Freight Matching & Scheduling Module

The Freight Matching & Scheduling web application is designed specifically to solve load matching challenges experienced by freight brokers, loading agents, freight originators (e.g.: manufacturers and retailers) and freight forwarders.

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The Problems We Solve

Considering the industry average for full return trips is approximately 23%, brokers who act as intermediaries, usually between large transport operators and SME owner operators, are particularly ideal users of this module.

GRABiD Logistics makes this process much simpler and easier for both dispatchers and sub-contractor drivers to collaborate with minimum communication and maximum automation, while benefiting from our wide range of advanced features.

To make it particularly attractive, as the dispatcher it costs you NOTHING to use the Freight Matching & Scheduling web application.

A Challenge is an Opportunity for Improvement

GRABiD Logistics is a result of a 22-month analysis of the transport logistics market and the challenges freight brokers, loading agents, freight originators and freight forwarders are faced with on a daily basis. Once we understood the issues and validated them with the industry, coming up with the solution was easy.

The result is a comprehensive first-of-its-kind cloud business tool delivering a load matching and scheduling solution that solves seven challenges (in no particular order of importance):

Challenge #1

Dispatchers who operate carefully curated lists of SME owner operators spend long hours on the phone, as well as on WhatsApp and email, trying to match jobs to drivers hoping they are in the right place, at the right time with the right vehicle.

GRABiD’s Solution

Dispatching a large volume of jobs using GRABiD Logistics is simple and effortless. Jobs are offered to drivers who have the required vehicles with valid insurances and vehicle registrations and who are in the appropriate geo-location range.

Driver Perspective

Your drivers will love using GRABiD Logistics as they will not need to spend hours trying to find backload jobs or be offered jobs that don’t suit their profile and location.

Challenge #2

Dispatchers will have favourite drivers, those who get the job done with no fuss and are true to their word. These are drivers who can be trusted. Dispatching to them is still challenging because calls need to be made and texts sent in the expectation that these drivers are available.

GRABiD’s Solution

Dispatchers can create any number of favourite driver groups with drivers part of more than one group. This enables dispatchers to prioritise high performing drivers when dispatching loads. If their first choices are not available, dispatchers can work through their 2^nd and 3^rd tier preference groups or send their loads to the open market.

Driver Perspective

Highly performing drivers benefit from being prioritised as a reward for their performance.

Challenge #3

Tracking the ‘life cycle’ of each job is near impossible and often includes numerous phone calls and text messages to drivers attempting to ascertain their status or location, so this information can be forwarded to the waiting customer. This is particularly relevant when a delivery is running late.

GRABiD’s Solution

Knowing where drivers are at all times and the status of a job at any stage of the ‘life cycle’ has never been easier. No guess work is required and you can share a link with your customer that allows them to see the driver’s location in real time.

Driver Perspective

There’s no need to spend endless time making and receiving calls. A driver’s mobile phone becomes a portable office with job invoices issued automatically.

Challenge #4

Invoicing and payments are time consuming tasks that often require double handling and are prone to human error. This is further compounded because you cannot invoice your customers until you are in possession of PODs – which often takes a week or two to receive from the drivers who completed the jobs.

GRABiD’s Solution

Using their mobile phone devices, drivers are able to check in at pick-up and drop-off points, capture signatures on glass and PODs, scan barcodes and invoice the dispatcher or forwarder. This means that customers can be invoiced minutes after a job is completed and are paid as soon as possible. This way the driver is paid quickly and ensures that your jobs are always prioritised.

Driver Perspective

Quicker payment is a lifeline in an industry where cash flow is the #1 killer. In the GRABiD Logistics eco-system drivers are paid after 48 hours.

Challenge #5

Cash flow is a major issue when trying to mitigate the gap between the time you are paid and the time you are able to pay the driver who completed the job.

GRABiD’s Solution

We help you narrow the gap between the time you are paid and the time you are in position to pay your sub-contractors. These are the same sub-contractors you want to keep happy to ensure they take your next job. To achieve these quicker payments from your customers, you receive PODs seconds after the driver has completed the job allowing you to invoice your customer immediately.

You can also take advantage of our up to 120 days 100% INTEREST FREE invoice (T&Cs apply) or use your credit card which affords up to 45-day credit – it is your choice.

