Every November it's the same scene: Black Friday arrives, there aren't enough vans, and the ones left go at whatever price the owner names. You almost always need less extra capacity than you think, if you do the maths with stops per route, time windows and shifts. And if you start now, not in peak week.
By Routal Team
Since 5 October 2026 Spain's transport control document is only valid in electronic form, with no grace period. What inspectors ask for, what it costs not to carry it, who is exempt and what to do if you're not set up yet.
Each vehicle's performance and route history now live in Fleet, you can top up your messaging balance from the module, and Connectors brings every integration together, Claude MCP included. It's already live in your project.
By Joao Lucio
Diesel is the number you check every week because it changes every week. Meanwhile, the cost of an hour of driver time and of putting a van on the road have been climbing for years. And in urban delivery you pay almost all of that whether you make 40 deliveries or 80. That's where the saving the pump receipt never shows you is hiding.
By Xavier Ruiz
On 5 October 2026 Spain's transport control document stops being valid on paper. It is called the DeCA, its technical rules are already published, and it affects every public road freight service you run in Spain. Here is what changes, who is responsible for what, and a checklist to get there without a scramble.
By Xavier Ruiz
A TMS moves freight between locations. A Delivery Management System executes the last leg. They are not rivals: they cover different halves of the same journey. Here is how to tell which half is breaking in your operation.
Demand's up 30% in summer and the easy answer is to rent two more vans. But an extra van in August is an idle van in October. There's almost always hidden capacity in the routes you already have. Here's how to unlock it before spending on more fleet.
By Xavier Ruiz
In summer, the cold chain has far less margin. And the weakest link is almost always the same: the last mile. One door-open too many, a route that drags, a failed delivery in the sun… and the product's no good. Here's where it breaks and how to protect it without slowing delivery.
By Xavier Ruiz
At three in the afternoon, at 41 degrees, your driver has fifteen stops left. Heat isn't just discomfort: it's a risk to your team and your operation. The good news is that looking after people and getting deliveries done aren't opposites. Here's how to plan with the thermometer in mind.
By Xavier Ruiz
In August the work doesn't drop: the people do. The planner leaves, two drivers are off, and the orders keep coming just the same. The problem isn't only missing staff — it's that the knowledge leaves with them. Here's how to prepare the cover so the operation doesn't depend on who's in.
By Xavier Ruiz
The Supreme Court has ruled that directing a subcontractor's drivers through software, in real time, can amount to illegal transfer of workers. If you deliver with subcontractors and a routing platform, it's worth understanding where the court drew the line — and what you can review without panicking.
By Xavier Ruiz
In August, a coastal town triples its population in a week. The bars order double, the streets close to traffic, and your same fleet has to reach them all before they open. Summer HORECA logistics isn't won with more vans: it's won with a better plan.
By Xavier Ruiz
You know paper's days are numbered. But digitizing the delivery note isn't scanning the same form into a PDF — it's taking friction away from your drivers, not adding it. Here's a five-step plan to do it without stopping the route for a single day.
By Xavier Ruiz
From 1PL to 5PL, the number tells you how much of your logistics you've put in someone else's hands. What each provider does, real examples from Spain, Mexico and global trade, and the question that actually matters: how much control do you need over the delivery?
By Xavier Ruiz
