Driver App

Drivers use a deliberately small slice of Logistall — just their own assigned shipments and their own truck, with a way to update both from the road. That’s enough to keep dispatch and customers informed in real time without giving every driver the run of the system. This page covers what a driver sees and can do.

What drivers see when they sign in

If you sign in as a driver (the trucker role), Logistall takes you straight to My Loads instead of the dashboard — drivers don’t see the dashboard, and the sidebar is limited to My Loads and My Vehicle.

My Loads lists only the shipments assigned to you, sorted by scheduled delivery date (soonest first) — so the load at the top of the list is always the one that needs your attention next. For each shipment you see the shipment number, your customer reference, its current status, and its scheduled delivery date.

Note

This restriction isn’t just a hidden menu — Logistall re-checks on the server, on every request, that a shipment is actually assigned to you (or that a vehicle is actually assigned to you) before showing or changing anything. A driver account can’t see or affect another driver’s loads or vehicle even by guessing an address.

Keep dispatch and the customer informed from the road

Every status change and tracking event you record lands on the same shipment record your dispatchers see — and on the public tracking link if one has been shared for that shipment — so a quick update at a rest stop can save dispatch a phone call.

Selecting Update on a shipment in My Loads opens a drawer with two things you can do:

Change the shipment’s status

1. Select Update on the shipment.
2. Pick a new status from booked, pickup scheduled, in transit, at hub, out for delivery, delivered, exception, or returned.
3. Save.

Draft and cancelled aren’t offered here; those are set by dispatchers.

Add a tracking event

1. Select Update on the shipment.
2. Pick an event type: pickup, departure, arrival, in transit, out for delivery, delivered, or exception.
3. Optionally add a description and city, then save.

This adds a timestamped entry to the shipment’s tracking timeline — the same timeline your dispatchers see on the Shipments page and that shows up on a public tracking link if one has been shared for that shipment.

Tip

Scenario: something goes wrong mid-route. Say you’re stuck at a closed depot with a load you can’t deliver. Set the shipment’s status to exception, then add an exception tracking event with a description of what happened and the city you’re in. Dispatch sees both immediately, with a timestamp and location, instead of finding out when the delivery window has already passed.

Tip

Add a tracking event at each real-world milestone — pickup when you collect, departure when you roll, arrival at the destination or hub, delivered when it’s handed over. A complete timeline means fewer “where is it?” calls for everyone.

Report your vehicle’s status and odometer

My Vehicle shows the single truck currently assigned to you: its plate, type, make, model, status, and odometer reading. If no vehicle is assigned to you, the page shows a message instead of a form.

From here you can update two things about your vehicle:

1. Its status — available, on route, maintenance, retired, or inspecting. If the truck breaks down or goes in for service, set it to maintenance so dispatch sees on the Fleet Map that it’s out of action.
2. Its odometer reading — keeping this current helps the office track service intervals and fuel efficiency.

Note

These are the only vehicle fields a driver is allowed to change. Everything else about the vehicle record — plate, specs, inspection dates, and so on — is managed by dispatchers or admins from the Fleet pages.

Related pages

• Getting Started
• Fleet
• Routes & Load Plans
• Shipments