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.
Innovation and big plans
MyTrucking is 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. A cloud-based system, users can utilise MyTrucking from anywhere.
MyTrucking has a key set of values that drive customer experience and underpin the team’s culture. Innovation runs through every part of the business. The team turns technology innovations like the DriverApp, integration partnerships, and new features into reality.
Founder and managing director, Sam said that the last 10 years had been ‘pedal to the metal’ with some bigger 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. Xero was one of these partners.
“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 makes it simple for customers to get invoices from MyTrucking into Xero.
“It’s one of the biggest time savers for our customers. With a single touch of a button in MyTrucking, the system sends the invoice through to Xero all ready to go,” said Sam.
A seamless integration
The Xero partnership helps MyTrucking grow and thrive in several ways. 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 provides growth opportunities for both businesses. 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, Xero has recognised MyTrucking as one of its 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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