The starting point
In combined transport, containers travel by rail first and then continue by truck. At the Port of Linz, Schwarz Transporte handles exactly this last mile for the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG).
Between RCG, dispatch and drivers, this used to run through many channels:
- Transports are handed out via various chats and Excel lists
- Weighing slips and delivery notes are printed, scanned and filed, often days later
- Credit notes and transports are matched by hand, which takes many hours
- Who did what and when is hard to trace afterwards
Our approach
From the first needs analysis to the system that is now running in test operation.
Needs analysis
In 2024 we collected the pain points of RCG and hauliers and presented a first concept.
Project concept
In 2025, together with other hauliers, we created a detailed concept that is funded by the Austrian government.
Design & development
The interface for RCG and dispatch and the driver app are built in short cycles, with ongoing feedback from Schwarz Transporte.
Test operation
The platform is running in the test system. Next comes the pilot with more hauliers.
From order to credit note
Orders and dispatch used to run via WhatsApp, phone and Excel. Today every step is recorded in the system. From the journey onwards (green), the system handles status, documents and matching automatically.
The platform in the office
Click through the interface for dispatch and RCG:
Everything for the road in one app
Built for combined transport
Complete history
When was something uploaded, accepted or completed? Every step can be traced with a timestamp.
Kanban for dispatch
All transports on one board, assigned with a click. The system sets the status automatically.
Automatic credit notes
Credit notes are imported and matched to the transports instead of being compared by hand for hours.
App for drivers
Accept a transport, see all details, scan documents, report damage. All in one place.
Access for RCG
RCG enters orders directly in the system and can always see how far along they are.
Chat on the transport
Questions are handled right on the transport, documented and GDPR compliant.
Funded by the Austrian government
CargoCommander is funded under the Investitionsförderprogramm Kombinierter Güterverkehr (IKV), the Austrian funding programme for combined freight transport. The programme is run by SCHIG mbH on behalf of the federal ministry. It funds investments that strengthen freight transport by rail.
The ERP for Schwarz Transporte
Separately from the funded project, we are building Schwarz Transporte its own ERP, connected to CargoCommander. It covers the whole business, not just combined transport.
Working time, holidays, sick leave and time off in lieu in one place.
In future also orders beyond rail, for every department of the business.
Customers, prices and contacts stored in one central place.
Damage, workshop visits and due dates traceable for every vehicle.
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