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Cold-chain logistics providers · CRM

Keep every shipper, route and trip in one record your dispatcher and sales head both read.

A CRM for a cold-chain provider holds each shipper, its contacts, its cargo, the routes it ships and the history of quotes and trips. GullySales sets up the fields, the stages and the habits so that nothing depends on one person's phone.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

Cold chain companies: show a real physical business scene illustrating Chamber readings on one screen. Show the current temperature, and humidity where it is measured, for every chamber, freezer and anteroom fitted with a sensor, with the time each one last reported.

What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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Sales and marketing for cold-chain logistics providers, the overview.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For cold-chain logistics providers

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The dispatcher remembers what the sales head never wrote down”

    The dispatcher knows that one dairy needs a pre-cooled unit by early morning and another never has the pallets ready. If that sits only in memory, a new coordinator or a sales head on leave loses it.

  • “A shipper has several contacts and only one gets the call”

    The logistics head, the quality head and the accounts clerk each matter at a different moment. A record that lists one phone number turns every fault, query and payment reminder into a hunt.

  • “Quotes without cargo detail cannot be compared later”

    A quote note that says rate sent tells nobody what was asked. Recording temperature band, weight, route and loading time lets you see which quotes convert and which cargo types you win.

  • “Trial trips need their own stage”

    A trial trip is neither a lead nor a customer. Giving it a stage, with the log attached and the shipper's response recorded, shows which trials turn into standing routes and which stall.

What we do

What we deliver for cold-chain logistics providers.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Shipper record fields for cold cargo

    Cargo type, temperature band, usual routes, loading slot, pre-cooling need, contacts by role and special handling notes.

    Result: A shipper record that a new coordinator can act on.

  2. Pipeline stages from enquiry to standing route

    Enquiry, quote, trial trip, review, standing route and lost, each with a rule for moving a shipper on.

    Result: One view of where every shipper stands.

  3. Trip log attachment routine

    A habit of attaching the temperature record and delivery receipt to the shipper's record after each trip.

    Result: Evidence stored with the shipper, ready for a review call.

  4. Reminders tied to season and renewal

    Prompts ahead of ice cream, fruit and festival cargo seasons for shippers with matching history.

    Result: Sales gets a nudge before each season, not after.

  5. Import of existing contacts

    A clean-up of phone contacts, quote sheets and spreadsheets into one record, with duplicates merged.

    Result: A single list instead of four.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

The fields that let a dispatcher and a sales head read the same shipper record.

Cargo and temperature band
Filled by sales at the first call and checked by dispatch. It decides which vehicle can be quoted.
Lane and trip frequency
Filled by dispatch after each run. It shows which shippers could take a standing route and where a return leg is open.
Logistics contact and quality contact
Filled by sales. Two names per shipper, so a fault report goes to the person who can act on it.
Trial trip status
Filled when a trial is agreed and again after delivery. It shows which shippers are waiting on a result.
Excursions or faults on a trip
Filled by dispatch from the log. It stops sales from promising what the record does not support.
Renewal or review date
Filled by sales from the contract. It brings a standing route back to the owner's attention before it lapses.

Who it is for

This is written for these cold-chain logistics providers.

  • Reefer truck operators for dairy, ice cream and frozen foods
  • Temperature-controlled transport for pharma and healthcare distributors
  • Seafood and meat transport from ports and processing units
  • Fruit, vegetable and flower carriers on long routes
  • Multi-temperature vehicle and shared reefer load operators
  • Insulated box and last-mile cold delivery services
  • Cold chain providers serving retail and QSR chains
  • Reefer container haulage near ports and inland depots

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your dispatchers do not have time to enter trip data, and an incomplete record would mislead sales.
  • You have fewer than a handful of shippers and a shared sheet already holds all they need.
  • The team cannot agree on a pipeline stage for trial trips, so the tool would hold conflicting labels.

How it works

How the CRM work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Tell us what you need
Do we need a paid CRM or will a sheet do?
A well-built shared sheet is enough to begin with a small book of shippers. Move to a CRM tool when several people update records and you need reminders and history together.
Who should enter the data?
The person who handles the contact enters it, and the dispatcher adds trip notes. A record kept by one person at month end loses the detail that makes it useful.
Can we connect the CRM to dispatch software?
Sometimes, depending on the tools. Dispatch systems that export trips, which can be matched to shipper records. We look at what you run before suggesting any connection.
Should trip logs be stored in the CRM?
Attach the log or a link to it on the shipper's record, kept in the folder you already use for quality records. The CRM need not hold readings. It must show that a log exists, where it is and who may share it with the shipper's quality team.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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