How to make an app for a transport business

A transporter's money sits in many places: freight owed by parties, advances given to drivers, diesel and tolls on each trip, and truck papers that expire. An app keeps every load with its lorry receipt, every trip's spends and every party's balance, so you know what each trip really earned.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and the booking office; drivers if they enter spends from their own phones. When more than one phone is used, connect your own Supabase database so the office sees each trip as it is updated.

The screens a transport business app needs

Loads: Each booking with party, pickup, drop, goods, weight, freight and the lorry receipt number
Lorry receipt: A lorry receipt (bilty) PDF with consignor, consignee, goods, packages, weight and freight to pay or paid
Trips: Vehicle, driver, loads on the trip, start and end dates, diesel, tolls, driver advance and the trip's profit
Parties: Each party's loads, freight billed, received and balance, with a statement PDF
Vehicles: Each vehicle's trips, and permit, fitness, insurance, PUC and tax dates
Drivers: Advances given, settled and pending, and trips this month

Features worth asking for

Lorry receipt PDFs numbered in order, to share on WhatsApp or print
Trip profit worked out from freight minus diesel, tolls, driver advance and other spends
Party statements with the balance due, ready to send on WhatsApp
Vehicle papers due in the next 30 days, shown when you open the app
Driver photos of receipts attached to the trip
The driver's location saved as a pin on a map when they open the app at a stop

Where the data lives

If only the office uses one phone, data can stay on it. If drivers enter spends or a second office books loads, connect your own Supabase database from the chat; to collect freight online, connect your Razorpay account too.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Loads, Lorry receipt, Trips, Parties, Vehicles.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your transport business, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my transport business, Narmada Roadways in Jabalpur, with 18 trucks. Screens: loads, lorry receipt, trips, parties, vehicles and drivers. A load has party, consignor, consignee, pickup, drop, goods, packages, weight, freight and paid or to pay. Make a numbered lorry receipt PDF for each load. A trip has vehicle, driver, loads, diesel, tolls, driver advance and other spends, and shows profit. Parties have a balance and a statement PDF. Vehicles have permit, fitness, insurance, PUC and tax dates with a due list. Dark blue and orange colours.

Tips for a transport business app

Copy your current bilty layout and give AppCub a photo of it, so the PDF looks the way your parties expect.
Enter driver advances the moment they are given; they are the easiest money to lose track of.
Start with loads, lorry receipts and parties. Add trip spends and vehicle papers in the second week.
Ask drivers to attach photos of diesel and toll receipts so the trip sheet can be checked.
Check the vehicles screen weekly; an expired permit can stop a truck on the road.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

The app doesn't track trucks live or connect to GPS devices, fuel cards, toll tag accounts or e-way bill and GST systems. Drivers and the office enter details, and messages go out from WhatsApp.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can the app make lorry receipts?

Yes. Each load gets a numbered lorry receipt as a PDF with consignor, consignee, goods, weight and freight, to share or print.

Can I see where my trucks are?

Not live. A driver can open the app at a stop and save the location as a pin, but the app doesn't track trucks on the road or connect to GPS devices.

Can the app make e-way bills?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to government systems. You can note the e-way bill number against a load.

Can I see profit per trip?

Yes. Enter freight for the loads and spends like diesel, tolls and driver advances, and the trip shows what it earned.

Can parties see their own balance?

You send them a statement PDF on WhatsApp. For parties to log in and see it themselves, connect a Supabase database and ask for sign-in.

Can I keep truck papers and their due dates?

Yes. Each vehicle has permit, fitness, insurance, PUC and tax dates, and photos of the papers can be attached.

Make your transport business app

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