--- title: "Multi-modal route planning - Stacksync" description: "Combine ocean, rail, and OTR data into a single milestone stream for the customer portal. Merge project44, FourKites, and Descartes feeds onto one live…" canonical: https://www.stacksync.com/use-case/multi-modal-route-planning last_modified: 2026-07-05 --- Stacksync × Supabase Miami: **AI-Native Operations** Oct 13 [Reserve your spot](https://www.stacksync.com/events/2026-10-13-supabase-miami) One milestone stream across every mode # Multi-modal route planning one milestone stream Merge ocean, rail, and over-the-road data from project44, FourKites, and Descartes into a single normalized milestone stream on one shipment record, feeding your customer portal in real time. [Book a demo](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) [Talk to a solutions architect](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) ## Adopted by fast-scaling companies moving mission-critical data in real time - Gladia Case study - IDEXX - MedPro Migrated from MuleSoft - Eko Case study - Ubicloud - Vimeo - Codility Migrated from Celigo - ACERTUS Migrated from Heroku Connect - Syringa Migrated from Matillion - Truora - Streaam Case study - SEAL SQ - Rinsed Migrated from Fivetran - IA Capital Group Case study - Meter - Golden Pear Funding Migrated from Celigo Where multi-modal visibility breaks in production ## Three reasons modes never tell one story. An ocean-rail-truck move spans three carriers, three data formats, and three clocks. Stitching them into one timeline the customer can read is where it falls apart. 01 - Fragmented feeds ### Each mode reports in its own dialect Ocean carriers, railroads, and OTR providers emit milestones in different formats through project44, FourKites, and Descartes. Without normalization, the portal shows three disconnected trackers. SCHEMA 02 - Handoff gaps ### The shipment goes dark between modes When a container moves from vessel to rail to truck, the milestone trail breaks at each handoff. Customers see a gap and assume the freight is lost. DATA QUALITY 03 - Stale portal ### The customer view lags the actual freight Portals refresh from a batched copy of mixed-mode feeds, so the ETA on screen is hours behind reality. Support fields calls about a delay the portal hasn't shown yet. LATENCY PLATFORM ## Six products. One Platform. Replace many legacy vendors. Every tool Stacksync replaces is one fewer vendor, one fewer bill, one fewer integration to maintain. [Start building now](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) ### [Two-way sync](https://www.stacksync.com/two-way-sync) Changes made in one platform automatically update across all connected systems in real time, eliminating data silos and reducing errors. Replaces: Heroku Connect and Salesforce Data 360 Heroku Connect Salesforce Data 360 ### [Workflow automation](https://www.stacksync.com/workflow-automation) Stop building brittle API scripts. With Stacksync, you can trigger complex automated workflows using simple SQL commands. Replaces: Workato and Boomi ### [AI Agents](https://www.stacksync.com/ai-agents) Expose every enterprise system to your agents through a single MCP layer. Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini get production-grade tools without custom glue code. Natively available in: Claude and ChatGPT and Gemini Claude ChatGPT Gemini ### [Event queues](https://www.stacksync.com/event-queues) Handle massive traffic spikes without losing a single event. Queues buffer your data during surges, ensuring strict ordering and reliable delivery. Replaces: Kafka and Amazon SQS and Confluent Kafka Amazon SQS ### [Database hosting](https://www.stacksync.com/database-hosting) Interact with your CRM, ERP, and payment tools as if they were just another table in your database. Say goodbye to rate limits and complex API documentation. Replaces: AWS RDS and Self-hosted databases AWS RDS Self-hosted databases ### [EDI](https://www.stacksync.com/edi) Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions. Stacksync automatically parses incoming EDI documents directly into your database tables. Replaces: SPS Commerce and TrueCommerce [Start building now](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) Connectors ## Every mode and milestone, on one sync. Stacksync ships pre-built two-way connectors for the visibility, TMS, and portal systems multi-modal planning spans, with schema normalization and replay. Visibility & tracking 05 - project44 - FourKites - Descartes - Samsara - Tive TMS & planning 05 - Blue Yonder - Manhattan Associates - MercuryGate - SAP - Oracle Fusion ERP EDI & carriers 05 - Orderful - Cleo - Descartes - SPS Commerce - TrueCommerce Data & portal 05 - Snowflake - BigQuery - Postgres - MongoDB - Slack Custom milestone taxonomies, per-mode event codes, and portal field mappings are first-class, no scripting required. [Browse all 1,000+ connectors](https://www.stacksync.com/connectors) SECURITY ## Security teams trust Stacksync As a data company, we understand the importance of keeping your data secure. Stacksync is built with security best practices to keep your data safe at every layer, and is DPF-certified for US, EU, UK and CH data transfers. [Learn more about security](https://www.stacksync.com/security) | | | | --- | --- | | | SOC 2 Type II | | | ISO 27001 | | | HIPAA BAA | | | GDPR | | | CCPA | | | DPF US-EU-UK-CH | → SECURITY WITH BENEFITS ### SSO & SCIM Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more. ### Alerts Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options. ### Secure connection options Securely connects to your systems with: [OAuth 2](https://www.stacksync.com/security) [SSH Tunnelling](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/connectors/setup-options/ssh-tunneling) [SSL certificates](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/connectors/postgres/authorize-postgres/amazon-rds/ensuring-secure-rds-connections-with-ssl-certificate) [IP Whitelisting](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/connectors/setup-options/ip-whitelisting) [VPN gateway](https://docs.stacksync.com/two-way-sync/legal/service-consumption-tables#:~:text=%E2%9C%93-,VPN%20gateway,-%2D) [VPC peering](https://www.stacksync.com/security) and more Common questions ## Common questions about multi-modal route planning. The concerns every visibility and customer-experience team raises before unifying mixed-mode tracking. [Talk to a solutions architect](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) ### How do you merge ocean, rail, and OTR into one timeline? Stacksync normalizes each mode's events from project44, FourKites, and Descartes into a single milestone taxonomy on one shipment record, so the portal shows one continuous journey. ### What happens at the handoff between modes? Handoff milestones are mapped explicitly, so the trail stays unbroken from vessel to rail to truck. Customers see a continuous status instead of a gap. ### How current is the customer portal? Real time. Milestones land on the shipment as carriers report them and flow to the portal in seconds, so the ETA on screen reflects where the freight actually is. ### Can we define our own milestone model? Yes. Custom milestone taxonomies, per-mode event codes, and portal field mappings configure without code and apply across every mode consistently. ## Stop stitching modes by hand. One milestone stream, every mode. [Book a demo](https://www.stacksync.com/book-a-demo) [Get started](https://app.stacksync.com/)