Agriculture Transport Management Software: 4 Specialist Tools (+ Features You Need)

If you're looking for agriculture transport management software, you’ll be best served by a tool specifically designed for agricultural haulers, with features such as:

• Dispatch tools that make it effortless to get high volumes of loads out on the road. Your software should provide a dispatch dashboard that gives you clarity on all your loads and drivers, no matter the commodity (livestock, grain, fertilizer, produce), route, or equipment needed.
  
  
• An integrated system that reduces the amount of repeat data entry you’re doing. Most trucking management software (TMS) forces you to enter the same data as many as six or seven times into the system—at dispatch, payroll, invoicing, IFTA reporting, and elsewhere. Instead, choose a solution that captures the data you need just once and makes it available to everyone else in your organization who needs it.
  
  
• Real-time digital ticket management that lets your back office receive scale tickets, weight slips, livestock health certificates, pesticide application records, bills of lading, and delivery confirmations—all without drivers having to return to the office.

• An intuitive, easy-to-use interface. Most transport management software is unintuitive and time-consuming to use—often forcing drivers to navigate multiple screens just to update a delivery status, or making dispatchers enter the same information several times. Instead, choose a tool that your teams will want to use, and a provider that makes onboarding effortless.

In this guide, we'll break down how Toro TMS delivers these essential features for agricultural haulers, whether you're moving grain, dairy, pesticides, or produce. We'll also outline three other agriculture transport management software options, so that you can be sure you’re making the right choice.

Book a demo to see how Toro TMS can improve your agricultural hauling. 

Toro TMS: The TMS built for bulk haulers

Toro TMS was created for bulk haulers, with features that fit the unique demands of the agriculture transportation industry—whether you’re moving hay, animal feed, livestock, fertilizer, or cotton between farms and processing plants. Our software simplifies dispatch, cuts down on tedious data entry, and ensures your deliveries stay on track.

At its core, Toro TMS centralizes all your load data. Once a load is created in the system, details like commodity type, routes, driver status, and billing info are instantly available to your entire team, from dispatch to accounting. 

Here’s what Toro TMS offers agricultural haulers:

• Quick load creation with pre-saved job templates for repeat jobs, like grain hauls during harvest or regular fertilizer deliveries.
  

• A dashboard that displays loads, available drivers, and vehicles in one dashboard, making it simple to assign the right load to the right driver and vehicle.
  

• Digital uploads so you can ditch paper documentation, making it easy to manage compliance paperwork for things like pesticides or fertilizers.
  

• Automated invoicing and driver payments, tailored for varying commodity rates such as per-ton for grain or flat fees for hay.

• Easy-to-read reports that break down profits for different commodities, showing you what’s paying off.
  

• Seamless connection with tools you already use, like accounting software or tracking systems.

Plus, Toro TMS is built to be as easy to use as possible. This means your business can feel the benefits, even if your staff isn’t too familiar with tech. 

Related: Livestock transportation management software: How to better transport live cargo

Save time at dispatch with pre-built load templates that reduce data entry 

Dispatching is conventionally difficult because, with legacy software, every load has to be built from scratch. Even if you’re sending grain back and forth to the same silo a hundred times, you still need to re-enter the same details for every single trip. This process takes time, increases the risk of errors, and is simply really frustrating for dispatchers.

Toro TMS reduces the amount of data entry your dispatchers need to do with pre-built load templates. These templates make creating new loads fast and consistent—so every dispatch includes the same required information, uses standard pricing, and follows established routes. This is especially useful for recurring jobs like grain hauls during harvest or regular fertilizer deliveries.

Dispatchers can select a template and set up a new load in just a few clicks, reducing repetitive data entry and ensuring accuracy.

With Toro’s pre-built load templates, you can: 

• Save client and route details: Keep critical information like customer contacts, delivery addresses, preferred routes, commodity types, units of measurement (bushels, tons, head count), typical weights, and more.
  

• Capture the information you need for agricultural cargo: Customize templates to suit specific commodities such as grain, produce, or animal feed, so all key details are pre-set.
  

• Automatic driver and vehicle setup: Assign the right drivers and vehicles automatically when you create a load, ensuring that only compliant and appropriate equipment is selected.
  

Plus, when you create a load using these templates, all the essential details seamlessly flow to billing, invoicing, and reporting systems. This way, it helps you reduce tedious paperwork, avoid errors, and keep everyone on the team in the loop with the latest information. 

