doesn't, we build middleware to bridge the gap — no need to replace your existing stack.

Do you build shipment tracking into the website?

Absolutely. We embed real-time tracking using your TMS data, GPS feeds, or carrier API integrations. Customers get a branded tracking page with map visualization and live status updates — no more calls asking for ETAs. Works on mobile and desktop.

How does the instant quote calculator work?

We build multi-step forms that capture origin, destination, weight, equipment type, and commodity. Rate logic can run off rule-based tables you manage yourself, or connect directly to your TMS pricing engine. Results can show instant estimates or route to your sales team for custom quotes.

Will the site help us rank on Google for freight searches?

That's the entire point. We build lane-specific and service-specific landing pages with structured data, fast load times, and keyword-focused content. Most clients see organic traffic improvements within 60–90 days as Google indexes the new pages.

What happens after launch?

You get 30 days of post-launch support covering bug fixes, performance monitoring, and content tweaks. After that, we offer monthly retainer plans for ongoing development, SEO, and new features. Or we hand off the codebase — it's yours, fully documented.

Logistics Websites from $8,000
Fixed-fee. 30-day post-launch support included.
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We'll review your current site and deliver a quote within 24 hours.

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