A carrier with its own trucks has a different problem from a forwarder: not finding a carrier, but deciding which truck and which driver take the load, sending it to the driver, keeping the fleet's documents valid and finally invoicing the client (or the forwarder who hired it). Most carrier software covers half of this — usually dispatch — and leaves documents and money to Excel.
What it must cover
- The order from a client or a forwarder — terms, addresses, goods, price, with a change history.
- Dispatch: truck + trailer + driver. The driver gets the order on the phone and confirms loading and delivery with a photo of the signed CMR.
- Fleet documents with expiry dates and warnings weeks ahead — one expired certificate at a border costs more than a year of software.
- CMR from the order, four copies, ready for e-CMR from 2027.
- Tracking without "where are you" — position from the driver app, no separate GPS subscription.
- Invoice to the client or the forwarder, one click from the confirmed delivery.
- Cost and margin per trip.
Where most programs stop
They dispatch but do not invoice; they have GPS but do not know which order the truck is on; they keep fleet documents in a folder without dates; they have no driver app.
How Nucra is built for carriers
In Nucra a carrier works in the same system as a forwarder, but executes the order with its own truck: pick the plate from the fleet, the driver gets it in the Nucra Driver app, the CMR is generated from the order, fleet documents carry expiry reminders, the invoice comes from the delivery. Request access and try it on your own trucks.