Who it’s for
Foremen and supervisors running a jobsite. They create orders, dispatch trucks, and approve loads without going back to the office.Key features
- Create an order from the jobsite when the plan changes.
- Dispatch internal drivers and connected vendors (a hauler your company shares jobs with) from one screen.
- Approve loads, jobs, and shifts as work happens.
- See the live map of trucks heading to and from the site.
- Capture jobsite signatures and ticket photos when the driver can’t.
Walkthrough
Sign in as a foreman
Foremen use the same Tread app as drivers, with a foreman role on their user record. See Adding Users.
Create an order on site
Tap New Order. Pick the project, material, pickup site, and drop-off site. Set truck count and start time. Create.
Dispatch trucks
Pick units from your fleet. Your dispatchers will allocate drivers or vendors and Send. Drivers get notifications.
Watch the live map
The map shows every truck running the order. Tap a truck for current load and status.
Approve as work happens
Approve loads, jobs, or the full shift from Review. See Timesheet Approvals.
Sign for the customer
Capture a job site signature per load or once per shift. See Driver E-Signatures.
Onboard your fleet
Foremen adopt faster than drivers — they already keep mental tabs on the work. The bottleneck is trust. Once they see the live map match the trucks pulling up, they stop calling dispatch.Pair with dispatch for a week
Dispatch creates orders; the foreman watches the same data update on the phone. After a week, swap roles.
Approve daily, not weekly
Encourage foremen to approve loads end-of-shift. This improves billing cycle from weeks to days.
Expect a four-week change period
Crews push back for the first month. Stay firm on app-only tickets. Zero churn follows this pattern.
Roll to the next job site
Once one foreman is approving end-of-shift, expand. See Foreman in the Field.