The real return on electronic proof of delivery
100 %
paper free
Carvers Building Supplies
40
trees saved per year
Thomas Ridley Foodservice
50 %
credit note reduction
HTC Group
75 %
drop in time to invoice
Cross Haulage
Peace of mind, real-time visibility, total control
Get paid faster
Electronic proof of delivery is captured and uploaded the instant a job is done, no waiting for drivers to return paper tickets before you can raise an invoice.
Win every dispute
Date, time and location-stamped photos, signatures and exception reports give you undeniable evidence the moment a customer queries a drop.
Kill the paperwork
With ePOD, there are no paper tickets in the delivery process. Drivers capture everything on their phone, it lands in your back office in real time.
Everything the driver needs, on the phone they already carry
Transfer job information straight to drivers' handheld devices. They collect vehicle checks, capture electronic proof of delivery and track movement in real time all in one app.
- Capture e-signatures and unlimited photos per drop
- Works offline and syncs the moment there's signal
- Simple enough that driver training takes minutes
Know where every driver is and act before problems land
Get live progress updates against the plan. Deal with any issues or discrepancies the moment they occur, instead of hearing about them at end of day.
- Real-time map of every vehicle and drop
- Exceptions flagged as they happen
- Full audit trail for every job
Keep customers informed without lifting a finger
Notify customers when a delivery is booked, on its way, or approaching. Configure it exactly how you want with the intuitive, self-serve notification editor, cutting "where's my order?" calls off at the source.
- Automated email, SMS and live tracking links
- Self-configurable, no developer needed
- Fewer inbound calls to your customer service team
How Le Marché eradicated paper out of every delivery
Delivering complex, high-volume delivery operations across London, Le Marché needed delivery proof to be instant, reliable and easy to use.
Podfather, built to fit your operations
Android & iOS
Free to download and easy to use for drivers and customers alike, on any device.
Paper free
Capture e-signatures and unlimited photographs, uploaded to your central system in real time.
Configurable
Standard templates plus an easy self-configuration tool to make it work your way.
ePOD is stronger alongside the rest of your operation
Most teams run ePOD with one or two of these, here's how they fit together.
Plan jobs and allocate loads across drivers and vehicles, factoring in time windows, customer constraints and capacities, so ePOD proof comes off an already-efficient route.
Make sure all necessary vehicle checks have been completed and logged before vehicles leave the depot.
Maintain compliance with real-time visibility and full-time accountability online. Empower your drivers with vehicle check confirmation at their fingertips when out on the road.
Monitor progress against the plan in real time using our Android or iOS app.
Automatically send customer notifications and live tracking links, via email, text, or our online portal; keeping customers informed in real-time.
Use our reporting options to review and refine business performance.
We offer a range of real-time dashboards and end-of-day reports, including On Time in Full and plan vs actual metrics. Refine business processes using real performance data.
Bring outsourced work into the same operational view as your own fleet. Use completed job data to understand performance across third-party hauliers and keep reporting consistent across the wider delivery network.
FAQs
Look for software that makes proof easy to capture at the point of delivery and gives the back office immediate access to reliable evidence. Useful capabilities include signatures and photographs, time and location data, offline working and configurable delivery documents.
It is also worth checking how ePOD connects with your existing systems, whether it works as part of the wider delivery workflow, and how easily drivers can use it day to day.
Drivers can capture electronic signatures, photographs and delivery information through the Podfather app. Evidence can include date, time and location data, along with exception information where something has not gone to plan. This gives the office a clear digital record of what was delivered, where and when.
Yes. Drivers can continue working when there is no mobile signal, with information syncing once a connection becomes available again. This means poor coverage does not have to interrupt the delivery or proof-of-delivery process.
Completed proof of delivery is uploaded to the central Podfather system in real time. Where Podfather is integrated with another business system, completed POD data can also be downloaded as soon as the job has been completed.
Yes. Electronic proof of delivery is widely accepted as a legally valid way of confirming deliveries. Digital evidence such as signatures, timestamps, delivery details and audit trails can provide a clear record that a delivery took place and was acknowledged by the recipient.
Podfather is ISO 27001:2022 certified for information security and has also renewed its Cyber Essentials certification. Its security measures include access controls, encryption, system monitoring and an ISO 27001-certified Information Security Management System.
Yes. Podfather can connect with ERP, sales order, warehouse management and invoicing systems. Jobs can be transferred using web services or sFTP in XML, JSON or CSV formats, with completed POD data, PDFs, photographs and signatures available to flow back into your existing systems.
Once you submit the form, Podfather’s Business Development team will get in touch within one business day. They can discuss your operation, provide a live product demo, explain the available pricing tiers and answer any questions you have.
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We’d love to show you how we could help your business through improved logistics planning. Get in touch today and let’s talk about what challenges you are currently facing in your business and how we could help you to overcome them with smart, easy to use delivery management software that delivers real results.