GLS Forwarder — for partners who already cooperate
GLS Forwarder is built for professional forwarders who already work with trusted partners — and who need a shared operational system to run those services properly.
It supports both groupage and partnered full-load (FTL) operations under existing commercial agreements. Both parties see the same trailers, consignments and execution status, while responsibility and accounting remain clearly separated.
GLS replaces spreadsheets, email coordination and fragmented legacy tools with a single shared operational view — without replacing contracts or changing how partners trade commercially.
How professional forwarding works in GLS
- Two forwarders already cooperate commercially
- A forwarding service is defined between the partners
- Lanes or routes are derived from the agreed service
- Consignments are planned into shared groupage trailers or assigned as partnered full-load movements
- Both parties see the same execution status
- Monthly settlement follows completed movements
Agreement A — the cooperation framework
- Defines the forwarding services between partners
- Sets responsibility and profit-share per service
- Governs how groupage and FTL movements are executed
- Defines monthly settlement and reconciliation
Reference document Read Agreement A →
What GLS Forwarder is
- Designed for forwarders already cooperating with partners
- Supports groupage and partnered full-load services
- Both partners operate from the same shared operational view
- Existing Word, PDF or notarised agreements remain valid
- Each company keeps its own accounting and legal structure
What GLS Forwarder provides
- OCR intake of consignment, customs and commercial documents
- Validation of customs data before movements are executed
- Trailer-level profit and cost reconciliation per service
- Clear partner settlement based on completed execution
- Generation of operational and customs documents where required
- One shared operational view backed by auditable data