Transport

Cargo, full loads and trucks hired with their drivers, priced by the kg, the trip or the day, with trip sheets and proof of delivery.

A transport business moves loads for its customers: cargo by the kg or the full truck, and trucks hired with their drivers by the day. Kila books each trip, gives it a truck and a driver, and proves its delivery.

What is special

Kila sets a transport business up for trips rather than parcels:

An Operations menu that starts with Trips and trip sheets, then Scan parcels, Manifests, Exceptions and claims and Performance.
No cash on delivery and no hire cards on the home page, and the set-up step Proof of delivery and trip messages in place of the courier’s cash on delivery.

None of the demo businesses is set up as a transport business. Swift Haul Logistics, a courier, carries cargo and hires trucks out with their drivers the same way: see Book a trip and Dispatch a booking.

How Kila sets it up

The main screen is Bookings and dispatch.

Rules it follows:

None. Kila's standard rules apply.

Its words:

Most businesses	Transport
product	item
sale	booking
branch	depot
staff	driver

Its set-up steps

Business details and KRA PIN
Depots
Vehicles and drivers, or items for hire
Rates and rate cards by zone and weight
M-Pesa till or paybill
Proof of delivery and trip messages
Business and merchant accounts
First booking

Its home page

Bookings today by status
Exceptions: failed, held, late, damaged or lost
On time and first attempt today
Vehicles out, available, in maintenance
Revenue today; fuel and maintenance this month
Customer balances on account
Payments waiting for confirmation
Approvals and reviews waiting
Licences, permits and returns due

Roles it starts with

Besides Kila’s standard roles: Dispatcher, Booking clerk, Hub clerk, Driver, COD cashier and Fleet officer.

Where to go next

Logistics and field: how Kila works for transport, couriers and hire.