Poland’s Freight and Transport Market: A Case for Innovation
The freight and transport market in Poland is characterized by intense competition and increasing demand for efficient tools to manage and track thousands of orders in real time. In this context, Spedimo emerges—a modular platform designed for dynamic IT environment scaling in line with a growing number of transactions.
During initial deployment tests, the platform demonstrated high performance, built to support 10,000 active users, generating around 6,000 orders daily and over 100,000 offers. Additionally, load tests with 200,000 active orders confirmed system stability far beyond original expectations.
A Qualitative Leap: From Concept to Tangible Metrics
In the design phase, the project adopted clear success indicators: streamlined transaction flows, quick and intuitive input of load and vehicle data, and system stability under concurrent user traffic. One key goal was maintaining sub-second load times for the main platform views.
Thanks to backend query optimization and smart caching, the team reduced average application load times from 1.35 seconds to 0.8 seconds, exceeding industry standards and delivering a significant competitive advantage.
Modular Monolith: The Balance Between Scalability and Cohesion
The development team opted for a modular monolith architecture, combining the predictability of a monolithic application with select advantages of microservices. This allows different components to evolve independently while still sharing a common business logic and database.
To minimize deployment risks, four separate environments were created—testing, sandbox, production, and integration—hosted across three virtual servers. This setup ensures continuous quality control and faster identification of potential bugs before production releases.
Technological Pillars of Success (Visual element suggestion)
- Front-end: Vue.js – ensures a smooth interface and easy extensibility
- Back-end: ASP.NET Core – supports scalable, secure services for high query volumes
- Real-Time Communication: Microsoft SignalR – enables dynamic chat and instant notifications
- Mobile App: Flutter – enables cross-platform development (Android/iOS) from a single codebase
- CI/CD & Quality: Azure DevOps – streamlines code management, quality monitoring, and deployment automation
- Database: SQL-based – facilitates efficient indexing and query performance at scale
Functional Design that Delivers
The core of Spedimo is the optimization of freight operations, without overloading users with unnecessary features. Key functionalities include:
- Advanced search filters (by loading point, distance, cargo type, etc.)
- Real-time media-enabled chat, with separate threads for each order
- Transport company verification tools
- Built-in modules for legal support, mediation, and debt collection, eliminating the need for external systems and boosting user trust
Added Value for T&L Stakeholders
Users highlight shorter processing times and fewer communication errors as key advantages of Spedimo. Reduced bureaucracy allows freight forwarders and carriers to focus on operational execution, directly boosting profitability.
Load testing confirmed that the platform maintains stability even under extreme conditions, making it an appealing choice for businesses looking to migrate a large share of operations online.
Benefits for CTOs: Agile Development, Lower Costs
For CTOs, Spedimo is a case study in combining agile development with high performance and a user-friendly interface. New modules or microservices can be introduced without disrupting core business logic.
Cloud-based solutions like Azure DevOps ensure quality oversight and predictable release cycles via CI/CD. This significantly lowers deployment risk and time-to-market.
Data as a Strategic Asset: Reporting & Analytics in the Background
Spedimo collects data on volume, fulfillment times, and order types, laying the foundation for future predictive analytics. Logistics and freight companies can leverage these insights in BI reports, track market trends, and identify fleet hotspots for pricing competitiveness and availability.
The big data potential in this area is growing—and platforms like Spedimo are becoming the natural ecosystem for collecting and processing critical business intelligence.
How to Build a New Standard in Logistics?
The Spedimo project demonstrates that focusing on core needs and keeping features relevant can outperform bloated, complex platforms. Its high performance, modular architecture, and built-in legal/debt support form a clear competitive edge.
Transparency in order handling, carrier verification, and real-time responsiveness inspire user trust and adoption.
For T&L companies, deploying such a system is not just about modernizing processes—it’s about setting a new industry standard for efficient, scalable, and intuitive freight management.