Custom tanker scheduling app for fuel delivery
A fuel distributor plans tanker routes every day: which lorry, which compartments with which product, and which customers in which order. The driver often receives that route on paper, and the litres delivered only come back at the end of the day. Appfront builds an app for the driver, so the route, the deliveries and the delivery note are all in one place and planning can see how things are progressing.
What is a tanker route planning app for fuel delivery?
A tanker has several compartments, and each compartment can hold a different product. The planner puts the route together: which customers, in what order, and from which compartment. At the customer's site the driver delivers, reads the litres and has a delivery note signed. Only once the driver is back does everything reach the administration.
A lot changes on the road. A customer is not there, a tank is fuller than expected, an urgent delivery has to be fitted in. The planner phones the driver, and what was actually delivered is later retyped from a slip. Differences between planned and delivered litres only come to light once the invoice has already gone out.
A driver app removes that problem. We build custom solutions because fuel distributors differ: which products and vehicles, which planning and order administration, and how you record the litres. For deliveries to ships there is our page on bunker delivery notes; this app is for the tanker on the road.
The route in the app
Deliveries per customer and per compartment.
Litres and note straight back
Delivered litres and the signed delivery note reach you immediately.
Planning knows
Status per delivery, and urgent jobs fitted in.
How we build your tanker route planning app for fuel delivery
We start with your routes: how planning is done now, how the route reaches the driver, and how litres and notes come back. We often start with the route and the delivery note, as that is where most of the time goes. Deviations, urgent deliveries and tank levels follow once the first version runs well. That way you quickly see whether litres and notes come back faster. After that we expand with what drivers and planners ask for.
Planning, compartments and deliveries.
What the driver needs on the road.
Connected to your planning and order administration.
Go-live, and expanding with what drivers ask for.
What a tanker route planning app for fuel delivery actually does
The components below feature in almost every tanker app. Which ones you need depends on your routes.
Route
Customers in order.
Compartments
Product per compartment.
Litres
Planned against delivered.
Delivery note
Signed at the customer.
Deviations
With photo and reason.
Status
Back to planning.
Who we build a tanker route planning app for fuel delivery for
The app is intended for companies that deliver fuel to customers by tanker. The more deliveries per day, the more the app delivers.
Fuel distributors
Many deliveries per day. Litres count most.
Planners
Routes that change. Status is the core.
Drivers
Everything in one place. Paper does not count.
Tanker companies
Drive for several distributors. Notes count.
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This page is about an app for tanker trucks. For deliveries to ships, see our page on bunker vouchers for fuel deliveries, for trips in general, our page on route planning software, and for the sector, our page on oil and gas software. You can read about our way of working at getting an app built.
Why choose Appfront for your fuel tanker delivery planning app?
A journey planned on paper, and litres retyped at the end of the day, cost time and lead to discrepancies on the invoice. That is what we build around: the journey in the app, litres and delivery note straight back, and a schedule that reflects how the day actually goes.
No manual re-keying
Litres go straight through.
Discrepancies spotted
Planned alongside delivered.
Urgent orders in between
The driver sees it straight away.
Security and privacy for a fuel tanker delivery planning app
The app holds data on customers, deliveries and routes. Access is set by role, and a driver only sees their own route.
The app also works without coverage and sends everything as soon as there is a connection. The data is stored in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily back-ups. We record the processing in a data processing agreement.
Frequently asked questions about a fuel tanker delivery planning app
Questions fuel distributors ask before getting started.
It puts the route in front of the driver: which customers, in what order, from which compartment. The driver records the litres delivered and has the customer sign the delivery note, and the planner sees the status of each delivery. Administration can invoice as soon as the note is in, rather than at the end of the day.
Yes, if your meter or on-board computer has an interface. Otherwise the driver enters the litres, and you see them alongside the planned amount.
The planner adds the delivery to the route, and the driver sees it straight away, along with the compartment it can be supplied from.
Yes. The customer signs on screen, and the note is emailed to the customer and to your administration. If the customer is not present, the driver records that with a photo of the tank or fill point, so the delivery can still be substantiated.
Yes. Coverage on a company site or in rural areas is not always good. The app keeps working and sends everything as soon as there is a connection.
Yes, if those systems have an interface. Trips and orders come out of them, and litres, vouchers and deviations go back in.
Check this first. Some packages for fuel distributors include a driver app, and that may be enough. Custom development makes sense if that app does not fit your routes or products, or if litres are still being retyped.
The route and the delivery note in the app?
Tell us how you plan now, which products and vehicles you have, and how litres and notes come back. We will show you what the app looks like.