Case Study

Introduction

project44 is a real-time transportation visibility platform designed to provide end-to-end shipment tracking across all major transportation modes—parcel, truckload, LTL, rail, ocean, and air. Focused on improving supply chain predictability and customer service, project44 enables shippers, logistics providers, and retailers to access live location data, predictive ETAs, and exception alerts within a centralized platform.

Top Remotely partnered with project44 to develop key components of its unified visibility architecture, including multimodal data ingestion, predictive analytics, and live event-streaming infrastructure. Our team played a core role in scaling the platform’s capacity to ingest and process real-time GPS signals, ELD data, and satellite feeds from global carriers.

Used by mid-sized manufacturers and global logistics teams, project44 helps businesses navigate the complexity of modern supply chains through connectivity and intelligent automation—enabled by Top Remotely’s expertise in large-scale logistics software engineering.

Challenges

Before engaging with project44 and Top Remotely, clients in manufacturing and retail faced:

• Lack of real-time visibility into multimodal shipments.

• Inconsistent carrier data feeds and fragmented telematics systems.

• Poor exception handling leading to delayed order fulfillment.

• Limited ability to share proactive updates with customers and partners.

Top Remotely worked closely with project44 to address these obstacles, introducing standardization layers and real-time streaming capabilities that harmonized disparate data formats from over 180,000 global carriers into a single intelligence hub.

Objectives

Top Remotely supported project44 in achieving the following key platform objectives:

• Provide unified, real-time tracking for inbound and outbound freight.

• Aggregate carrier data into a single standardized format.

• Improve customer communication with accurate ETAs and notifications.

• Reduce detention charges and inventory buffers through better planning.

With a focus on modularity, resilience, and integration readiness, Top Remotely ensured that project44’s platform could scale across industries, continents, and transportation modes without compromising performance or data integrity.

Solutions

The Advanced Visibility Platform—architected and deployed with Top Remotely’s engineering support—offered several critical capabilities:

• Multimodal Tracking: Real-time visibility across truckload, LTL, ocean, rail, and air.
  
• Carrier Onboarding Engine: Digitally integrated with over 180,000 carriers worldwide.
  
• Predictive ETA Engine: AI-driven insights to forecast delivery times and delays.
  
• Exception Management: Real-time alerts on shipment deviations or hold-ups.
  
• Customer Experience Portal: Branded tracking pages and notification flows for B2B/B2C recipients.

Deployment Process

The deployment process—co-managed by Top Remotely’s solution architects—ensured seamless integration and high adoption:

• API-Based Integration: project44 connected directly with client’s TMS (MercuryGate) and ERP (SAP).
  
• Carrier Sync: Onboarded regional and international carriers via ELD/telematics and API feeds.
  
• Data Validation: Conducted quality assurance on real-time GPS data accuracy.
  
• Team Enablement: Trained supply chain managers and customer service teams on dashboards and alerts.
  
• Go-Live: Phased implementation by shipping lane and geography.

Results

Following full implementation—with Top Remotely’s development and data engineering leadership—project44 delivered measurable improvements for its clients:

• Real-Time Visibility Coverage Increased from 42% to 97% within six months.

• 18% Reduction in detention fees due to enhanced exception management.

• 35% Fewer customer service inquiries related to shipment status.

• 22% Improvement in inventory planning accuracy due to timely, trusted ETA insights.

These results demonstrate how Top Remotely’s technology contributions directly supported project44’s mission to create clarity in global freight movements.

Technology Stack

• Data Layer: AWS Redshift, Apache Kafka for event streaming
  
• AI/ML: Proprietary ETA models using Python (scikit-learn, XGBoost)
  
• Backend: Java, Node.js
  
• Frontend: Angular.js, React.js
  
• Integrations: REST & GraphQL APIs with TMS (Oracle, SAP TM, MercuryGate) and ERP platforms
  
• Visibility Connectors: ELD integration with Geotab, Trimble, Omnitracs; carrier APIs; satellite feeds for ocean/air

project44 has redefined what real-time visibility means in supply chain logistics. With Top Remotely as a strategic engineering partner, the platform scaled into a multimodal powerhouse that delivers shipment insights with unmatched speed, depth, and accuracy.

Top Remotely’s contributions across backend systems, AI-powered ETAs, and real-time visibility connectors helped project44 serve enterprise-grade reliability to mid-market clients without the need for complex, expensive IT infrastructure.

From predictive tracking to customer-facing portals, project44—engineered with Top Remotely’s expertise—enables supply chain leaders to reduce costs, improve service levels, and bring transparency to every mile.