Logistics and transportation
Trucking and freight forwarding
Loads, drivers, proof of delivery and settlements. Core selling, stock and cash fit; several capabilities are only partly catalogued.
Good fit, some gaps Planned NAICS 484 / 488510
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- loads and lanes
- owner-operators
- dispatch
- proof of delivery
- fuel and tolls
- driver settlements
- claims
Typical roles
- dispatcher
- driver
- owner-operator
- broker
- billing clerk
- fleet manager
Day-to-day flows
- accept a load
- dispatch to a driver
- track pickup and delivery
- capture proof of delivery
- invoice shippers
- settle drivers
Tenders and payments seen
- invoice on terms
- cash for small shippers
- fuel cards
- driver advances
Inventory and assets
- spare parts
- tyres
- fuel
Reports they ask for
- revenue per load and per mile
- driver settlements
- delivery performance
- overdue invoices
Integrations they need
- telematics
- load boards
- fuel cards
- accountant
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, SVC, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | P Partial | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | P Partial | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | C Catalogued | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Work orders, rentals, services | P Partial | SVC |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | P Partial | HW |
| Integrations, API, settings | C Catalogued | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Fleet, assets and maintenance | C Catalogued | LOGI |
| Project billing (progress, retainage) | P Partial | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- no telematics
- no hours-of-service logging
- no load boards
- the Simca Logistics overlay (CONNThe catalog module code for Interchange: digital waybilling and the supply network. The product name is not decided. Glossary and LOGI modules) plans manifests, proof of delivery and driver cash, but nothing is built
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Vehicle documents tracker (SOAT, revisión técnica, licencia) LITE-0006
- Vehicle log (per vehicle) BK-0045
- Asset maintenance log BK-0087
- Fixed assets register BK-0083
- Progress invoicing RET-0039
- Retention on invoices RET-0040
- Project/job costing SVC-0010
- Time-and-materials billing SVC-0009
- Handheld table ordering TBL-0019
- Item station / production center MENU-0013
- Fallback routing KDSKitchen display system: a screen that replaces or supplements kitchen printers. Glossary-0005
- Cash-in-transit / delivery cash CASH-0025
- Delivery order flow DLV-0002
- Delivery driver (repartidor) record DLV-0004
- Delivery status tracking DLV-0005
- Delivery cash settlement DLV-0006
Sub-verticals
Owner-operator and small fleet
few trucks, many cash items
Open →Sub-verticalFreight forwarder or broker
matching loads and carriers
Open →Sub-verticalMototaxi and small cargo carrier
tiny loads in a city
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- hours-of-service and driver rules
- vehicle inspection rules
- customs for cross-border
- cargo-liability rules (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- delivery refused
- detention time
- lost cargo claim
- cash advance to a driver
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 484 / 488510 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 48-49
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Trucking, Truck Leasing; Transportation and Logistics
- Fit
- Good fit, some gaps
Public references consulted
- Distribution ERP (Infor M3, Bizowie, Arion) (excerpt)
Questions
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