Industries · Freight and logistics
Fleet and freight software for NZ operators
Consignment tracking, fleet visibility and vessel compliance records, built around how your drivers, dispatchers and crews already work. These are the freight, fleet and maritime systems we've designed and built.
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What we've shipped
Freight and fleet systems we've built
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| System | What it replaced | Launched | Case study |
|---|---|---|---|
| UB Freight consignment platformConsignment tracking: digital pickup, weight checks and electronic delivery confirmation | Paper-based consignment processes and double entry | 2022 | UB Freight case study |
| Sea FluxVessel compliance records: certificates, safety inspections, logbooks, crew and maintenance | Nothing off the shelf: designed and built from the ground up by Orchid, now used on 1,700+ vessels | 2021(build started) | Sea Flux case study |
| LoadHawkLoad tracking: pickup logging, truck capacity and drop-off booking | Paper logbooks | 2019 | LoadHawk case study |
| Freight LegendRates and quotes: rate sheets across clients, buy and sell rate comparison, Xero and CyberFreight integrationsAcquired by TradeWindow (NZX-listed) in 2021; since retired | Manually managed rate sheets and quotes | 2020 | Freight Legend case study |
| OverwatchFleet visibility: live vessel monitoring, alerts, route history and predictive maintenance | Nothing: a new product HamiltonJet wanted built, with a good fleet dashboard | 2025 | Overwatch case study |
Consignment tracking
Get consignments off paper and out of double entry.
- Drivers pick up consignments digitally, verify weights and confirm delivery electronically in a native mobile app.
- Office staff manage consignments from one web-based hub, with Google Maps integration for route visualisation.
- The platform does away with double entry and paper consignment notes.
Rates and quotes
Quote faster without hunting through rate sheets.
- Manage rate sheets across clients and compare buy and sell rates quickly, with Xero for invoicing and CyberFreight for data exchange (Freight Legend, acquired by TradeWindow in 2021).
- Give clients their own logins and trade lanes, and on-demand FCL and LCL quotes with a full cost breakdown, while your team keeps CargoWise for everything else (our freight rate calculator for Hobbs Global).
Fleet visibility
Know where every vessel or truck is and how it's performing, from anywhere.
- Live monitoring and alerts, historical route and performance tracking, and predictive maintenance across one vessel or a whole fleet (Overwatch).
- Telemetry streams from onboard systems into web and iOS/Android apps for remote diagnostics.
- For road loads: pickup logging, truck capacity tracking, drop-off booking and a web dashboard, replacing paper logbooks (LoadHawk).
Vessel compliance records
Certificates, inspections, logbooks and crew records in one place.
- A digital archive for certificates, safety inspection alerts, H&S reporting with risk registers and a customisable digital logbook.
- Sea Flux, which Orchid designed and built from the ground up, now serves over 1,700 vessels across New Zealand, Australia and internationally.
Running vessels?
Vessel compliance, fleet monitoring and bridge displays for captains: see the marine software we've built for New Zealand operators.
Still running freight on paper and spreadsheets?
Tell us how your consignments, fleet or compliance records work today. We'll come back with an honest read on scope, timeline and cost. See our services and all our work.
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