Here’s what our transport & logistics customers have to say about us…
“The business relied heavily on resource-intensive admin and paper-led processes and this was inefficient, slow and open to errors. Following a personal recommendation, we looked at Podfather logistics software and to be honest we haven’t looked back.”
Ryan Gwyther
Director at Gas Bottles Wimbledon
Core features
Route Planning and Optimisation
Ensure routes are optimised, cost effective, and resource efficient. Plan with confidence knowing your fleet is operating at maximum efficiency while meeting customer expectations.
Driver App
Equip your drivers with an easy-to-use app that manages job information, captures proof of delivery, and feeds real-time updates back to your office teams.
ePOD
Eliminate paper tickets with electronic proof of delivery. Capture signatures, photos, and time/date/location stamps as standard, giving you and your customers full visibility without the admin.
“Podfather helps us fulfil our promise ‘Delivering Success’, Using Podfather we know our vehicles, and drivers, are roadworthy and ready for the day ahead, our customers know when to expect us so can plan ahead for the incoming delivery, and we have the data and tools we need to evaluate our performance against key customer and business KPIs.”
John O’Neil
Senior Ops Manager at JW Filshill
Our logistics & transport customers include:
Addressing the Challenges of Running a Logistics Operation
Cutting Costs & Reducing Paperwork
With Podfather you can remove paper from your workflows and see significant savings across fuel, admin, and operational costs.
Minimising Empty Running
Maximise the use of every vehicle by creating routes that reduce empty miles, improve efficiency, and make the best use of available resources.
Improving Customer Service
Keep your customers informed with accurate ETA notifications and real-time delivery updates. Minimise inbound “where’s my delivery?” calls and watch customer satisfaction soar.
Streamlining Processes
Enable your office staff to see exactly what’s happening across your operation. Problems can be flagged before they occur, making you a proactive rather than reactive business.
Facilitating Business Growth
Scale with confidence. Podfather has been proven to help businesses grow by making operations more efficient, cost-effective, and customer-focused.
The benefits of using Podfather
Remove paper, cut admin and reduce costs from your operation.
Get full time visibility of what’s going on across your operation.
Watch “where’s my delivery?” calls become a thing of the past.
Deal with delivery discrepancies with ease.
Podfather is now available on the AWS Marketplace
Podfather is now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Market place, making it easier than ever for customers to access and deploy Podfather solutions directly within their existing AWS environment. Click on the button below to find out more.
Transport & Logistics Customer Success Stories
Bidfresh has invested in a new route planning and electronic proof of delivery system from Podfather to reduce the paperwork and improve customer services throughout their network of fish, meat and fresh produce businesses in the UK.
Carvers Building Supplies, Wolverhampton’s oldest supplier of timber, building, plumbing, and ironmongery materials, is continuing its roll-out of Podfather logistics software to boost customer service and reduce administration. Part of a company-wide transformation project to improve internal processes and automate workflows, Podfather is now integrated with an upgraded ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, and plans are underway to further embed the delivery solution alongside a shipment application and e-commerce software.
DGS Service Solutions, an established provider of outsourced security, cleaning and facilities management services, has successfully implemented Podfather logistics software within its newly launched Industrial Division. With a focus on window cleaning, gutter cleaning, high level cleaning, power washing, and industrial deep cleans, Podfather provides DGS Industrial Services with a proven way to boost its customer experience.
Gas Bottles Wimbledon (GBW), a supplier of leisure and industrial gas products, has introduced logistics software from Podfather to improve its customer experience and reduce unnecessary admin. Using Podfather, the family run business has begun its journey to paperless working, dramatically reduced the number of customer queries relating to deliveries, and maintained its 5-star review status on Google.
JW Filshill, the wholesale distributor behind the Keystore convenience shop brand, is using Podfather to keep shelves at its 1,600 customers well stocked. A Podfather user for over six years, JW Filshill relies on Podfather’s delivery management solution to plan and manage its 33 vehicles delivering a mix of fresh, frozen and ambient produce to customers across Scotland and the North of England.
Rexel UK, a leading distributor of electrical products, is using Podfather fleet planning, route optimisation and electronic proof of delivery software to strengthen its supply chain. With some 300 locations across the UK, Rexel offers a next day delivery service for most of the UK and a same delivery service in major towns and cities. Podfather is helping Rexel ensure the highest fleet management standards with guided vehicle checks, improved customer service with automated ETA notifications, and reduced delivery queries with date and time stamped photographic evidence of deliveries made.
Take a look at our whole solution; delivering many features and lots of benefits to the building materials 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.