TransportSimple
Asset-Light Transport Operations

Fleet Management Built for Asset-Light Transporters

Cross-Hire TripsProfit Per TripVendor & PayablesSite Surveys
Zero
Owned Vehicles Needed
Per Trip
Live Profit Margin
PO
Vendor Linking
Auto
Client Invoice
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Vendor payables tracked on paper — no idea what you owe which truck ownerPayments made informally, no PO trail, no outstanding balance visible until the vendor calls
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Hired vehicle compliance invisible — your liability if it fails at a client siteExpired fitness certificate or lapsed insurance on a hired vehicle is your business risk, not the truck owner's
?
Profit per trip is a guess — calculated manually at month-end, if at allNo real-time view of which clients, routes, and vendors are actually making you money
Asset-Light Transport — Live
84
Active Trips
18.4%
Avg Margin
62
Active Vendors
Steel Plant → Fabricator Zone 3
Vendor: Rahul Trucks · Tipper T-2204 · In transit
● Live
Port Gate → Client Warehouse B
Vendor: Singh Fleet · Trailer TR-08 · PoD pending
PoD Pending
Kumar Transport — Fitness cert: 2 days
3 active trips affected · Block before dispatch
⚠ Doc Alert
Apex Industries — Invoice not raised
14 completed trips · MTD · Pending invoice
Inv Pending
3 vendor payables overdue · 2 doc alertsFull Dashboard →
PO per TripEvery vendor link tracked
Live ProfitPer trip, per route, per client
Vendor KYCCompliance at source
100%Cloud-based

End-to-End Asset-Light Transport Workflow

Quotation to vendor PO to trip execution to client invoice to vendor payment — every step in one platform
1

Quote & Sales Order

Client rate card built, quote approved, converted to SO in one click

2

Vendor Assigned + PO

Truck owner selected from Parties Master, PO raised per trip

3

Compliance Verified

Hired vehicle docs checked — blocked if expired, never reaches client

4

Trip + Live Margin

Driver updates stages on app — profit per trip visible in real time

5

Client Invoice + Vendor Pay

Client auto-invoiced; vendor payable matched to PO and settled

Cross-Hire Trip Management & Real-Time Profit per Trip

Every trip in your business is a cross-hire trip — TransportSimple treats this as the primary workflow, not an afterthought
PO raised against every vendor trip from day oneEvery cross-hire trip linked to a purchase order for the specific truck owner. Clean, structured payables from the moment the vendor is assigned — no informal cash arrangements.
Profit per trip — client rate vs vendor cost in real timeClient billing rate and vendor PO cost captured per trip. Margin calculated automatically — know which trips, routes, and clients make you money before the month ends.
Adhoc and dedicated trip types, separate billing rulesSpot market one-off trips and long-term contract movements managed with different rate structures applied automatically per trip type — no manual rate override needed.
Monthly P&L without a finance teamRevenue by client vs cost by vendor. Net margin per period, per route, per client. Spot under-priced contracts before renewal — renegotiate from data, not guesswork.
Cross-Hire Trip Log — Today84 Active
TripRoute & VendorMarginStatus
TR-2841
Steel Plant → Fabricator Zone 3
Rahul Trucks · Tipper T-2204
18.2%
● Live
TR-2838
Port Gate → Client Warehouse B
Singh Fleet · Trailer TR-08
22.4%
PoD Pending
TR-2835
Quarry → Cement Plant
Kumar Transport · Tipper T-1106
14.8%
● Live
TR-2832
Warehouse A → Distribution Hub
Apex Logistics · 32T Container
19.6%
Delivered
Avg margin today: 18.4%All Trips →

Vendor & Hired Vehicle Management

Your vendors are your operational backbone — manage them with KYC, credit limits, compliance, and payables from one place
Parties Master with KYC & credit limitsAll truck owners and fleet operators stored with PAN, GST, bank details, and agreement copies. Credit limit controls cap outstanding payables to any single supplier.
Hired vehicle compliance is your liability — tracked automaticallyRC, insurance, fitness, pollution, and permits for every hired vehicle tracked with automated alerts. System blocks dispatch of any non-compliant vehicle to a client trip.
PO matching for vendor invoices — never overpayVendor invoices matched against PO records before payment. Discrepancies flagged automatically. Partial payments and advances adjusted against trip payables precisely.
Vendor performance — on-time rate, compliance score, trip historyOn-time delivery rate, trip completion, and document compliance tracked per vendor. Build institutional knowledge on your best and worst suppliers — renegotiate from data.
Vendor Master & Payables62 Active
RT
Rahul Trucks
KYC ✓ · 12 active trips · GST verified
₹4.2L
✓ Active
SF
Singh Fleet
KYC ✓ · 8 trips · Credit limit: ₹10L
₹6.8L
✓ Active
KT
Kumar Transport
Fitness cert: 2 days · 3 active trips
₹2.1L
⚠ Doc Alert
AL
Apex Logistics
KYC ✓ · 6 trips · On-time: 94%
₹3.4L
✓ Active
58
Compliant
3
Doc Alerts
1
Blocked

