Tag: Carrier Software

Starting new Car Hauler business and “I Never have time” excuse

We have been facing a paradox problem that we would like to address and explain. Most of the business owners, whether they are the truck drivers themselves or are the managers of drivers, face the same issue of having “no time”.  They are always busy.
This cycle never ends, at first they are looking for job, then it’s a back and forth communication with the customer, price estimates, and quotes, sorting the cars on the truck, notify customer when picked up, delivered, stuck on a road, etc etc… just never ends, and no time to expand the business nor relax.

CarShipIO Car Carrier Software has a solution.

We have created a one stop do it all software that it designed specifically for auto haulers. We help you give correct estimates, in an instant see which job is profitable, or pays more. With just a click of a button, you can update the status of your jobs, so that all of the parties can be aware where the vehicle is at.
No more phone calls to brokers, dispatchers, and customers!!!

Right here you can also create a custom invoice and BOL and either email it, fax it or print it for your customers.

There is no more need to scribble on a paper the damages/scratches to a car, the driver can take/upload pictures with his phone and either save them into the system or email to the customer or broker right away!

CarShipIO knows your problems and has easy solutions. But in order for an automated process to work it’s best, you have to make a little commitment and enter your info, that you enter anyway, but in a more accustomed way. Once you enter all of the info, such as your truck details, customer’s info, broker’s info, insurance etc.

CarShipIO car carrier software will automatically remind you about maintenance that needs to be done on a truck, it can calculate the profitability of your run based on the gas usage of your truck, knowing your customers, it can send them invoices and BOLs, and status updates with your command. With just a little commitment you can create a big helper for yourself that will save you a lot of time or create you time to expand your business.
Initially, it is very difficult to start, find this time especially during a busy season, but it is an investment – investment in your future, in the future of your own business. Having all of the documents, receipts, invoices, notes, customers, trucks in one place gets you ready for the tax season, saving you a ton of time of looking for all of the info for the past year, it gets you ready for audits, and simply with just a few clicks summarizes your business for your own knowledge. You can know profitability by a driver, a customer, a trip. You can easily eliminate extra expenses such as maintenance when it was very predictable.

Please do yourself a favor and invest your time today for the easier future!
We are always here to help, our advanced technical team can set up an individual time with you to help you get started using our software for car carriers and answer any technical questions you may have.
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Best Practices when you are delayed or truck broke down

Have you ever been delayed by weather? Did your ever had your truck break down? You are hauling ten cars and 10 customers are relying on you to be on time. Logically you need to notify everyone, and if your next trip is already planned out, those customers need to know you will be delayed as well.

The key to effective notifications is having all the customer information including email and phone numbers so you can notify them immediately.  It would also be good to notify other contacts associated with each load, for example any contacts who are waiting for you to deliver the vehicles listed on the order.

Maybe you are lucky to have someone at the office who will notify everyone on your behalf, but if you don’t then it’s up to you to do that. Even if you have everyone’s numbers and email addresses, you still need to search for the contact info, and make the call, compose and send an email or text message right?

There is a better way and that is a mobile application that allows for instant notification of ETA to everyone on your trip.  
With your mobile device you suddenly have that power – send out a notification to as many people as you need to on that trip.  Your customers will appreciate the notification and you are more likely to keep them as a customer the next time they need to transport their vehicle because you took time to manage their expectations.

Luckily there is a tool that provides Notifications for every step in your process: Starting a Trip, Picking Up Vehicles, Delivering Vehicles, General ETA to your destination. That tool is CarShipIO online business management tools, which  are designed specifically for your Auto Transport Business so you are prepared for anything that comes your way.

Managing Car Carrier Business with CarShipIO is Smart

Managing loads is the essence of your business.

That’s why CarShipIO Car Hauler Software gives you the online tools you need to make your job easier, more efficient and faster by eliminating truckloads of scribbles, spreadsheets and faxes. With CarShipIO, you can stop pushing paper and start pushing your business forward.

Here is how

Say you are a truck owner and you just dropped off your cars on a Friday afternoon. If you are still billing your customers the old way, you’ll probably wait until Monday to generate a new invoice from scratch, print it, fax it and hope the customer will receive it. If he doesn’t, you’ll have to resend the invoice again and make lots of phone calls to double-check if it had arrived. And let’s face it, chasing after your invoices take time. In fact, you might find yourself working overtime just to keep up. And that’s time away from growing your business – and your family.

When you use CarShipIO Auto Transport Platform, billing your customers becomes a walk in the park. Just drop off those new shiny cars (or beat up clunkers) and with a few swipes on your mobile app, you can mark the load as Delivered and send that invoice right from your truck, together with any other important documents, like your BOL. And you don’t need to enter your customer’s information. It’s all at your fingertips. So now you can get back home and enjoy that weekend.

And there is lots more. With CarShipIO you can track your entire business with just one click. See the status of all your trucks and know where they are within seconds. Track your jobs from “quote” to “complete” and build schedules and plan out routes in a new, more efficient way. You can even make accurate job estimates or track your expenses and get important reminders.


So what are you waiting for? We can help you get out of the rut and get you moving a whole lot faster. Register with CarShipIO Digital Office today.
It will make you, your customers – and even your dog – very happy.