4 September 2024. A regional haulier serving the county of Cumbria says it is saving time and improving compliance thanks to its new transport management system.
Based in Barrow-in-Furness, HBP Transport is a family-run business carrying out a wide range of haulage including plant equipment and waste management. The company runs 16 trucks and 24 vans and is currently investing in new HGVs. It holds an upper tier waste carrier’s licence for muck shifts and runs its own waste transfer station for inert spoils and construction materials.
HBP was initially looking to just replace its legacy vehicle tracking system but decided to invest in a full transport management system (TMS) after meeting with HaulTech.
“We had a tracking system but had found that it didn’t give us the information we needed in terms of reporting and compliance,” said Julie Cooper, transport administrator.
“We looked at a couple of providers and chose HaulTech because it could offer a full package – along with tracking and vehicle defects checks we got job planning right the way through from booking to invoicing.”
Designed to meet the needs of independent hauliers, HaulTech’s TMS can reduce administrative processes by up to 80%. It also helps haulage companies to control and cut operational costs.
The TMS enables users to seamlessly create, schedule, assign and manage jobs through a single point of data entry. It also streamlines invoicing and can integrate with accounting software such as Sage.
HBP Transport is making use of most of HaulTech’s key features, including vehicle defect checks and proof of delivery via a driver app, job booking and management, integration with Sage, and vehicle tracking.
“The TMS is great for managing jobs from start to finish,” added Julie. “When you are inputting each ticket manually, one by one onto an invoice, it takes a lot of time. HaulTech automates a lot of that work, so going paperless has definitely speeded up those processes.”
HaulTech’s flexibility and customer service are also big selling points for HBP. “The team have been absolutely brilliant and made changes to ensure it fits perfectly with what we needed,” said Julie. “We asked for some customisation of the vehicle defects checking on the app and they provided it, no problem. This ensures we have the information we need for compliance in the format we want it.
“The tracking helps us massively. We are covering a wide rural area and sometimes satnav does not direct a driver to the right place. With the tracking we can pinpoint the vehicle’s location and then guide it to the destination. Also, for breakdowns we can help our recovery provider to quickly and accurately locate the vehicle.”
HaulTech’s offers a complete portfolio of haulage solutions, including TMS, WMS, tracking and vehicle cameras. For further information, visit https://haultech.co.uk/
