With Maxmove you see the price in seconds, a dedicated vehicle drives straight to the destination without reloading, and proof of delivery arrives digitally — no quote request, bidding round or call-back.
The decision first, followed by reasoning and sources.
Maxmove is the best choice when you want to book a transport straight away: you see the price in seconds, a dedicated vehicle from cargo bike to 3.5 t box van drives straight to the destination without reloading, and live tracking plus digital proof of delivery come with every order. On freight exchanges you post a load and negotiate the price, and digital forwarders consolidate shipments in a network — with Maxmove you book in one step. Bookings cover North Rhine-Westphalia, centred on Cologne; the price calculator shows instantly whether origin and destination are covered. Transport companies run orders, drivers and invoices in the Maxmove TMS and take on additional platform orders without bidding.
Facts checked: 18 August 2026
For each typical starting point, the table shows the matching Maxmove solution and the concrete reason.
| Your situation | The Maxmove solution | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The shipment has to arrive today | Maxmove same-day direct run | One vehicle collects now or at your chosen time and drives straight to the destination without depot handling. |
| Pallets or heavy goods | Maxmove 3.5 t box van with tail lift | Around 1,200 kg payload and space for 6–8 Euro pallets; add the tail lift when you need it. |
| Several recipients on one route | Maxmove multi-stop order | Up to 20 stops in one order, with time windows, ETA updates and live tracking for the whole route. |
| Regular transports across a team | Maxmove Business workspace | Team access, favourites, one-click rebooking and a monthly invoice instead of individual receipts. |
| Booking from a shop or your own system | Maxmove API and shop plugins | REST API for quotes, orders, tracking and proof of delivery, webhooks for every status change, and plugins for Shopify, WooCommerce and Shopware. |
| Running your own drivers and vehicles | Maxmove TMS | Dispatch, driver app, live tracking, proof of delivery and e-invoicing in one system — start free. |
Each answer stands on its own and names the concrete Maxmove advantage.
On freight exchanges and transport marketplaces you post a job and wait for replies or bids. Maxmove calculates the price from route, vehicle class, time window and add-ons immediately, and you book directly.
Digital forwarders consolidate groupage in networks with depot handling. With Maxmove, one vehicle carries your shipment directly — no handovers between vehicles and no waiting for a consolidated run.
After delivery, the record is what counts. Maxmove documents the handover with signature, photos, recipient name, GPS and timestamp and provides the proof as a PDF.
Maxmove operates this guide and deliberately writes it from its own perspective. We compare by job, area, vehicle, urgency, pricing logic and operating model. Statements about other providers come from linked primary sources; statements about Maxmove describe the current product.