Driver Perspective

Quicker payment is a lifeline in an industry where cash flow is the #1 killer. In the GRABiD Logistics eco-system drivers are paid after 48 hours.

Challenge #6

You want to grow your business, but a limited pool of reliable sub-contractors, poor cash flow and limited systems keep getting in the way.

GRABiD’s Solution

With over 1,500 registered and verified drivers nationally (and growing daily) in our GRABiD Logistics eco-system, accessing new drivers has never been easier. With our highly automated software you can now process, dispatch, monitor and invoice effortlessly. Using INTEREST-FREE invoice finance, you can take on more work. We are your partners in growth and not just another software package.

Driver Perspective

Working in an eco-system that helps drivers solve their own business challenges is an environment that encourages participation.

Challenge #7

Chain of Responsibility (COR) is a serious matter and a business risk that most freight brokers, loading agents, freight originators (e.g. manufacturers and retailers) and freight forwarders are under-equipped to handle. This is compounded in cases where a sub-contractor you have engaged then contracts others down the chain without your knowledge.

GRABiD’s Solution

We take your COR risk very seriously and have included tools that help you completely discharge your risk. With GRABiD Logistics unmatched transparency and trackability, your sub-contractors actually discharge your risk, otherwise they cannot complete the job and get penalised by the system.

Driver Perspective

Our uncompromising approach towards safety and responsibility protects the sub-contractors as well. Risk can be discharged all along the chain.

Features

Simple and effortless load matching to single drivers or groups of drivers.
Supports dispatchers and sub-dispatcher options.
Real-time geo-tracking and time stamping using driver mobile apps.
Automated, paperless invoicing.
COR risk management and discharge.
Interest-free invoice finance and early payment to sub-contractor.
No need to change desktop computing infrastructure.
Unlimited cloud data storage.
No need for 3^rd party PDAs.
Designed to work flawlessly with all other GRABiD Logistics modules.
World-first Loyalty & Referral Program.

Benefits

Dispatchers and sub-dispatchers can quickly match jobs, vehicles and drivers.
Dispatchers and sub-dispatchers can fully meet their obligations under Australia’s COR legislation.
Dispatchers and sub-dispatchers can easily redirect or cancel deliveries in transit, add unscheduled stops, change drop off addresses and send tracking links to customers.
Dispatchers and sub-dispatchers can instantly send completed delivery details to customers.
Dispatchers and sub-dispatchers can utilise the Carrier Cost Estimator feature to price jobs.
Connect with driver in the GRABiD Logistics eco-system to source and dispatch backloads.
Drivers can upload POD photos to the cloud server in real-time.
No need for PDA software.
No need for 3^rd party geo-trackers.
Benefit from lifelong referral commissions and loyalty cashback dollars.

Summary

The GRABiD Freight Matching & Scheduling Module is suitable for transportation freight brokers, loading agents, freight originators (e.g. manufacturers and retailers) and freight forwarders who want to streamline their dispatching processes, get paid quicker, attract trustworthy sub-contractors and manage cash flow, while growing their business.

Using GRABiD Logistics you can increase efficiency, process jobs quicker and have drivers paid within a matter of days. Users also have lifelong access to a Loyalty & Referral Program.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to use GRABiD Logistics?

The simple answer is zero dollars ?. You can use the GRABiD Logistics Freight Matching & Scheduling web application to run your business and dispatch jobs at no cost.

Do I have to use all three GRABiD Logistics modules?

No. You can choose to use the Freight Matching & Scheduling module only. Your sub-contractors will use the GRABiD Logistics mobile applications but, they are not obliged to take advantage of the Load Matching & Offload Marketplace module offered to SME owner operators.

SME owner operators download the free GRABiD Logistics mobile application and are required to populate their profile with vehicle registration data, proof of insurances certificates, proof of licenses and second proof of ID (Medicare card or passport).

Drivers are also required to e-sign a COR checklist whenever they begin a job, whilst agreeing that they have also read the T&Cs for that specific job.

We have a few more tricks up our sleeve which we can tell you about later.

For more information on the GRABiD Logistics Freight Matching & Scheduling Module Contact Us today.

Freight Matching & Scheduling Module

The Problems We Solve