Grain harvest season has kicked off in Australia and the MyTrucking transport management software has a tonne of features that can help ease the load.
When we talk about running a successful business, efficiency is a word that crops up time and time again. When you’re under the pump at this busy time, creating efficiencies and saving time is key.
With drivers on the road for long periods of time, quick and easy communication can be a life saver. At MyTrucking we’re all about efficiency and helping to free you from the mindless monotony of mountains of paperwork, and hours sitting in the office.
Getting jobs loaded and out to drivers with ease
In Western Australia, Campbell Transport has cut down on paperwork and overcome the challenge of dispatching jobs to drivers in remote locations with the MyTrucking driver app.
With drivers often on the road for days, or even weeks, at a time, owner David Campbell says they wanted to get paperwork back immediately. This enabled them to invoice straight away, and check everything was correct, instead of going back weeks to verify things. “We wanted to be able to give jobs to drivers without having to ring constantly to give them information.”
Campbell’s agriculture operations manager, Leon Whittle, says MyTrucking has made the business run more efficiently, particularly getting jobs loaded and out to drivers with ease.
Whittle says the biggest benefit has been the driver’s app, given the remote nature of many of their jobs.
“A lot of places we go to have bad cellphone reception, and we sometimes have trouble contacting drivers if they’re out of range. With the app, we put a load on and bang, it’s on their phone and they know exactly what they need to do – that makes it really easy.”
He also rates the new Save and Repeat feature on MyTrucking, which is a massive time saver.
“If anyone has a job that requires multiple loads in a day, I upload the job once and at the end of the day the driver loads how many deliveries he’s done for the day himself. It saves a heap of time – and phone calls.”
A few MyTrucking tips to help you out during grain harvest
- Driver App: Get paperwork back in real time by taking photos on the Drivers Mobile App. Quickly and easily get jobs to drivers anytime, anywhere, and see when they have completed jobs. The driver app works on both Apple and Android devices, shows jobs when out of network range and will auto-sync when connectivity is re-established.
- Custom reporting: Do your subcontractors use MyTrucking? Send a Report that can be imported to create jobs instantly in MyTrucking.
- Contracts: Have a contract for 1000 tonne of wheat? Simply add a contract and keep a running total of what tonnage is left by splitting jobs off the contract. You can now split multi-jobs over multi-days.
- Customer portal: Make it easier for your customers to do business with you. Invite your customers of farmers to your portal so they can VIEW their own load volumes and paperwork in real-time. They won’t see pricing or any other sensitive information, and it’s super easy to use.
- Show Driver completed jobs: Designed for drivers and dispatchers, this feature allows drivers to see their returned jobs on the driver app. It’s perfect for when you need to add a docket number that was missed, or for dispatchers requesting more details.
- Multi-Leg: This feature allows you to have multiple legs and destinations for one job. It helps set up your loads in a way that more closely replicates real-world scenarios, eliminating the need for imperfect workarounds.
MyTrucking transport management software has a truckload of features that will supercharge efficiencies in your business – these top tips can save you time, and phone calls, during this busy season.
Want to gain efficiencies at harvest time? Contact us.
