Outbound vehicle logistics requires balancing vehicle readiness, delivery priorities, carrier constraints, and cost targets - often under time pressure and fluctuating volumes.
Loadbuilder AI supports planners in building optimized truck loads and routes within minutes. The system evaluates thousands of feasible planning variants and proposes optimized transport plans while keeping planners in full control.
The Challenge of Load and Route Planning
In finished vehicle logistics, planning complexity increases with every additional constraint:
- Vehicles become available at different times.
- Delivery deadlines vary.
- Carrier capacities and equipment types differ.
- Regional routing rules must be respected.
Manual planning or static rule-based systems cannot reliably evaluate all feasible combinations. As operational variability increases, suboptimal decisions accumulate - leading to lower truck utilization, higher transport costs, and reduced delivery reliability.
Loadbuilder AI addresses this complexity systematically by combining load construction and route optimization in one integrated planning step.
How Loadbuilder AI Works
Loadbuilder AI processes operational data at VIN level and evaluates thousands of possible load and route combinations simultaneously. Within minutes, the system generates optimized planning proposals that balance utilization, cost, and service targets.
The optimization engine considers:
- Vehicle readiness and availability
- Destination priorities and delivery time windows
- Carrier capacities and equipment restrictions
- Regional, regulatory, and operational constraints
Planners remain in full control throughout the process. Constraints can be adjusted at any time, loads can be modified manually, and re-optimization can be triggered instantly.
The system supports decision-making - it does not replace it.
Load Optimization
Loadbuilder AI automatically generates feasible load combinations based on vehicle characteristics, equipment types, and operational loading rules. The system maximizes truck utilization while ensuring compliance with all defined constraints.
By evaluating large numbers of possible load patterns simultaneously, the solution identifies combinations that would not be detectable through manual planning. This reduces empty mileage and increases transport efficiency without compromising operational feasibility.
Route Optimization
In addition to load construction, Loadbuilder AI calculates optimal routing sequences for multi-stop transport operations. The system considers delivery priorities, geographic zones, and time constraints in one coherent model.
By integrating routing logic directly into load building, the solution prevents downstream conflicts and avoids planning iterations between separate systems.
Integration and System Environment
Proven Impact in Practice
In customer implementations, optimization-based load and route planning has led to measurable improvements in
- truck utilization,
- transport cost efficiency,
- and planning speed.
Actual results depend on operational setup, data quality, and planning scope. A structured evaluation is required to assess potential impact in your specific environment.
For reference scenarios and detailed discussions, please contact us directly.
I came back – and the chaos was gone.
When Loadbuilder AI Is the Right Fit
Loadbuilder AI is particularly suitable for:
- High-volume outbound vehicle distribution networks
- Multi-destination transport planning environments
- Frequent volume fluctuations
- Complex carrier and loading constraints
- Organizations seeking cost reduction while maintaining delivery reliability
If your planning scope extends to yard operations, execution monitoring, or real-time transport tracking, Loadbuilder AI can be integrated within INFORM’s broader Vehicle Logistics ecosystem.
Karsten Horn
Senior Manager Vehicle Logistics
With more than 25 years of experience in IT and logistics, Karsten understands that digital transformation is an ongoing journey. As Senior Manager at INFORM, a global leader in optimization software for vehicle logistics, he works closely with customers to design tailored, AI-driven solutions that address complex logistics challenges. Known for his collaborative approach and clear communication, Karsten builds lasting partnerships and helps drive efficiency, resilience, and smart decision-making in vehicle logistics.
