Thought it'd be a headache, but the onboarding wizard walked me through faster than expected. Two years into running my own rig in the PNW, I loved that I could invite carriers straight from my phone and have paperwork flowing within an hour. Only hiccup was the billing screen - needed to mess with it a bit to get my invoicing how I like, otherwise solid.
Brooklyn Fisher
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85 reviews · average 3.7
I've used ProTransport for two years. For a small owner-operator like me, the thing that made me happiest was the dispatch push notifications - when a truck went down on a tight PNW run the reassignments actually happened fast and I didn't waste hours on the phone. Uptime's been solid; it hasn't dropped out during busy weeks, so it reliably gets the job done.
Yesterday my phone froze while I was trying to upload a BOL and the form wouldn't save - I had to re-enter everything at a cold rest stop. Been solo for two years and out here in the PNW the app's offline mode is a lifesaver when it actually works, but more often than I'd like it hangs on sync and sometimes creates duplicate entries. I like having loads, IFTA miles and docs all in one mobile spot, yet the UI gets cramped on smaller phones and the map lags so often I end up calling dispatch anyway.
Bottom line: Axon cut my billing and settlements headaches in half compared to the messy Excel + notes setup I used before. After two years running routes in the Pacific Northwest, the automatic driver-pay sync is what sold me - enter a load once and the pay, invoice, and fuel log all update so I’m not chasing numbers. It’s not flawless (the UI could use a cleanup), but I finally get an extra afternoon a week back which makes it worth the switch.
Bottom line: the mobile app is unreliable and cost me a load. In the Pacific Northwest rain it kept timing out mid-upload so I couldn't send BOLs or fuel receipts from the road - dispatch never got proof and I ate detention fees while re-creating paperwork later at a truck stop. Notifications and sync are so slow that relying on it day-to-day feels like asking for trouble.
One-tap load status updates on the mobile app are the best part - pick, en route, delivered, all in a second. After two years running PNW routes (rainy I‑5 runs included) it's been a relief not to fuss with paper or call the office: my dispatcher sees updates instantly. Little extras like auto-filled addresses and fast photo POD uploads keep my day moving.
Two years in and hauling across the Pacific Northwest, the live ETA feature on AXIS has saved me more than once. It recalculates ETAs on the fly when I hit gridlock on I-5 and automatically pings the broker and receiver so I stop getting a dozen calls asking where I am - small thing, but it cut down detention headaches. Five stars for that feature alone.
...setting up PCS Dispatch Manager didn't feel like a full-time job. The visual drag-and-drop board is what sold me - I had drivers and lanes mapped out in an afternoon and actually enjoyed tweaking routes instead of fighting menus. Took a bit longer to sync my ELD and a third-party load board, which is why it's not perfect, but mostly smooth and exactly what I needed out here in the PNW.
Single-owner operator in the Pacific Northwest - got PeopleNet installed on my rig last month and was bracing for a headache. The onboarding tech walked me through activation over the phone and the tablet paired with the truck in under two minutes, which was a huge relief. Mounting the dash bracket took some fiddling and a follow-up call to support, so not perfect, but having compliant logs up and running so fast impressed me.
…their support is a weird mix. Sometimes you get a sharp rep who jumps into the dispatch console, sorts a billing mismatch and actually follows up; other times tickets sit for days and I’m stuck on hold while freight sits at the dock. I run two trucks in the PNW, so that inconsistency costs me - can't fully trust them yet, but when they show up it saves my hide, hence the 3 stars.