Custom driver apps: once a bonus, now a must-have
Summary
But small and mid-sized fleets are often behind the technology curve due to limited in-house development resources and the tremendous cost of building their own app. Motor carriers that deploy custom apps will often target the following three areas of greatest need: Fleets historically considered 18-wheelers machines rather than mobile offices. Using this technology, a 500-truck fleet averaging two deliveries per week at DCs could add more than 17,000 hours of drive time per year — all made possible with a custom app. 108), a general freight carrier based in De Pere, Wisconsin, provided driver scorecards with metrics calculated for the prior 30 days. The time is right for fleets to move beyond wondering if they need a custom mobile app to considering the potential for benefiting drivers and taking their business to new levels.