Whether we hail from the east or the west, there is at least one common thing about us that shows that we have similar requirements regardless of the nature of our jobs, businesses, and careers. This mutual platform that we share is the mobile phone technology that is now being used in a more efficient manner. There are several businesses that have already developed customized mobile phone applications to manage their work schedule and effective communication system with employees. In logistics also, mobile phone applications have become the need of the hour. There are many reasons your logistics company should go mobile.
If you own a logistics company and want to know the benefits of using mobile phone technology for business, then you should take a glimpse at the following facts:
Get One Tap Access to Daily Logs of Drivers
When you use a customized mobile app for your logistics business, you can get access to several features that include tracking drivers for information, hours of work put in by each driver, mileage of your vehicles, pre/ post inspections and delivery details. These apps provide the track of every big and small detail that are related to logistics and the delivery of goods.
Track the Mileage and Fuel Consumption of Your Vehicles
When a logistics business provides services for long distances, the owner can get the overall investment of the trip by calculating the basic values. This also helps the drivers to reimburse the funds without providing any further documentation. These apps can also be used to monitor the taxes and edit the rates of fuels accordingly.
Route Optimization
These mobile apps for logistics allow the admin to navigate the routes to the drivers while sitting in his comfortable cabin. Since these apps are integrated with Google Maps, the probability of being distracted from the right route is very low. Admin can also navigate drivers to avoid several routes jammed with heavy traffic and choose the alternative route to save time and money.
Track the Drivers, Vehicles and Packages
Though this feature is being neglected by some companies, it can prove to be the most productive of all. Whether the driver or the vehicle stops working midway, these mobile apps will always help you navigate the location of both. You can then take the necessary steps to restore operations and save your business from losses. To keep a record of where the package was delivered and by whom, mobile logistic applications can prove to be the need of the hour. These apps help in automatically updating the information about the receivers of the package. These features of tracking the package, drivers, and the vehicles in just a tap assure 100 percent credibility and accuracy.
Automated Bill of Lading
The bill of lading is an essential document for both shippers and the carriers. The bill of the lading mobile module consists of fields that are compulsory to fill out, including the contact details of the shipper, receiver, the third parties and the carriers. These help the company and the clients to track the location of the shipment and the filling out of documents.
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