Full TMS Platform

Auction → Allocate → Track → Invoice

From posting a load to generating the freight invoice — BidBegin covers the entire transport lifecycle with 25+ enterprise features.

  • Reverse auction: FTL, Per MT, Per KM rate basis
  • Split allotment: 10 trucks needed? Split across 3 vendors
  • Indent system: Direct (non-auction) vendor allocation
  • 6-stage trip tracking with background GPS
  • Invoice generation with GST/TDS auto-calculation
  • SLA management + auto-penalty calculation
  • Transporter ratings (4-dimension, 5-star)
  • Vehicle/driver compliance alerts
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Transport demo: a load is won by reverse auction, then the truck trip is tracked live across stages.

🚛 Live load & trip
LIVE · ETA 06:20
WON VIA REVERSE AUCTION
₹1,420 /MT ↓ 18%
CARRIER · L1
Sharma Transport
Jamshedpur Pune · FTL 30T · multi-axle
🚛 Booked Loading Dispatch In transit Reached ePOD
Vehicle dispatched · on the way
412 km left
🔔 GPS ping · crossed Nagpur bypass
25+ Features

Complete Transport Management

25
● Tracking 23% ● Bidding 32% ● Finance 23% ● Other 22%
TRIP FLOW
Bid won
L1 selected
Vehicle assigned
MH-04-AB-1234
In transit
GPS tracking active
Delivered + ePOD
Proof uploaded
Invoice generated
GST/TDS auto-calc
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Split Allotment

Need 10 trucks? Allot 5 to vendor A, 3 to B, 2 to C. Each tracked independently.

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Indent System

Non-auction: send direct requirement to specific transporter. Accept/reject workflow.

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GPS Tracking

Background GPS every 30s via Android app. Full trail, geofence alerts, live fleet dashboard.

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Freight Invoice

Auto-generate: base freight + detention - penalties - weight deductions + GST - TDS = net payable.

Ratings System

Rate transporters: on-time delivery, vehicle condition, driver behavior, damage/loss. 5-star per dimension.

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Compliance Alerts

Auto-detect expiring RC, insurance, fitness, permit, DL. Block non-compliant vehicles.

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SLA + Penalties

Set max transit days per lane. Auto-calculate penalties for delays. Cap at % of freight.

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Weight Recon

Loaded vs delivered weight comparison. Shortage auto-deducted from payment.

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Slot Booking

Dock scheduling with time slots. Conflict detection. Loading/unloading appointment management.

Move Freight Smarter

Reduce transport costs with competitive bidding + smart allocation.

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Where procurement actually loses money

These are the problems plants describe before they change anything. Not all of them apply to every company — most companies recognise four or five.

1

Lane rates are set by phone and memory

Rates for the same lane vary by who called, when, and how urgent it sounded. There is no reference anyone can point to.

2

Vehicle placement is a daily scramble

A transporter confirms and then does not place. The load waits, the plant calls three more people, and the rate goes up because it is now urgent.

3

Nobody knows where the vehicle is

Tracking means calling the driver. Customers ask for an update and the answer is a guess.

4

Proof of delivery arrives weeks later

The signed LR travels back by courier or not at all, and billing waits for it.

5

Detention and penalties are argued, not calculated

There is no agreed record of when the vehicle reported and when it was released, so detention becomes a negotiation every month.

6

Freight bills never match

Base freight, detention, penalties, weight shortage, GST and TDS are computed by hand on both sides, and the two numbers never agree.

7

Multi-stop trips have no structure

Loads picked from two plants and dropped at three points are tracked in a WhatsApp thread.

8

Compliance documents expire silently

Permits, fitness, insurance and driver licences lapse and nobody notices until a vehicle is stopped.

What BidBegin does about it

Each of these answers one of the problems above. Nothing here needs new hardware or a new team.

Lane-wise reverse auction

Post the lane, the vehicle type and the quantity per vehicle. Transporters bid, you see rank and history, and the rate is competed rather than recalled.

Split allotment across transporters

Need ten trucks? Give five to one, three to another, two to a third — each tracked independently, each with its own rate.

Indent mode when you do not want an auction

Send a direct requirement to a chosen transporter with an accept or reject workflow and a clear timestamp.

Multi-stop trips as a first-class thing

Multiple loading and unloading points, each with its own quantity and time, shown as a route with every stop visible.

GPS tracking without a new device

Background location from the driver's Android phone every thirty seconds, with a full trail, geofence alerts on arrival and departure, and a live fleet view.

ePOD at the point of delivery

Proof uploaded at the drop, not couriered back — so billing starts the same day.

Freight invoice calculated, not argued

Base freight plus detention, minus penalties and weight shortage, plus GST and minus TDS — computed from the recorded trip, with the working shown to both sides.

Compliance and ratings tracked

Document expiry alerts, SLA measurement and transporter ratings, so allotment can consider performance and not only rate.

What bidders find difficult today

The other side of the same market. A process that only works for the buyer does not stay competitive for long.

You are called only when it is urgent

The planned loads go to the incumbent. You get the panic calls, which are the hardest to serve.

Detention is never paid in full

You waited eleven hours and the deduction says four, because nobody recorded the actual times.

Payment takes months

The POD is lost, the bill is queried, and the follow-up is longer than the trip.

Return loads are found on WhatsApp groups

Empty running is the real cost of the business, and it is solved by luck.

What bidders get on BidBegin

Suppliers, buyers, forwarders and transporters use BidBegin free. There is no fee to be invited, to bid, or to win.

Free for transporters

No charge to be invited, to bid, or to run trips on the platform.

You see the lane before you commit

Loading and unloading points, vehicle type, quantity per vehicle, distance and loading date are all stated before you quote.

Detention is computed from the record

Arrival and release are timestamped by GPS and geofence, so waiting time is a fact rather than a claim.

ePOD ends the payment chase

Proof is uploaded at delivery and visible to the shipper immediately. The commonest reason for a delayed bill disappears.

The freight bill shows its working

Every line — base, detention, penalty, deduction, GST, TDS — is visible to you, not just the net figure.

Good service is recorded

Placement, transit and SLA build a rating that follows you, so reliability starts winning work instead of only price.