transbook.onl

What It Is

Transbook.onl is a digital platform from TRINET Informatika for road-transport CMR/eCMR documentation, aimed at business users rather than consumers. Its core value is moving the traditional CMR workflow online: creating, printing, sending, signing, storing, and updating documents from mobile devices. It is best suited to carriers, freight forwarders, and cross-border road-transport teams.

Core Features and Integrations

The platform is tightly focused on CMR document handling. It supports guided forms, multilingual documents, address suggestions, document cloning, saved customer history, search and filtering, email sending, as well as chat, maps, and notifications. The full solution also includes Transbook DRIVER, which lets users update CMR status from mobile devices, add photos, record current location, add carrier notes, and provide access for inspection authorities. For integrations, the official website clearly lists an eCMR Web API, Document Web API, and REST API for connecting with existing enterprise systems, along with technical support for integration.

Pricing and Trial

Pricing is based on a free allowance plus annual subscriptions. The free plan costs €0 and includes 10 document credits; Standard is €125/year with 1,250 credits; Pro is €500/year with 12,500 credits; Enterprise offers unlimited credits and requires contacting sales. 1 credit equals 1 CMR document, and all plans are billed annually. eCMR pricing and enterprise plans require inquiry, so transparency is somewhat limited. Payment supports online bank cards and pro forma invoices.

Collaboration, Security, and Compliance

All plans support unlimited users. The terms state that third parties may be authorized to access business user data, and that such authorization can be revoked. Co-users have relatively broad permissions, though editing of business profile information is limited. Compliance information is fairly detailed: the platform follows GDPR and ZVOP-2, and mentions data access, export, and portability under the EU Data Act. Data is not transferred outside the EU/EEA, and exports are supported via CSV, XML, and API. Electronic signatures follow the eIDAS framework, making the service suitable for European cross-border scenarios.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The main advantages are a clearly defined vertical use case, a straightforward onboarding path, a free allowance for trial use, and multilingual plus API capabilities that fit international transport companies. The drawbacks are that permission granularity, SLA details, and specific third-party integration lists are not disclosed, while eCMR and enterprise pricing require a quote. It is better suited to European or cross-border road-transport companies that need to process CMR/eCMR documents, rather than general-purpose document management needs.

Access from China and Alternatives

The official website does not provide information on access from China, a Chinese interface, local payment methods, or mainland China compliance. Practical usability should be assessed based on network connectivity, euro/bank-card payments, and cross-border data requirements. For operations based in China, it may be worth comparing domestic TMS, electronic waybill, and logistics collaboration platforms. If the focus is European eCMR, alternatives such as CargoX, TransFollow, and Pionira are also worth reviewing.