And then the phone rang.
“That thing you built for the boys at Wairarapa Transport? Yeah, we want it too”.
10 years ago, in a bid to help out some mates with their mountain of never ending paperwork, Sam and Sara Orsborn set to work. What they didn’t expect was that 10 years later it would be a thriving global business, helping others streamline their transport businesses.
MyTrucking, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, is a transport management software for small to medium-sized transport operators. It was developed alongside truckers to streamline laborious paper-based systems and lessen the hassle of admin. Now a cloud-based system, users can utilise MyTrucking to run their transport business from anywhere in the world.
MyTrucking has a key set of values that drive customer experience, guide decision-making and underpin the team’s culture. But it’s innovation that has been the key driver to the success of this business. It’s a thread that can be followed through all aspects of the business. From its technology innovations like the DriverApp, integration partnerships and expanding list of features, to the team who provide the creativity and work to turn these ideas into reality.
Founder and managing director, Sam said that the last 10 years had been ‘pedal to the metal’ with some bigger and better aspirations on the horizon.
“We’ve got some big plans coming up as far as the product goes. Widening the scope of what we can offer to make things easier and more efficient for our customers.”
A no-brainer to join forces
During the early years of development, Sam and Sara saw immediate benefit in joining forces with some key businesses that would enhance their offering. Xero was one of these partners.
When they were looking at potential partners, Xero was an up-and-coming business on the fast track to success, making it a no-brainer to join forces.
“A big win for MyTrucking was how easy the integration is to have. We’ve been with them pretty much from the start and it’s been a real enabler for us and our clients for growth. It meant we didn’t need to build an invoicing platform.”
The MyTrucking – Xero integration was designed to make it simple for customers to get invoices from MyTrucking into Xero. All required job information is captured automatically by MyTrucking as the job is being carried out. Then with a click of a button, all invoices are pushed through to Xero with meaningful descriptions.
“It’s one of the biggest time savers for our customers. It’s a single touch of a button in MyTrucking and the invoice is sent through to Xero all ready to go,” said Sam.
A seamless integration
The Xero partnership has helped MyTrucking to grow and thrive in several ways. Increased brand awareness, through Xero’s various marketing channels, has been key. This has helped MyTrucking breaking into international markets, as well as expanding their New Zealand customer base. Sam said the support aspect of the partnership cannot be overstated.
“They were incredibly helpful right from the start with great advice. Being on the add-on page is great exposure. Over 70% of our customers are with Xero now, so it’s a really key relationship for us.”
The partnership has provided mutual growth opportunities. Many MyTrucking customers are seeing the benefits of the MyTrucking-Xero integration, and switching to Xero for their accounting system.
“It’s a very seamless integration and partnership that just makes sense. As a business, we use Xero as well, the support you get is unparalleled and it’s been a huge driving force behind a successful 10 years of rapid growth.”
Xero recognizes our excellence
In an exciting development for the transport industry, MyTrucking has been recognised as one of Xero’s featured apps for the month of September. This accolade highlights the powerful integration between MyTrucking and Xero.
“We’re delighted to be in Xero’s featured apps collection for September” says MyTrucking Founder and Marketing Director, Sara Orsborn.
“Xero has been a key partnership for MyTrucking for ten years now, and with 70% of our customers using Xero, this has always been a great fit for us. We are looking forward to continuing this partnership with some exciting things planned ahead”.
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