BOLT - Powering Fleet Efficiency
Harness the power of automation to maximize the efficiency of your fleet by combining the capabilities of BOLT Fleet Management, BOLT Tandem Workflow and our Onboard Computer Partners.
Dispatch
- Shipment IDs, Trucks, Drivers, Trailers
- Multi-stop Loads
- Multi-Segment Loads
Big Data
- Capture, Organize, Analyze, Display
Accounting
- Invoicing, Driver Settlements / Activity Based Pay, Truck Level P & L
- Integrations With Major Accounting Systems
Operations
- Manage Assets, PMs, DOT Expirations
- Parts Warranty
- ERP Integrations
- ELD Integrations
- Driver App Utilizing Cutting-Edge Technology
- Pool Loads for High Volume Freight
- Comprehensive Reporting
Bolt's versatility, scalability, and excellent customer service are major factors in why fleets select BOLT as their partner. What type of trucking does your business do? We have custom solutions for any fleet type.
Private Fleets
Manufacturers and Distributors usually have multiple software packages required to manage their business. BOLT offers a transportation management system that integrates with one or many corporate packages to remove the numerous human touches. This eliminates mistakes and significantly reduces time from initial order to customer delivery. BOLT automates your processes for you.
Effective fleet management ultimately comes down to efficiency. Manufactures/Distributors have thousands of moving parts, all of which are subject to change on any given day. Many are dealing with huge amounts of inventory. BOLT brings to the table a new concept of being able to track shipments – tracking your freight first and then the trucks. The primary benefit of this is knowing that the right product is getting to the right place at the right time. In addition, tracking the freight gives BOLT the ability to handle the complex moves and settlement calculations that totally frustrate our competitors.
A sample of features that private fleets will love:
Automated load transfer from corporate load building systems.
Match inbound replenishment loads with daily outbound customer orders.
BOLT is available anywhere with internet access.
Enables the tracking of Return Authorizations and actual material.
Offsetting the costs of outbound loads.
For high volume freight.
Dedicated Fleets
Dedicated contract carriage, a “one-customer, one-fleet” business, is evolving beyond those roots as more complex, leaner supply chains change shipper distribution models. Increasingly, shippers are deploying dedicated truck fleets alongside their own vehicles and for-hire tractor-trailers in “hybrid” freight networks as they seek the best way to deliver goods.
Dedicated carriers may work for one or multiple shippers. BOLT provides the flexibility to manage either situation – including different ERP integrations and reporting for each shipper.
The outbound loads operate the same as with a private fleet (please see the features listed with private fleets). The key difference of dedicated versus private fleets, is that the same driver/power unit does not have to return for the next day’s load. Rather, the driver can pick up local freight or even freight for another dedicated customer – thus reducing empty miles while increasing both efficiency and revenue.
BOLT also offers a very powerful Driver App (Tandem Workflow) that enable dedicated units to provide performance delivery metrics to the shipper. BOLT’s Driver App enables dedicated carriers to report arrivals/departures and capture BOL images, including signatures. Ask BOLT about “Generic Trucks.”
A sample of features that dedicated fleets will love:
Automated load transfer from corporate load building systems.
Match inbound replenishment loads with daily outbound customer orders.
BOLT is available anywhere with internet access.
Enables the tracking of Return Authorizations and actual material.
Offsetting the costs of outbound loads.
For high volume freight.
Carrier Solutions
We understand For-Hire Carriers very well. In fact, we had our own contract carrier operation that we ran for 6 years while we first developed BOLT.
There is no one trucking company like any other. However, once you have personal experience with owning a trucking company, you have a more intimate understanding of the small details that go into managing a trucking company successfully and profitably. You also understand the importance of adapting quickly to the changing landscape of transportation and customer requirements.
Bolt enables fleets from 10 to 5,000 power units to manage operations more easily and efficiently.
In addition, our Driver App (Tandem Workflow) has turn-by-turn directions, scanning, HOS, messaging and weather conditions – plus a customized workflow for your operation.
A sample of features that for-hire fleets will love:
Standard routes, automatically generated.
(With VAN or Direct)
Upon delivery, with a signed BOL.
Fleet level Profit and Loss statements can be viewed by location, division, or by company trucks vs. owner operators.
Letting approved customers see real-time status of their shipments.
Complete carrier required information and performance reports.
Automatically track the location and time stamps of all spotted trailers.
Blended Fleets
Transportation industry leaders state that the maintenance and operation of traditional fleets has almost no room to reduce costs. Yet, this highly competitive industry continues to place higher demand on companies. That's why more high volume shippers are looking at Blended Fleets, leading to an increasing number of carriers consisting of a private fleets, for-hire fleets, and preferred carriers. Seasonal business and geographic issues require flexibility. Managing a blended fleet could be the key.
BOLT offers every tool you need for blended fleets in a single program, letting you manage all aspects of your business efficiently and intelligently.
Each carrier has a completely independent and secure database for operation of their dedicated trucks. Freight-specific information is captured in real time from ELDs and is immediately available to the carrier along with detailed reports. The same information is reported from the private fleet, with the added benefit of carrier-specific information. Dedicated carriers can provide detailed information to any number of shippers that have a BOLT data warehouse.
A sample of features that blended fleets will love:
Standard routes, automatically generated.
(With VAN or Direct)
Upon delivery, with a signed BOL.
Fleet level Profit and Loss statements can be viewed by location, division, or by company trucks vs. owner operators.
Letting approved customers see real-time status of their shipments.
Complete carrier required information and performance reports.
Automatically track the location and time stamps of all spotted trailers.
Driver App
Improves Productivity in Route Deliveries
Our latest Driver App - Tandem Workflow - is connected to customer accounts and provides drivers with a suite of services to improve driving productivity, while also streamlining paperwork. The application is available for Android and iOS-based tablets or smartphones.
Features of the Tandem Workflow App:
Standard routes, automatically generated.
(With VAN or Direct)
Upon delivery, with a signed BOL.
Fleet level Profit and Loss statements can be viewed by location, division, or by company trucks vs. owner operators.
Letting approved customers see real-time status of their shipments.
Complete carrier required information and performance reports.
Automatically track the location and time stamps of all spotted trailers.