PTV Route Optimiser

PTV Logistics GmbH, based in Karlsruhe, Germany, is the logistics software business spun off from PTV Planung Transport Verkehr and draws on more than 40 years of routing and optimisation work. It serves shippers, carriers, retailers and parcel operators that need to plan multi-stop transport efficiently while controlling costs, tolls and emissions.

PTV Route Optimiser assigns orders to vehicles and calculates multi-stop routes that respect delivery windows, loading points and vehicle specifications. It factors in personnel, freight and toll costs, compares own-fleet and subcontractor rates, schedules each stop to the minute with ETA notifications, and calculates CO2 emissions per trip. Routes are sent to on-board computers, telematics or the PTV Driver app, and standard interfaces connect TMS, ERP, CRM and WMS systems. In January 2026 the company launched PTV Mira, an AI agent that runs optimisation scenarios on its routing engines.

• Order assignment: allocates orders to vehicles and builds efficient multi-stop routes.
• Constraint handling: respects delivery windows, loading points and vehicle specifications.
• Cost planning: includes personnel, freight and toll costs and compares partner rates for outsourcing.
• ETA scheduling: plans each stop to the minute and sends ETA and delay notifications.
• Emissions calculation: computes CO2 per trip and produces CO2 balance sheets.
• Integration: sends routes to telematics or the PTV Driver app and connects with TMS, ERP, CRM and WMS.

• An FMCG distributor in Vietnam can plan daily multi-drop deliveries to retailers within time windows.
• A 3PL can compare own-fleet and subcontractor costs per route before dispatch.
• A supplier to European brands can report CO2 per trip from its route plans.

• The vendor states savings of 17% or more are not unusual, and smaller fleets usually save 7% to 15% through software-supported planning.
• Reduces planning time by automating order-to-vehicle assignment under real constraints.
• Cost-based planning decides whether to use own trucks or subcontractors, including toll costs.
• Per-trip CO2 calculation supports emissions reporting to shippers.

Transport planners face higher fuel and labour costs, delivery window pressure and growing requests from shippers for emissions data. AI agents layered on optimisation engines are emerging so planners can test scenarios in plain language. Vietnamese manufacturers, distributors and 3PLs serving export brands increasingly need route planning that also documents CO2 per shipment.

PTV Logistics GmbH is registered in Karlsruhe, Germany, as the logistics business split off from PTV Planung Transport Verkehr GmbH, with CEO Steven De Schrijver. Its product family also includes PTV Map&Guide, PTV Axylog and PTV OptiFlow. It launched the PTV Mira AI agent in January 2026; logos on its site include Nestlé, DHL and Unilever.