Year in review

# 2021

Integrations, plan board, invoicing and Marketplace

2021 added the integrations engine, e-mail-to-order, telematics, the plan board with live ETAs, the optimizer, drivers, invoicing, insights, widgets and the first version of the Marketplace.

Last change December 29, 2021

## New features

* NewIntegrations & automation  
### Integrations engine with configurable and file-based connections  
Connect other systems through configurable integrations, file templates and FTP/SFTP. Integrations run as scheduled or triggered tasks that you can monitor.

  * [Read the guide: Connect other systems with integrations →](/en-us/help/integrations)
  * [Read the guide: Build a self-configurable integration →](/en-us/help/self-configurable-integration)
  * [Read the guide: Read documents with a file template integration →](/en-us/help/file-template-integration)
* NewTransport orders  
### Turn e-mails into transport orders  
Incoming e-mails can be converted into transport orders, and attached files can be previewed in the app.

  * [Read the guide: Create a transport order from a file or email →](/en-us/help/import-transport-order-from-file)
  * [Read the guide: Read and send emails in Transportial →](/en-us/help/emails)
* NewFleet  
### Live vehicle positions from board computers  
Transics and other board computers now feed live positions, activities and tachograph data into Transportial. Vehicles appear on the map with their current location.

  * [Read the guide: Register board computers →](/en-us/help/board-computers)
  * [Read the guide: Follow a trip live →](/en-us/help/track-trip-live)
* NewPlanning  
### Plan board with live ETAs  
The plan board shows each vehicle's trips with the next ETA. ETAs come from live PTV route calculations.

  * [Read the guide: Plan with the plan board →](/en-us/help/plan-board)
* NewPlanning  
### Trip optimizer and combination planner  
The optimizer suggests trips for open consignments, and the combination planner helps you combine loads.

  * [Read the guide: Create trips with the optimizer →](/en-us/help/optimizer)
* NewDrivers  
### Driver management  
Add drivers with license details, ADR qualification and driving times. You can filter drivers by license or ADR when planning.

  * [Read the guide: Add and manage drivers →](/en-us/help/chauffeurs)
* NewFinance  
### Administrations, pricing and trip cost breakdown  
Set up administrations for invoicing, start pricing your orders, and see a breakdown of expenses for each trip.

  * [Read the guide: Set up administrations →](/en-us/help/administrations)
  * [Read the guide: Trip costs and revenue →](/en-us/help/trip-costs-and-revenue)
* NewMarketplace  
### Marketplace with tenders  
The first version of the Marketplace lets you publish transport as a tender and find tenders from others.

  * [Read the guide: The marketplace →](/en-us/help/marketplace-overview)
  * [Read the guide: Publish a tender →](/en-us/help/publish-a-tender)
* NewInsights  
### Insights, live dashboard and embeddable widgets  
Create insight reports, follow operations on a live dashboard, render PDFs, and embed widgets on your own website.

  * [Read the guide: Run a report on the Insights tab →](/en-us/help/insights)
  * [Read the guide: Use the dashboard and its tabs →](/en-us/help/dashboard-views)
  * [Read the guide: Embed a widget on your website →](/en-us/help/widgets)
* NewFleet  
### Terminals and transport equipment  
Manage terminals with their allowed modalities, and trailers, containers and other transport equipment that you can attach to trips.

  * [Read the guide: Set up terminals →](/en-us/help/terminals)
  * [Read the guide: Manage trailers and other means of transport →](/en-us/help/transport-equipment)
* NewCustomers & locations  
### Customer contracts  
Record contracts with your customers in Transportial.

  * [Read the guide: Manage customer contracts →](/en-us/help/contracts)
* NewCommunication  
### Push notifications and live updates  
Browser push notifications and a live connection keep screens and unread message counts up to date without reloading.

  * [Read the guide: View and manage notifications →](/en-us/help/notifications)
* NewAdministration  
### Roles, user management and English and Polish  
Assign roles to users and invite them to your platform. The interface is now available in English and Polish.

  * [Read the guide: Set up roles and permissions →](/en-us/help/roles-and-permissions)
  * [Read the guide: Manage users →](/en-us/help/users)

## Improvements

* ImprovedPlanning  
### Fleets and vehicle groups in the planner  
You can plan by fleet, vehicle group or a combination of both, with sensible vehicle sorting and lighter, faster vehicle lists.

  * [Read the guide: Set up fleets and fleet numbers →](/en-us/help/fleets)
  * [Read the guide: Group vehicles →](/en-us/help/vehicle-groups)

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Canonical page: https://transportial.com/en-us/releases/2021