Case Study

RouteLink

RouteLink is a logistics management platform designed to coordinate shipments, routes, drivers, fleet activity, and delivery operations through one connected system.

United KingdomLogisticsFleet Management Platform
  • 5.5 MonthsDelivery Timeline
  • 7 SpecialistsProject Team
  • 12 IntegrationsConnected Interfaces
Project overview

Project Overview

RouteLink is a logistics software platform built to help transportation businesses coordinate shipments, routes, drivers, and fleet operations from one connected environment. Dispatch teams can create shipments, assign deliveries, manage routes, monitor vehicle activity, and review delivery progress. Drivers can access assigned jobs, view route information, update shipment status, and report delivery activity through dedicated tools. Operations teams can monitor fleet performance, shipment records, schedules, and exceptions through an administrative dashboard. The platform was developed to replace fragmented logistics workflows with structured digital processes. Abhineh Infotech supported planning, UI UX design, development, integrations, testing, and deployment.

Industry

Logistics

Platform

Fleet Management Platform

Team Size

7

Project Idea

RouteLink was designed to connect shipment management, route planning, driver coordination, fleet visibility, and delivery tracking through a single logistics workflow.

Logistics teams often coordinate shipments, vehicles, drivers, routes, and delivery updates across multiple systems. This can make dispatching slower and make it harder to maintain visibility across active deliveries. RouteLink needed to bring these activities together while keeping individual workflows straightforward for dispatchers and drivers.

Abhineh Infotech connected shipment creation, dispatching, route planning, driver assignment, fleet information, delivery updates, and operational controls through a unified architecture. Shared backend services helped maintain consistent information across dispatcher and driver interfaces while allowing operations teams to monitor delivery activity from a central environment.

The product principle focused on clarity, speed, and confidence. Dispatchers needed immediate access to shipment and fleet information, while drivers needed clear job instructions and delivery updates. Focused interfaces and structured status information helped users understand active work and respond to changes efficiently.

Project idea

Challenges

RouteLink supported dispatchers, drivers, fleet managers, and administrators with different responsibilities. Dispatchers needed shipment and assignment controls, drivers required focused delivery workflows, and managers needed broader fleet visibility. The platform had to provide relevant information to each role without creating unnecessary interface complexity.

Logistics data changes frequently across shipments, addresses, routes, vehicles, drivers, delivery statuses, schedules, and exceptions. The system required consistent data handling across multiple interfaces so that operational updates could be reflected accurately throughout shipment and fleet workflows.

Delivery activity can increase significantly during busy operating periods, creating higher demands on dispatching, tracking, route updates, and status processing. RouteLink required efficient backend services, real time communication, caching, and scalable infrastructure to maintain responsive performance as shipment and fleet activity increased.

Project challenges

Project Milestones We Achieved

MilestoneTasksTimelineResponsible
Discovery and PlanningMapped shipment, dispatcher, driver, and fleet workflows, route requirements, tracking needs, integrations, user roles, and technical architecture.Month 1Product and Engineering Team
UI/UX DesignDesigned shipment, dispatch, route, driver, fleet, tracking, and administrative interfaces around logistics operations.Month 2UI UX Design Team
Core DevelopmentBuilt authentication, shipments, dispatching, routes, drivers, fleet records, delivery statuses, APIs, and dashboard foundations.Month 3 to 4Application Development Team
Integrations and TestingConnected mapping, notification, tracking, and logistics services while validating shipment, route, driver, and delivery workflows.Month 5Integration and QA Team
Launch and OptimizationPrepared production infrastructure, completed final validation, monitored logistics activity, resolved issues, and refined operational workflows.Month 5.5Engineering and Delivery Team

Project Features

RouteLink brings shipment management, dispatching, route planning, driver coordination, fleet visibility, and delivery tracking into one structured logistics platform.

  • Shipment Management

    Create shipments, manage delivery information, review shipment status, and maintain organised records throughout the logistics lifecycle.

  • Route Planning

    Dispatch teams can organise delivery routes, review route information, and coordinate assigned shipments for scheduled journeys.

  • Driver Management

    Manage driver profiles, assignments, availability, and relevant delivery information through dedicated fleet operations tools.

  • Fleet Controls

    Track vehicle information, assignments, operational status, and fleet activity through structured management interfaces.

  • Delivery Tracking

    Monitor shipment progress and delivery status through timely updates across dispatcher and driver workflows.

  • Operations Dashboard

    Gain central visibility into shipments, drivers, vehicles, routes, schedules, and logistics activity through administrative controls.

Project features

Results

RouteLink launched as a connected logistics platform covering shipment management, dispatching, route planning, driver coordination, fleet controls, delivery tracking, and administration. The delivered product brought core logistics activities into one structured operational environment.

Centralised logistics tools gave dispatch teams clearer visibility into shipments, routes, drivers, vehicles, and delivery status. This helped reduce fragmented workflows and provided operations teams with a more consistent way to monitor and manage active logistics activity.

Drivers gained focused access to assigned shipments, route information, delivery instructions, and status updates. Dispatchers could also follow operational changes through central interfaces, creating a clearer connection between planning, execution, and delivery progress.

The platform established a foundation for further logistics capabilities. Its architecture can support fleet analytics, automated dispatching, route optimisation, shipment notifications, driver performance reporting, proof of delivery, and additional operational workflows as RouteLink evolves.

Project results

Development Process

Explore

Discover
  • Logistics Mapping
  • Fleet Research
  • Requirement Analysis
Design
  • Workflow Mapping
  • UI UX Design
  • Prototype Validation

Implement

Develop
  • Mobile Development
  • Backend Development
  • API Development
Integrate
  • Mapping APIs
  • Tracking Services
  • Notification Services

Execute

Validate
  • Workflow Testing
  • Load Testing
  • Security Review
Launch
  • Cloud Deployment
  • Fleet Monitoring
  • Process Optimization

Typography & colors

Plus Jakarta Sans

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Plus Jakarta Sans suits logistics interfaces where users frequently scan shipment numbers, addresses, route details, vehicle information, delivery times, and status updates. Its clean letterforms support readable dashboards, dispatch screens, driver interfaces, tracking views, and operational reports while maintaining clear hierarchy across information dense logistics workflows.

Primary
#0F766E

Secondary
#2DD4BF

Tertiary Color
#99F6E4

Icons Color
#64748B

Text Color
#0F172A

Background Color
#FFFFFF

App Visuals

9:41

RouteLink

22 stops

9:41

Dispatch

Live board

Route AOn time
Route BDelay
Route CReady
9:41

Job

Next stop

DriverL. Ng
Stop3 of 8
ETA13:15
Live22
9:41

POD

Signed

New

Stop 3 complete

Open
9:41

Alerts

Route notices

Routes
Drivers
Fleet

Tech Stack

Angular supported the web based dispatcher and operations interfaces. Laravel powered backend services for shipments, routes, drivers, fleet records, and operational workflows. MySQL managed structured logistics data, while Elasticsearch supported faster shipment and operational searches. Microsoft Azure provided cloud infrastructure, application hosting, monitoring, and deployment services.

  • Angular
  • Laravel
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • Microsoft Azure

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