Read more: Dispatch management software: 3 questions to ask to choose the right tool

Handle load assignments and driver tracking all in one place

When you’re moving time-critical agricultural products like dairy or fresh produce, every minute counts—delays can lead to ruined goods or unhappy customers. Toro TMS makes managing agricultural bulk hauling easier with one central dashboard where you can organize loads, track drivers, and follow delivery updates.

With real-time visibility over all the moving parts of your business, you’re always in the know about your operations. This way, you can prevent delays and ensure deliveries stay on schedule through real-time updates and easy fleet management tools.

What makes this central dashboard so useful:

• Drag and drop pending loads to available drivers for easy assignment: Set up loads for drivers quickly using an easy point-and-click system, lining up jobs with who’s ready to go without flipping through different tools.
  
  
• See live driver location, status, and ETA via GPS + ELD integrations: Check where each driver is at any time with live location updates, ensuring perishables like produce are on track for delivery.
  

• Delivery updates in real time: Keep tabs on every shipment with current progress reports, so you can catch issues early and update clients if needed.
  

• Reassign drivers, change routes, and update load details with automatic notifications: Revise routes, edit load specifics, or switch drivers on the spot. Then, the system instantly notifies everyone of any changes, preventing mix-ups.
  

This dashboard is user-friendly, so even team members who aren't tech whizzes can get the hang of it quickly. Everyone stays in sync with the latest, accurate details, helping you dodge expensive slip-ups and keeping your operation running as efficiently as possible. 

Read more: How to choose a dispatch software for trucking your teams will actually use

Reduce paperwork delays with digital document uploads for drivers

Agricultural hauling often requires documentation for each commodity, such as health certificates and brand inspections for livestock, USDA certificates for produce, hazmat endorsements, and safety documentation for fertilizers and pesticides. Then, there are proofs of delivery for every haul. 

But waiting for drivers to return to your office with these physical documents can slow down billing, driver payments, and record updates, causing delays and errors. That’s exactly why Toro TMS allows drivers to upload all required paperwork digitally, directly from their mobile phones.‍

Our system keeps it simple—no extra apps or complicated logins are needed. To receive job instructions, drivers are sent a text message with all the relevant load details they need. This message also includes a secure link where they can submit images of the documents they collect on the road.

Your teams can benefit from:

• Instant load details: Drivers get a text with key information—pickup and drop-off locations, commodity type, and special handling notes for hay, cotton, or other shipments—so they know exactly what’s required.
  
  
• Fast document submission: Drivers can snap photos of required documents, such as bills of lading for animal feed, delivery confirmations for perishables, or hazmat paperwork, and upload them in seconds from any location.
  
  
• Automatic data processing: Toro’s OCR technology scans the documents, extracts critical details like load numbers, commodity type, and delivery times, and links them to the correct load for invoicing and reporting.
  

This process is built to be easy for drivers. And for your dispatchers and back-office team, it means getting paperwork instantly without delays, speeding up administrative work, and reducing mistakes.

Read more: Trucking ticket management software: How to better manage your paper tickets

Save 70% of time on back-office tasks with automated billing and payments

For many agricultural haulers, processes like invoicing, driver payments, tax reporting, and compliance documentation involve manual data entry across multiple tools or spreadsheets. The trouble is that this is typically really slow and can easily lead to errors.

Toro TMS eliminates this hassle by automating key back-office workflows, saving your team up to 70% of the time typically spent on administrative duties.

With Toro, you benefit from:

• Quick driver settlements: Toro instantly calculates driver pay based on your drivers’ preferred pay structure—no matter if it’s per ton for grain, flat rate for hay, or mileage for long hauls. Custom rates and deductions are saved in each driver’s profile, making payroll a matter of just a few clicks.
  

• Seamless invoice creation: Once drivers upload delivery documents, Toro automatically pulls load details like commodity type, weight, and rates to pre-fill customer invoices. You can bill for shipments of animal feed or perishables individually or in bulk, without relying on spreadsheets.
  

• Hassle-free tax reporting: Through ELD integrations, Toro tracks mileage across state lines and automatically generates accurate IFTA reports, which means no more manual logging.
  

• Easy compliance management: Keep digital records of deliveries, commodity weights, and transport details to meet agricultural regulations without having to file everything manually.
  

• Seamless QuickBooks sync: Push invoices, driver payments, and tax data to QuickBooks Online or Desktop with a single click. 
  

Use advanced reporting to gain key insights to help your business thrive 

Rigorous analytics and reports are key to making informed, smart decisions—allowing you to answer the questions that really matter to your business. Which customers are most profitable? Are certain grain routes costing more than they’re worth? 

