UI / UX Web & App Design Service Design

Kunal Logistics: designing clarity into a fragmented logistics workflow

A redesign of Kunal Group's public website alongside a new internal workspace application — built to replace the disconnected tools, phone-based coordination, and manual tracking that smaller logistics operators rely on.

Client
Kunal Group (Kunal Logistics, Kunal Movers, Kunal Shipping)
Scope
Website redesign + workspace application
My role
UI/UX Designer (Team Lead)
Methods
Netnography, interviews, wireframing, prototyping

01 — Overview

A logistics conglomerate running on scattered tools

Kunal Group is a logistics conglomerate operating through three companies — Kunal Logistics (customs clearing and forwarding, CFS management, container transport and warehousing), Kunal Movers (warehousing and supply chain services), and Kunal Shipping (container, bulk, and international freight forwarding). The brief covered two connected problems: a public-facing website that needed to represent the group credibly, and an internal need for a single system to manage quotations, assign vehicles, execute trips, and track shipments — work that was happening across phone calls and separate spreadsheets.

02 — Research

Understanding how smaller logistics operators actually work

Research combined netnography (secondary research into the industry online) with primary interviews across people working in the logistics industry. Synthesizing the two surfaced five consistent problems:

Fragmented tools. Smaller logistics companies don't have a single software — they piece together multiple tools for different parts of the job.
Poor documentation. Most coordination happens over phone calls, which leaves a weak paper trail.
Time and distance drive decisions. These are the deciding factors for which mode of transport gets chosen for a shipment.
Tracking is a pain point. Companies don't have the resources to invest heavily in tracking infrastructure.
Outsourcing compounds the problem. A lot of transport is outsourced, which makes it even harder to track orders reliably.
Research synthesis slide showing five insight cards from interviews with people in the logistics industry
Insight synthesis from secondary (netnography) and primary (interview) research.

03 — Structuring the solution

Four departments, one workspace

Rather than one generic tool, the internal application — "KL Workspace" — was structured around how the work actually gets divided inside the company. Wireframes were built out separately for each department, keeping each screen scoped to what that team needed day to day.

Quotation
Assigning
Execution
Tracking
Wireframes for the logistics application across quotation, assigning, execution, and tracking departments
Early wireframes for the Tracking department, including vehicle status, live map, and trip creation flows.

04 — Final product

A workspace for enquiries, quotations, and shipments

The finished application gives each department a dedicated view — an overview dashboard with shipment volumes by mode (rail, ship, road), an enquiries inbox with read/replied/pending status, and a vehicle and trip management screen with live map tracking.

Final screens of the KL Workspace application, showing the overview dashboard, enquiries list, and vehicle tracking screen
Final screens: department overview with shipment charts, the enquiries inbox, and live vehicle tracking.

Enquiries

  • Every incoming enquiry is logged with a code, subject, and status (unread, read, replied)
  • Managers can filter by status and sort by date to prioritize what needs a response

Vehicle & trip tracking

  • Vehicles are filterable by status: delayed, ongoing, unloading, returning
  • Each vehicle card links to a live map view with driver contact and route detail

05 — Tracking, in detail

Making a tedious task convenient

Tracking came up repeatedly in research as one of the most tedious parts of the job, so it got dedicated design attention. The feature surfaces the live status of a truck at any point — on the way, unloading, or returning — pulled from a tracking device on the vehicle, alongside a running summary of trips made over time.

Tracking feature detail showing vehicle list with delayed status and a live map view
Vehicle tracking view: live status, driver contact, and route shown against a live map.

06 — Website redesign

Giving the group a credible public front door

Alongside the internal tool, the Kunal Group website was redesigned to represent all three companies under one roof — leading with a clear hero statement, group-level credibility metrics, and a dedicated section for each business line, so a prospective client can find the right service and get in touch without digging.

Redesigned Kunal Group website showing the homepage hero, company statistics, and sections for Kunal Logistics, Kunal Movers, and Kunal Shipping
Redesigned homepage: hero, group statistics (employees, clients, projects, years of experience), and per-company sections with a shared enquiry form.

07 — Reflection

Leading the consolidation, end to end

Appointed to lead a cross-functional team of 8, I owned timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations for the full initiative — spending extensive time on-site conducting contextual inquiry to map the existing workflow before designing anything. The consolidated platform replaced 2 disparate software systems and 3 offline manual processes, cutting response time by a full business day and improving cross-team communication. I presented the rationale, timeline, and design decisions directly to company stakeholders across every project phase.