Here's what our automotive parts delivery customers have to say about us...
"Podfather has brought our delivery operation firmly into the 21st century. Our drivers love it, as they have one device which runs Podfather and our internal telephone system, and no paper. Our customers love it as they have instant access to delivery records, and the team loves it as they can concentrate on doing what they do best which is to help customers."
Alex Lennox
Head of Parts Scotland Region
"This [Podfather] is a game changer! It is already saving us time and money and our customers are noticing the difference,” he added. “With the ongoing support from Podfather we have some ambitious plans for the future."
Andrew Moreton
Group Parts Manager
Addressing the challenges of an automotive parts delivery operation
Maximising vehicle miles & driver time
With a high demand for delivery frequency, and often managing several short runs a day, it's essential that plans are optimised and efficient. Produce routes that minimise mileage and maximise vehicle capacity and driving time.
Keeping customers informed
Issue your customers with reliable ETA notifications and live tracking links so that they know when to expect delivery and how to track it. Watch those "where's my delivery?" calls become a thing of the past.
Improving process efficiency
There is a lot of paper involved in parts deliveries. Watch a bit chunk of that disappear, think of the efficiency savings (with digital visibility), improved reliability (no more lost paper tickets) and environmental impact (think of all the trees saved) of removing a large volume of paper from your delivery process.
The benefits of using Podfather
No more lost delivery notes
Digital POD with signatures, images & timestamps stored securely. No re-delivery confusion, no missing paperwork.
Real-time ETAs & live tracking
Track vehicles and deliveries in real time. Automatic customer notifications available where required.
Faster invoicing & finance visibility
Completed jobs exportable into back-office systems. Proof of Delivery returned instantly with audit trail – no waiting on drivers to return paperwork.
Integration with Keyloop
If you are a DAF parts distributor we already operate alongside Keyloop in dealer environments. Our experience with HTC and Motus means we understand the workflows, structures and user needs.
Take a look at our whole solution; delivering many features and lots of benefits to the automotive parts logistics sector:
Related functionality
We hope you like what you see. If you are interested in our planning and optimisation functionality you might also be interested to find out more about the following.
Our route optimisation functionality allows you to plan routes that are cost-effective, resource efficient and meet promised customer time windows.
Optimise routes, manage pre-allocated jobs, review fixed routes and regions.
Podswap, our Haulier Management System, enables you to manage the work allocated to your own fleet, and the jobs you want to share with your third party hauliers.
One seamless, paper-free system, whoever is completing the job.
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.
Streamline your proof of delivery process. Log and share job completions, scan barcodes, and capture signatures and photographs in real-time.
Get real-time notification of item adjustments, job cancellations and make delivery discrepancies a thing of the past.
Ready to start your journey?
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.