Site Survey Module & Client Billing

Custom survey forms for any site or route — completed on mobile, linked to the job, shareable as PDF instantly
Unlimited custom survey form typesSite access check, route assessment, loading point survey, yard entry inspection — create any form type you need. Fields, photos, GPS location — all configurable per form.
Field team completes surveys on mobile with photos & GPSNo paperwork. Field agent captures observations, photos, and GPS location directly in the app. Survey record linked to the client job — full traceability before vehicle deployment.
Survey PDF auto-generated and shareable with client or vendorCompleted surveys downloadable as formatted PDFs and shareable instantly. Professional survey reports sent to clients before trip confirmation — no re-formatting needed.
Auto-invoice from completed trips — waiting time & extras includedClient invoices generated from trip records automatically. Waiting time, loading delays, and additional stop charges logged from driver app — billed as separate line items per agreement.
Site Survey — Client Warehouse B✓ Completed
Survey: Loading Point AssessmentAnand K. · 21 Mar 2026
Entry gate width
5.2m — 32T container truck OK
✓ Clear
Loading dock height
1.2m — matches trailer bed
✓ OK
Turning radius
Tight — 40ft trailer needs 3-point turn
⚠ Note
Weighbridge
On-site — 60T capacity
✓ Verified
5 photos · GPS taggedDownload PDF →
Impact at a Glance

What Asset-Light Transporters Gain with TransportSimple

Measurable improvements seen by transport brokers, cross-hire operators, and asset-light logistics businesses after going live.

Liveper trip
Margin on every trip visible in real time — not guessed at month-end
Profit Visibility
100%PO linked
Every vendor trip has a purchase order — clean payables from day one
Vendor Payables
Zerocompliance risk
Non-compliant hired vehicles blocked before they reach any client site
Vehicle Compliance
Customsurvey forms
Unlimited site & route survey types completed on mobile, linked to jobs
Survey Module
Time saved per module (hours / month)
Client Billing
44 h
Vendor Payables
36 h
P&L Reporting
28 h
Compliance Tracking
20 h
Survey Reporting
12 h
Where asset-light operators lose margin without a system
Vendor over-payments & unbilled trips
~6.8%
Client billing errors & disputes
~4.6%
Under-priced contracts not caught
~3.4%
Non-compliant vehicle deployed
High risk
Waiting time & extras not billed
~1.8%

Powerful Reports — Instantly Available

Stop building reports manually. TransportSimple delivers them automatically.
Trip Status Report
Every active and completed trip, vendor, vehicle, and client in real time.
Livereal-time
Profit Per Trip
Client billing vs vendor cost vs net margin per movement.
Pertrip & client
Vendor Payables
Amounts owed per vendor, by age bucket, with PO matching.
Ageingview
Client Invoice & Ageing
Outstanding dues per client — follow-up priority built in.
Liveageing
Hired Vehicle Compliance
All vendor vehicle documents due in next 30, 60, or 90 days.
30/60day windows
Vendor Performance
On-time delivery, completion rate & compliance score per supplier.
Pervendor
Monthly P&L
Revenue, vendor costs, and net margin for the full business period.
FullP&L
Outstanding PO Report
Purchase orders raised but trips not yet completed or invoiced.
OpenPOs
Driver Doc Expiry
All hired vehicle driver documents due for renewal.
Perdriver & vendor
Client Revenue Report
Total billing per client, per trip type, per period.
Perclient & period

Why Asset-Light Transporters Choose TransportSimple

Built around the cross-hire model — not adapted from fleet management software designed for owned assets
Works for any fleet size
10 trips/month
Start
50 trips/month
50+
200 trips/month
200+
500 trips/month
500+
Enterprise scale
∞

Single-person transport brokerage to a large asset-light logistics company — scale without rebuilding anything.

What You Need
How TransportSimple Delivers
Cross-hire trip management
PO-linked trips, vendor assignment, real-time status via driver app
Profit per trip visibility
Client rate vs vendor cost per trip — margin calculated automatically
Hired vehicle compliance
Document storage, expiry alerts, auto-block of non-compliant vehicles
Vendor & truck owner management
KYC, credit limits, ledger, performance tracking per supplier
Client billing without disputes
Auto-invoice from trip data, waiting time as line items, consolidated statements
Vendor payables management
PO matching, ageing report, partial payments, bulk settlement
Driver coordination
Mobile app updates, document validity checks, advance settlement
Site & route surveys
Unlimited custom forms, mobile & photo capture, PDF export, linked to job
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Built by fleet owners , for fleet owners — and for the smart operators who have figured out that you don't need to own trucks to run a great transport business .
— TransportSimple · Road to Simplicity

No Hardware.No IT Setup.No Complexity.

Operations coordinator, vendor managers, drivers, and management all live within days. Scales from a single-person transport brokerage to a large asset-light logistics company managing hundreds of cross-hire trips per month.

PO per trip — every vendor linked
Live profit per trip & client
Hired vehicle compliance tracking
KYC & credit limit per vendor
Multi-currency billing support
Vendor payables ageing & PO match
Monthly P&L — no finance team
Unlimited site survey forms
Live chat support included
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Ready to Run Your Asset-Light Transport Business on TransportSimple?

Stop losing margin to untracked vendor costs, billing gaps, and compliance blind spots. Get complete control over every trip, every vendor, and every rupee — with TransportSimple.