Project Plan · For Discussion

Ausvast Logistics
Operations Platform

One modern system for trips, trucks, drivers, compliance, billing and clients — web today, mobile app tomorrow.

~15Heavy vehicles
3Brands — Volvo · Mercedes · Kenworth
3Roles — Admin · Office · Driver
AUCompliance built in
What We're Building

Eight modules, one platform

Truck management

Fleet register, documents & service history

Trailer IDs

Separate IDs, coupled to trucks per trip

Inspections & photos

Tyre + truck photo evidence every trip

Driver portal

Mobile-first — trips, tasks & uploads

Login / logout shifts

Driver working hours tracked automatically

Bill creation

Bills from completed trips, GST-ready

Client management

Customers, rates, jobs & billing history

WhatsApp chatbot

Automated updates & queries, like JBT's bot

Accounts

Three roles, three views

Admin

Sees everything
  • Full dashboard & reports
  • Create trips, assign truck + trailer + driver
  • Bills, clients & fleet control
  • Driver hours & compliance review

Office staff

Runs the day
  • Enter & update trips
  • Upload paperwork
  • Track progress live
  • No admin settings

Driver

Mobile-first portal
  • Login / logout for each shift
  • See trips: truck, trailer, route
  • Checklists + photo uploads
  • Status updates & proof of delivery
New · Working Hours

Drivers log in to start, log out to finish

A driver's whole day is captured automatically — one example day below.

RSDriver — R. Singh · TRK-04 ON DUTY 10h 30m · AUTO-RECORDED
PRE-START
TRIP #10424h 15m
BREAK
TRIP #10433h 45m
06:00 07:15 11:30 12:15 16:00 16:30
Hours counted automatically — no paper timesheets
Admin sees who's on duty right now
Shift history supports pay & fatigue records
Fleet Structure

Driver + truck + trailer, linked per trip

Each has its own ID and record — every trip connects one of each.

Driver — own login & shift record Truck — own ID & history Trailer — own ID & history Line = coupled for that trip
Driver Workflow

A trip in six steps

Assigned

Truck, trailer & route in the portal

Pre-start

Guided inspection checklist

Photos

All tyres + truck & trailer shots

On the road

Live status updates

Delivered

Proof of delivery captured

Billed

Trip closes → bill ready to create

Photo Evidence

Every tyre on record, every trip

The driver records each tyre's photo and tread depth — the system turns it into remaining tyre life.

Tyre life updates at every driver inspection

1Photo of every tyre position
2Tread depth entered on the spot
3Life % recalculates instantly
4Low tyres alert the office

Plus truck (4 angles), trailer & coupling and load photos — timestamped, tied to trip + vehicle; missing items block trip start. Each tyre is tracked by its serial, so its history follows it between vehicles.

Roadmap

Five phases to launch, then the app

1

Discovery & design

Monday's meeting → processes, fleet list, UI design

2

Core platform

Logins, fleet + trailer IDs, clients, trips

3

Driver portal

Shifts, checklists, photos, delivery

4

Billing & bot

Bill creation, WhatsApp chatbot, alerts & reports

5

Launch

Testing, driver training, go-live

Mobile app

Same backend — no rebuild needed

Architecture

One brain, every screen

Admin & office portalDesktop web
Driver portalAny phone, today
Shared backend & APIUsers · Fleet · Trips · Shifts · Photos · Bills · Clients
Future mobile appPlugs straight in
Monday's Client Meeting

What we'll confirm together

Photo & inspection requirementsWhich photos, how often, what compliance expects
Full fleet list + trailer typesRegos, configurations, local pickups
Trip lifecycle & paperworkBooking to invoice-ready, as it works today
Shift rules for driver hoursStart/end rules, breaks, how hours feed pay
Billing details & bill formatRates per client, GST, how bills go out
WhatsApp chatbot flowsWhich updates & queries the bot handles
Truck photos & specificationsReal pictures + specs before any imagery is produced
Branding & lookLogo, colours, and the feel Ausvast wants