Backoffice and Traffic Management
The PODFather’s backoffice system allows jobs to be booked into the system, and set tariffs and costs for each consignment. Traffic Planning facilities are available to allocate jobs to your drivers and vehicles, and calculate ETAs for multi-drop runs.
Tracking
The Tracking module of the PODFather system runs on the driver’s PDA, and is fully integrated with the backoffice booking and despatch systems to give both staff and customers visibility of the location of the drivers and jobs.
Electronic Proof of delivery
The PODFather’s handheld system allows your drivers to download manifests, confirm when goods are collected and when they are delivered. PODs can be customised to match your existing paperwork; adding photographs, customer names and signatures. We’ll even time and geo stamp your deliveries, so you’ll know when and where they were signed.
The system runs locally on the PDA, and operates on any mobile network, anywhere in the world. You can sign off jobs outside network coverage and they sync when drivers are back in range.
Invoicing & Reporting
The Invoicing section of the PODFather ensures all PODs are invoiced as soon as they are complete. Uninvoiced PODs can be processed either individually, or as a batch. Processed invoices are generated in PDF format, and a batch export file is available for integration with third-party accounts systems, e.g. SAGE.
Systems integration
The PODFather system has been designed with systems integration in mind. It is purposely simple to link your existing system and push jobs out to driver PDAs. Completed PODs can then be downloaded back into your own systems within seconds of them being completed.
Full systems integration support is available to ensure the end-to-end link is complete, installed, and deployed in a matter of days.