System helps transporters get the most out of their fleets

The implementation of a well-developed IT system can make a major difference to daily activities like vehicle scheduling or the allocation of jobs to drivers, says Homith Hooseria of Compu Clearing. “We now offer a comprehensive integrated local cartage transportation software system for the transport industry that covers operations, bookings, fleet control, resource planning and daily worksheets,” he said. “It can also be implemented as part of a complete logistics supply chain system. This allows your organisation to run the transport department as its own ‘profit centre’, or as a stand-alone business.” Nothing is left to chance and through the trucking software one is able to seamlessly import jobs from the forwarding and clearing systems to handle every aspect of dispatch and delivery. “The trucking software allows you to allocate drivers, trailers and vehicles to every container leg and can even interface with in-cab back-to-base electronic communications,” said Hooseria. “This provides you with on-the-road job transmission, truck-tobase status updates and allows you to track drivers in real time to create comprehensive driver performance reports.” According to Hooseria, it is all about getting the most out of one’s trucking fleet. “Through an integrated system you can also charge items to clients, allocating direct costs against a transport job for billing purposes.” At the same time invoice lines can be entered at any time after a job is registered, and accounting functions are performed automatically from the integrated quote and rate system, meaning no manual posting is required into another accounts module. “All of this ultimately allows one to focus on the core business without having to worry about systems letting you down,” he said. INSERT ‘Invoice lines can be entered at any time after a job is registered.’ CAPTION Homith Hooseria ... comprehensive integrated local cartage transportation software system.