Create orders, dispatch trucks, track progress live, and approve work — all from the Foreman App.
A foreman runs the whole day from a phone: create the order, dispatch trucks, watch every load on a live map, and approve work at the end of shift. The office sees the same data in real time — fewer status calls, and billing starts from hours the foreman already approved.
In Settings → Users, give the user the Foreman role. This unlocks order creation and approval permissions on mobile. See Adding Users.
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Add the foreman to the project
On the project, add the foreman as a project contact. Only projects they’re assigned to show up on their device.
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Install the app
Foremen use the same Tread app as Drivers, signed in with their own credentials. The bottom tabs are Assigned, Review, Live Map, and Account — plus Dispatch when their role includes dispatch access.
On the Assigned tab, tap + NEW ORDER. Pick an order type: Trucking (request a number of trucks), Equipment Moves (heavy equipment haul), or Service (a single truck for a service like water or fuel).
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Fill in the form and create
Key fields: Project, Customer (the account charged for the order), Pick Up / Drop Off, and Unit — Truck, Ton, or Load. Tap CREATE.
Tap NEW ORDER (1), fill the form, then tap CREATE (2)
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Dispatch accepts or rejects the request
Orders from a foreman start in a Pending state and require dispatcher review. Dispatchers find the request on the web in the External tab, where they Accept, Reject, or Cancel it.
If the request is rejected, the foreman sees the rejection and its reason. If it’s accepted, the foreman sees the assigned Drivers and Vendors (an account you send dispatches to, instead of assigning your own Driver).
When the foreman’s role includes dispatch access, the Dispatch tab assigns trucks right from the jobsite.
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Expand the order's trucks
Tap the down arrow next to the truck count (1) to see each truck slot, then tap + ASSIGN (2).
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Pick a driver and send
Search by name or truck number on the Drivers tab (or hand the job to a Vendor). Tap SEND — the Driver gets a notification and can accept and start the job in the app.
On the Assigned tab, tap the down arrow on an order card (1) to see live counts (2): trucks driving, loads delivered, and units against the order total — plus each truck’s current status.
The Metrics tab has two views: Performance and Trucks.Performance shows progress against the order goal — units shipped versus ordered, delivered / in-transit / remaining loads, first ticket and first drop times, units per hour (shipped and delivered), onsite time at pickup and dropoff, cycle time, and cost per unit.
The metrics icon on the order card (1) opens Performance: goal progress (2) and active trucks (3)
Trucks lists every truck on the order with its current status (1) — To Pickup, At Pickup, To Dropoff, At Dropoff — its cycle time (2), an idle flag when a truck sits too long, and a connectivity indicator (3) that confirms the driver’s GPS is reporting.
The Loads tab lists the order’s tickets (proof of load delivered) with delivered totals and cycle averages, so arriving loads can be checked against what was expected.
The order Map tab shows pickup and dropoff sites and every truck sharing GPS. Tap a truck (1) to see the driver and truck details with Call and Send Text (2), plus delivered totals, idle and cycle times, and GPS status (3).
SEE ALL JOBS (1) also jumps to the order Map (2)
The Live Map tab in the bottom bar shows the same live truck view across all of the foreman’s orders.
The Review tab lists each day’s jobs (and their loads) for orders assigned to the foreman. Tap APPROVE on a completed job, or tap the job to check it first.
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Review hours, loads, and tickets
The job detail shows total hours with scheduled start, start, and end times (2), the linked timesheet (3), delivered totals, and each ticket. Tap APPROVE when it matches the day.
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The office sees the approval
Company Admins and Billers see the foreman’s sign-off as the Field approval in Approvals → Approve Work on the web. Billing pulls from the same approved data.
Approve daily, not weekly. End-of-shift approvals keep details fresh and shorten the billing cycle.
Foreman orders skip dispatch creation, not dispatch review. The office sees requests appear without warning — set notifications so dispatchers catch new foreman orders quickly.
Field-first approvals take a few weeks to stick. A multi-entity hauler saw about four weeks of resistance from drivers and subhaulers before end-of-shift approvals became routine. Stay firm on the workflow during the transition.
