Year in review # 2022 Planner, invoicing, capacity contracts and workflows 2022 introduced the drag-and-drop planner, invoices and quotes, pricing modules, capacity contracts, automated workflows, tachograph-based driving times and Marketplace bidding. Last change December 29, 2022 ## New features * NewPlanning ### Drag-and-drop planner timeline A new calendar planner shows trips per vehicle by day, week or month. You drag consignments onto it to create trips and attach drivers and equipment. * [Read the guide: Plan trips on the planner timeline →](/en-us/help/planner-timeline) * [Read the guide: Assign a vehicle, driver and equipment →](/en-us/help/assign-vehicle-and-driver) * NewTrips ### Link and swap trips, combine and split consignments Trips can be linked or swapped, and consignments can be combined into one or split again. This makes multi-leg and consolidated transport easier to plan. * [Read the guide: Add shipments and goods →](/en-us/help/consignments-and-goods) * NewFinance ### Create invoices and quotes You can create invoices and quotes in Transportial, with tax rates on each line, serial numbers and your business logo. * [Read the guide: Create, send and follow up invoices →](/en-us/help/invoices) * [Read the guide: Create and send quotes →](/en-us/help/quotes) * [Read the guide: Tax rates and VAT rules →](/en-us/help/tax-rates) * NewFinance ### Pricing modules for automatic prices Pricing modules calculate prices from distance, weight and other order data, including calculations on a predefined route. * [Read the guide: Set up price configurations →](/en-us/help/pricing) * [Read the guide: Price modules explained →](/en-us/help/price-modules) * NewCustomers & locations ### Capacity and capacity contracts Record the capacity that carriers offer and agree it in capacity contracts with recurring schedules and time slots. * [Read the guide: Set up capacity contracts with carriers →](/en-us/help/capacity-contracts) * NewIntegrations & automation ### Workflows that send messages automatically Workflows send templated messages on a schedule or when something happens. They can loop over query results to build the content. * [Read the guide: Send messages automatically with message automations →](/en-us/help/message-automations) * NewDrivers ### Driving times and cabotage from tachograph data Transportial reads tachograph data to show each driver's remaining driving time. The plan board also tracks cabotage trips, so you know when another one is allowed. * [Read the guide: Check driving times and driving style →](/en-us/help/driving-times-and-driving-style) * NewFleet ### Vehicle cameras Cameras can be registered on vehicles and viewed from the vehicle detail screen. * [Read the guide: View a vehicle's trips, map and activity →](/en-us/help/vehicle-detail) * NewMarketplace ### Bidding on Marketplace tenders Carriers can bid on tenders and shippers can accept, decline or counter a bid. Each tender shows a target price, the lowest bid and the number of bids. * [Read the guide: Bid on a tender →](/en-us/help/bid-on-a-tender) * [Read the guide: Review and accept bids →](/en-us/help/review-and-accept-bids) * NewInsights ### Report builder and fleet and mobility reports A query language lets you build your own reports. Ready-made reports cover fleet trips, driver actions and border crossings, and you can export the results. * [Read the guide: Build your own report with the query builder →](/en-us/help/reporting-query-builder) * [Read the guide: Run a report on the Insights tab →](/en-us/help/insights) * NewPlanning ### Route planner and schedule routes A new route planner calculates routes on demand. Schedule routes describe recurring connections, such as sea routes, for multimodal planning. * [Read the guide: Calculate a route with the route planner →](/en-us/help/route-planner) * [Read the guide: Set up schedule routes →](/en-us/help/schedule-routes) * NewCommunication ### To-do boards with lanes Organize work on boards with lanes and to-dos that you drag between lanes, assign to colleagues and keep up to date. * [Read the guide: Organize to-dos on boards and lanes →](/en-us/help/todo-boards) * [Read the guide: Work with to-dos →](/en-us/help/todos) ## Improvements * ImprovedTransport orders ### Excel import without duplicate orders Transport orders can be imported from Excel files, and imports never create the same order twice. * [Read the guide: Create a transport order from a file or email →](/en-us/help/import-transport-order-from-file) * ImprovedCommunication ### Important messages and idle-time notifications You can mark chat messages as important and send message templates in chat. Notifications warn you when a vehicle stands idle or equipment needs to return to its home base. * [Read the guide: Chat with colleagues and drivers →](/en-us/help/messages-and-chat) * [Read the guide: View and manage notifications →](/en-us/help/notifications) --- Canonical page: https://transportial.com/en-us/releases/2022