Logistics
Improve on-time delivery, reduce agency spend, optimise routes, and resolve exceptions before they cascade
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A sector under pressure to transform
Growing volumes, fewer drivers, and delivery windows that keep tightening. Logistics operators are being asked to move more freight, faster, with fewer people and less room for error. Cogna is the AI partner that closes that gap.
55%
of operators still rely on manual planning and dispatch
53%
of total shipping cost consumed by last-mile delivery alone
1.2M
New drivers needed in the US alone this decade to replace retirees
Common use cases
How teams are applying AI to critical workflows in logistics companies
Route optimisation and fleet planning
Plan and optimise routes across last-mile, middle-mile, and LGV fleet operations. Match loads with backhaul opportunities, reduce empty running, and build daily plans that capture how your best planners actually think.
Agency and shift cost reduction
Identify shifts that can be eliminated through better route consolidation and sequencing. Target agency spend directly with plans that move more freight with fewer vehicles and fewer contractor call-ins.
Workforce and labour planning
Forecast daily labour requirements against real demand, not budget averages. Flag when utilisation is masking inefficiency and cut agency reliance by matching headcount to actual volumes.
Fleet procurement and cost management
Centralise vehicle specification, supplier evaluation, and lifecycle cost data across a fragmented estate. Compare bids, flag anomalies, and track total cost of ownership across regions and vehicle types.
Logistics control tower
Build a single operational view across fleet, warehouse, and delivery operations. Surface exceptions before they cascade and replace daily firefighting with proactive network management.
Delivery scheduling and exception management
Optimise delivery windows and routing against customer SLAs and real demand patterns. Reduce emergency courier spend and penalty costs that build when rigid plans don't adapt.
What our customers say
“I've not seen a solution like this before. What Cogna has built is exceptional.”
Tim Steiner
CEO, Ocado
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Last-mile delivery alone consumes 53% of total shipping cost. AI targets the planning decisions that drive it: route sequencing, load consolidation, backhaul utilisation, and delivery window management. Small improvements in daily planning compound into significant savings.
The US alone needs 1.2 million new drivers this decade, and 55% of operators still rely on manual planning. The constraint isn't finding more drivers. It's getting more out of every vehicle, route, and shift with the people already available.
Route optimisation, shift and agency cost reduction, labour planning against real demand, fleet procurement, delivery scheduling, and exception management. Cogna builds applications that capture how your best planners think and make it the system the whole operation runs on.
Yes. Cogna integrates with your TMS, WMS, ERP, telematics, and fleet management systems. Most logistics operators don't want to rip out platforms they've spent years implementing.
Yes. Cogna builds planning applications that work against real demand patterns rather than budget averages. When volumes shift, plans adapt rather than breaking, which is what eliminates the emergency courier spend and penalty costs that rigid plans create.
