Ashvale Haulage goes paperless with PODfather

Grant Prior 5 years ago PODFather Ltd
Share

Ashvale Haulage, part of the M O’Brien plant hire group, is using PODFather to plan and manage the movement of its 70 tipper trucks servicing the construction industry.

Jack Dowd, Transport Manager at Ashvale Haulage said: “With PODFather we can look forward to running an efficient and paperless operation.

“To remain competitive in today’s infrastructure construction industry you need PODFather in place so that you can meet the project stipulation that all transport services be paperless.

“It’s a massive step forward for us, and our industry, and I see nothing but huge benefits by using PODFather to plan and manage our operation.”

Ashvale Haulage historically relied on a diary booking system to log customer work.

Jobs were called in and written down before they were passed to the planning team to organise routes and loads for the following day.

Now with PODFather, and the easy to use driver app in place, things are beginning to change.

Vehicle loads and movements can be planned using the system’s drag and drop interface and once completed jobs can be issued to drivers through the PODFather app which also allows drivers to collect and log all their vehicle check information prior to leaving the depot.

Dowd said: “Once our tippers are out on the road, we can use PODFather to keep track of who and what is moving where.  This real time visibility makes it so much easier when we need to move loads between vehicles or make sudden alterations to our schedules.

“We can make changes without having to spend hours on the phone or churning through piles of paper tickets.  It will speed up invoicing too as jobs are completed, and proof of delivery recorded instantly.”

Colin McCreadie, Managing Director at PODFather, said: “For so many construction hauliers the transition to a paperless operation seems like an insurmountable challenge but here at PODFather we are able to prove time and time again that it’s not.

“We offer an intuitive, easy to use solution to the age-old problem of relying on paper tickets to run a business.

“Operations such as Ashvale Haulage show that with the proper planning, and the right technology in place, you can modernise your working practices for the good of your business.”

Latest suppliers & buyers news

AGD now offering Greenwall plastic sheet piling

Watch video of system in action
2 days ago
AGD Equipment Ltd

TCC lands role on £85m Leeds apartment scheme

The Construction Consultants will play key role

Phoenix Brickwork wins awards from Galliford Try and Torsion

Specialist picks-up subcontractor accolades from main contractors

New resource hub for Musculoskeletal Disorders

Free service from Health in Construction Leadership Group
3 weeks ago

Grayson named supplier of the year

Materials specialist wins accolade from brickwork subcontractors
3 weeks ago
Grayson (GB) Ltd

Bespoke training gets investment boost

ICE Training welcomes government funding pledge
3 weeks ago
NEC Contracts

Mainland Power wins solar panel retrofit deal

Installation one of the first on London high rise
3 weeks ago
Mainland Power

JCT to sponsor construction mental health project

Contract body to work with Mates In Mind charity
3 weeks ago

TCC lands role at new £5.8m Porsche dealership

Consultant to provide quantity surveying and employers agent services at Exeter site

Milbank launches concrete Carbon Reduction Calculator

Manufacturer now includes new tool in all quotations

Trimble offers easy capture for 360º site photos

Software update makes life easier for contractors

Pipeline systems specialist SHJ strengthens team

Raft of new appointments at medical and lab contractor

AFI Rentals launches first AI-assistant to pick right kit

AI assistant is a "game-changer for the powered access industry"
1 month ago
AFI-Rentals

Hawkswell Kilvington boosts London legal team

Construction lawyer Ben Mellors joins team
2 months ago

Safesite to boost efficiency with new operations director

Paul Goossens to revamp operational structure
2 months ago
SafeSite Facilities

Takeuchi sells its 50,000th excavator in UK and Ireland

Hirer L-Lynch expands its fleet
2 months ago

Vacuum seal makes ladders safer

New ladder anchor to cut falls from height
2 months ago

New MD at Heidelberg Materials Contracting

Scott Cooper joins from Kier
2 months ago
Heidelberg Materials

Wernick Hire expands with launch of Modular Hire

Building regulation-compliant modular buildings for hire
2 months ago
Wernick Group Limited

Consultants revive clerk of works role

The Construction Consultants are on-hand to help developers

Harmony Fire re-appointed to NHS SBS national framework

Specialist lands place on £125m deal
2 months ago
Harmony Fire Ltd

City centre electric crane available from AGD

Rental specialist now selling latest Marchetti machine
2 months ago
AGD Equipment Ltd

AFI-Rentals boosts delivery fleet with Scania investment.

Access machine hire specialist adds eight new delivery trucks
2 months ago
AFI-Rentals

SRL launches giant Solihull control centre

New 30,000 sq ft home for mobile intelligent transport system specialist
3 months ago
SRL Traffic Systems

Name change at construction’s largest access provider

Lyndon SGB becomes Brand Access Solutions by BrandSafway
3 months ago

Grayson backs Masonry Mentors 2025

Event designed to inspire next generation of bricklayers
3 months ago
Grayson (GB) Ltd

RVT Group expands to meet growing demand

New depot and growth plans for site hazard control specialist
3 months ago
RVT Group

Lab pipeline specialist SHJ boosts team

Promotion at medical and laboratory gas pipeline systems specialist

NHBC launches new event to tackle construction challenges

Building for Tomorrow rebranded as BEYOND ’25 LIVE
3 months ago

National Highways trials better management of road materials

Tech firm Soil Link to help suppliers reuse more heavy materials
3 months ago

Firm Quick Find

Join Now

Sorry, there was a problem with the details you have entered. Please review the highlighted fields.

Sorry, this email address has already been registered.

Top searches

Contractor services