Dimension
BeyondTrucks
Optimal Dynamics
Which one fits your operation?
BeyondTrucks
You want one platform in which a fleet is run and decisions are being made, rather than a separate optimizer bolted onto a TMS.
Your constraints are uniquely specialized: equipment qualifications, driver qualifications, customer and product requirements, last-contained, or wash requirements.
You are replacing a legacy TMS anyway, and would rather modernize the foundation than add a layer on top of it.
You are looking for operational transformation that drives better data, and better decisions.
Optimal Dynamics
You run a large generic truckload network, want to limit the deployment of AI to the constraints of your current TMS, and are not looking to replace it.
You operate in the commoditized part of the freight market, competing almost exclusively on cost. Your freight is largely dry van or general truckload without specialized equipment constraints.
Common Questions
Is Optimal Dynamics a TMS?
No. Optimal Dynamics is a decision layer that sits on top of an existing TMS, connecting to platforms such as McLeod and Trimble through two-way integrations. It doesn't control the data layer or the execution of its own recommendations, and a carrier still needs to own, run and pay for a separate TMS underneath it.
How is BeyondTrucks different from Optimal Dynamics?
Both apply real optimization to transportation decisions, but the two differ in where that optimization lives and what it can act on. BeyondTrucks is a single operating platform where dispatch, driver workflows, rating, billing, settlement and optimization all draw on the same live data, so a decision can be made and executed in one place. Optimal Dynamics is a decision layer bolted onto a TMS it doesn't own, so its recommendations are only as good as the data it's given, and turning a recommendation into action still runs through the underlying system.
Why does data strategy matter here?
BeyondTrucks treats data capture as part of the platform itself. Data is collected automatically as operations happen, and deploying the platform improves that capture over time. Optimal Dynamics treats data as the customer's responsibility. The optimizer is only as strong as the data a fleet feeds it, so limited digitization upstream directly limits what the optimization can deliver.
Could a fleet use both?
Yes, of course! Optimal Dynamics is designed to connect to an existing TMS. In that case fleets would use the BeyondTrucks TMS for operational execution and as a data source, while Optimal Dynamics functions as a decision engine. Optimal Dynamics can be great complementary partners for the right customer.
Which is better for specialized freight?
BeyondTrucks. Optimal Dynamics is built around generic truckload network planning for carriers who broker out loads and compete largely on cost. For instance, bulk, chemical or hazmat operations turn on constraints such as product qualification, trailer last-contained history and wash scheduling, and BeyondTrucks models these directly inside the assignment decision rather than treating them as an external input.
How does pricing and value compare?
Optimal Dynamics prices based on projected savings, regardless of how much of that projection is actually realized in operations.
BeyondTrucks uses subscription-based platform pricing tied to the value a fleet generates from running one system, rather than paying for a TMS, an optimizer, and the integration work to keep them in sync. Its value spans dispatch and back-office automation, critical error avoidance, revenue growth, organizational scalability, as well as business continuity and strategic resilience. Customers’ ROI considerations are more complex than a single dollar-savings figure in year one. The BeyondTrucks team works with customers to articulate that value both quantitatively and qualitatively.