Toro TMS provides detailed, real-time reporting tools to answer these questions and help you optimize your operations.

• Break down profitability by load or commodity: See revenue and expenses for specific hauls, whether it’s hay, produce, or pesticides, to figure out what’s bringing in the most profit.
  

• Analyze driver and route performance: Group drivers by region or equipment to identify patterns for route optimization and improved scheduling for bulk loads like fertilizers or animal feed.
  

• Track load volume and empty miles: Look at haul counts by commodity, route efficiency, and backhaul opportunities to cut waste and make better use of your trailers.
  

• Review payment structures: Compare different pay models—per ton, per mile, or flat rate—to determine what works best for your operation and keeps drivers motivated.
  

With these clear insights, you'll be able to improve decision-making across your operations, reduce costs, and make strategic choices to grow your agricultural transport business.

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Get started easily with hands-on training and support for your team

The trouble with most trucking software is that providers leave you to figure out how the solution works by yourself. It’s frustrating and can cause you to miss out on features that could be genuinely useful, limiting the value the tool can bring to your business. 

At Toro TMS, we’re committed to offering in-person onboarding and personalized training for all team members in every department. We understand that to truly benefit from the system, everyone needs to know how it works, right from the beginning. 

On top of that, our platform is built to be really user-friendly, so you don't need to have extensive technology skills to use it. And if questions come up, our customer support team responds within 30 minutes during business hours (9 am to 9 pm ET). That way, you'll never be left waiting for help when you need it.

Ready to improve your agricultural hauling processes? Schedule a demo and let us show you how Toro TMS fits into your agricultural hauling workflow.

3 additional options for agricultural transport management software

In case Toro TMS doesn't quite fit your company's specific needs, here are three other agricultural transport management solutions that might be a good match.

1. GeoTab

Geotab offers a single, integrated platform that connects fleets across various industries, using artificial intelligence-driven insights to support safety, operational efficiency, and cost reduction. Their agriculture fleet tracking solutions focus on improving the management of fleets, machinery, and personnel. 

Notable Geotab features:

• Route planning for on-time delivery of agricultural produce
• Predictive maintenance scheduling for consistent fleet operation
• Real-time tracking of both powered and unpowered assets with farm equipment devices
• Fleet monitoring through cellular networks or satellites for remote locations
• Benchmarking reports for heavy machinery to optimize GPS tracking benefits

Geotab's pricing includes an initial cost for the GO device and a monthly subscription fee for the service. Contact the company for more details on pricing. 

Learn more: Top 5 load management software for trucking companies

2. AMCS Group

AMCS Group's TMS platform meets the needs of agricultural logistics across the supply chain, concentrating on route planning and management for moving items like livestock, fodder, grain, seed, and fertilizer. 

Notable AMCS Group features:

• Planning and routing adjustments for agricultural items, including bulk produce and livestock
• Tools for handling diverse orders and multi-stage delivery paths
• Live tracking and route updates to assist with transport logistics
• Features to support adherence to agricultural safety and compliance standards
• Web-based platform with mobile support for driver coordination during transport

AMCS Group's pricing is not available on their website, as it is enterprise-level software with customized options. Contact the company for detailed pricing information.

3. BeyondTrucks

BeyondTrucks is a TMS with specialized software solutions for several industries, including agricultural transport and agribusiness. The platform has AI-powered functionality to integrate operations, finance, and personnel management, while addressing the challenges of hauling commodities like fertilizers, produce, and livestock.

Notable BeyondTrucks features:

• Digitized trip handling for smooth coordination between dispatch, drivers, and admin teams
• Automatic driver pay and bonus calculations with performance data insights
• Live tracking and smart scheduling for timely agricultural deliveries
• Compliance tools for food safety, hazardous materials, and livestock care
• Route planning and tracking for reliability in remote rural areas
  

BeyondTrucks does not list pricing on their website. For a quote, you'll have to contact them directly.

Toro TMS: Your solution for agricultural bulk transport

Agricultural transportation is a demanding industry, with tight deadlines, diverse commodities, and complex logistics. Toro TMS helps you handle all of this more easily and keep things running efficiently. With our software, you can:

• Easily manage the delivery of time-sensitive crops and deliveries with streamlined dispatch
• Get delivery paperwork in immediately with driver mobile uploads, so billing and payments aren’t delayed
• Simplify invoicing for varied rate structures and commodity-specific billing
• Analyze haul profitability for specific commodities, like grain or hay
  

Book a demo to see how Toro TMS can streamline your agricultural hauling.