Used RigBooks for two years. It never glitched when I needed it - hit a dead stretch on I‑75 and the app queued driver check-ins and load updates offline, then synced everything intact when I got signal, so dispatch and settlements matched the logs.
Abigale Denesik
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81 reviews · average 4.2Bottom line: the mobile photo proof-of-delivery that auto-attaches to the correct load and invoice is the standout feature - no more emailing photos to dispatch. After years on Southeast runs, that alone cut settlement back-and-forth and saved real time, though GPS pings can lag on some routes.
Bottom line: not worth the money. Dropped several hundred a month plus a hefty setup fee and still spent hours fixing billing and driver-pay mistakes it created - if you care about margins you'll probably be better off keeping the spreadsheets you already trust.
Southeast company driver with 14 years on hopper runs, I needed something that wouldn't waste half a day just to post a load. BulkLoads had me registered and my first bulk load posted in under 15 minutes, and the straight-to-shipper message button locked the run before lunch.
Bottom line: PCS Dispatch Manager rescued a late-night load and kept us from eating a detention charge. Mid-drive outside Atlanta the shipper canceled our 7pm slot, I dragged the load to another truck on the visual board, hit send and the app auto-sent the new ETA and BOL to the driver - no frantic phone tree, we rebooked and were unloaded before dawn; after 14 years on the road that quick reassignment was a lifesaver.
Bottom line: it worked when I needed it - right in the middle of a holiday weekend with a wreck blocking I‑95, the app stayed responsive and didn’t drop the load. Cortex AI tossed a detour that shaved about twenty minutes off the delay, and that single suggestion kept the customer calm and me on schedule.
Bottom line: pricey for what it offers - I'm still on the fence. After 14 years driving in the Southeast I appreciate clean ELD logs and the occasional in-cab message, but between the hardware hit and monthly fee it feels like I'm paying more for compliance than real value, so useful sometimes but hard to call worth it.
Bottom line: McLeod's system saved my pay when a receiver tried to deny delivery. One afternoon out here in the Southeast a receiver swore they never accepted the load, but my phone's timestamped POD photo was auto-matched to the invoice in McLeod and settlements released payment in under 24 hours - took all the arguing out of it.
Bottom line: FourKites support actually got me back on the road within an hour. I rang them at midnight with a messed-up ETA and a rep not only answered fast but pushed a corrective alert, updated the digital twin and texted my dispatcher - hands-on follow-through like that saved the delivery and made me a believer.
I've used project44 for six months; signing up and linking my carrier only took an afternoon, and the app walked me through ELD pairing step-by-step. After 14 years on the road I appreciated that a support rep sorted a weird timestamp hiccup quickly, though a couple settings were tucked away and took extra digging.