Ontruck launches new web tool for fleets

Ontruck has rolled out a new free web tool to help fleet managers increase volumes of loads and improve their overall business ratio. According to the company, a pilot of the tool conducted with 15 fleets has shown that each fleet doubled their assigned loads per week.

The fleet app is a web version of the existing carrier app, which Ontruck launched in 2016. According to the company, the latest tool has been designed with the more complex needs of fleet managers in mind, providing a real-time visual overview of the fleet including vehicle locations and loads, delivery tracking, estimated costs and live notifications of delays.

“Since the beginning, our app has helped individual carriers to fully optimize each aspect of their business, offering them loads based on their availability and location and leveraging real-time GPS data to help them to reduce empty kilometers and increase their daily capacity,” explains Javier Escribano, chief product officer at Ontruck. “Now, with this web tool, we want to make each of these advantages available to our fleet managers to help them work with maximum efficiency and ease while increasing their volumes of loads and business ratio.”

From the fleet app dashboard, managers can access the database of available loads and request those in which they are interested. Ontruck assigns these loads based on the geographic area in which the fleet is operating as well as the type of vehicles available. Once the offer is accepted, the fleet manager may then assign a driver and vehicle to each load and later upload the PODs, removing the need for additional contact such as email, fax or telephone.

Fleet managers can also maintain full visibility of the fleet and loads in transit, enabling them to anticipate and minimize potential incidents and improve planning, according to Ontruck.