Motion Manning · In development

Who is on what.
One clear sheet.

Motion Manning shows which driver is covering each run and shift, on a sheet your customer can read.

Today that sheet lives in a spreadsheet. To show your customer who is doing what, someone takes a screenshot and emails it. When a driver changes, they do it again.

In development and not on sale yet. The full Motion TMS is live today, with a free plan.

Manning levels · this weekIllustrative preview · sample data
Sample manning levels: drivers covering runs against runs needed, by shift and day
ShiftMonTueWedThuFri
Days6/66/65/61 short6/66/6
Lates4/43/41 short4/44/44/4
Nights3/33/33/32/31 short3/3

Runs covered / runs needed3 gaps to cover this week

Manning today.
A lot of screenshots.

Most manning sheets live in a spreadsheet. It works, and it takes time every day. Each card turns over to show the same step with Motion Manning.

  1. 1By hand

    The sheet lives in a spreadsheet

    Runs, shifts and names sit in a spreadsheet that someone keeps up to date by hand.

    1With Motion Manning

    One sheet, kept current

    Every run and shift sits on one sheet in Motion Manning, and it stays current as the week changes.

  2. 2By hand

    You count the cover

    To see if a shift is covered, you count names against runs, day by day.

    2With Motion Manning

    Levels at a glance

    Runs needed against runs covered, for every day and shift, worked out for you.

  3. 3By hand

    A gap turns up late

    An uncovered run is easy to miss until the morning it is due.

    3With Motion Manning

    Gaps flagged early

    An uncovered run stands out while there is still time to fill it.

  4. 4By hand

    You screenshot it again

    Each time a driver changes, the sheet is edited and a fresh screenshot goes to your customer.

    4With Motion Manning

    Shared without the screenshot

    Change the driver in one place and send your customer a clean, current sheet.

One week of runs.
Four steps.

From the runs to a sheet your customer can read. This is the workflow we are building. The screens use sample data.

Start from the runs.

Every run and shift for the week goes into one list, from Motion Traction or from the sheet your customer sends. The manning sheet starts from the real work, not a copy of it.

This week's runsSample data

Runs this week
62
Shifts
Days, lates, nights
Days covered
Monday to Friday

Nothing is shared until you choose to send it.

See the levels before the day starts.

Runs needed against runs covered, for every day and shift. Anything short is flagged while there is still time to fill it.

Manning levels · this weekSample data

Covered
62 runs, 3 short
Wednesday · days
5 of 6
Tuesday · lates
3 of 4
Thursday · nights
2 of 3

Put a name against every run.

See which driver is on which run. Change a driver in one place and the sheet updates, so there is only ever one version.

Tuesday · latesSample data

N-104 · 14:00
Aisha Khan
N-106 · 14:30
Tom Ellis
N-109 · 15:00
Dan Hughes
N-112 · 16:00
Needs a driver

Share a sheet, not a screenshot.

Send your customer a clean, current sheet showing who is covering what. You see it before it goes.

Manning sheet · TuesdaySample data

N-101 · 06:00
James Wilson
N-102 · 06:30
Priya Shah
N-104 · 14:00
Aisha Khan
N-106 · 14:30
Tom Ellis

Send to customer Once you are happy with it.

Part of Traction.
Or on its own.

Motion Traction finishes with a manning sheet, once drivers and trucks are on every run. If the sheet is the part you need, Motion Manning is planned as that step by itself.

Tuesday · latesSample data

N-104 · 14:00
Aisha Khan
N-106 · 14:30
Tom Ellis
N-109 · 15:00
Dan Hughes
N-112 · 16:00
Needs a driver

3 of 4 runs covered.

Cover you can see.
Gaps you can fix.

This is what we are building. Tell us how your manning sheet works today and we will shape it around that.

Levels at a glance

Runs needed against runs covered, for every day and shift.

Gaps flagged early

An uncovered run stands out while there is still time to fill it.

Names against runs

See which driver is on which run, and change it in one place.

Shared with your customer

Send a clean, current sheet and skip the screenshot.

The pictures on these cards are illustrations with sample data.

Three products.
One Motion TMS.

Pick the one that matches how you work.

Live · free plan

Motion TMS

You plan your own loads and routes. Orders, planning, drivers, proof of delivery and invoices in one place.

See the full TMS
In development

Motion Traction

Your customer plans the runs. You supply the trucks and the drivers, and need them allocated fast.

See Motion Traction
In development

Motion Manning

You need the manning sheet. Who is on which run and shift, shared with your customer.

You are here

A few straight answers.

These products are in development. We would rather tell you where they stand than promise something early.

What is a manning sheet?

A manning sheet shows which driver is covering each run or shift, so you and your customer can both see that the work is covered.

Is Motion Manning available now?

Not yet. It is in development and is not on sale. The full Motion TMS is live today, with a free plan for operators running 1 to 50 trucks.

How is it different from Motion Traction?

Motion Traction takes a customer run sheet through to allocated drivers and trucks, with the manning sheet as the last step. Motion Manning is that last step by itself.

What will it cost?

Pricing is not set yet. Tell us how you man your work today, and we will keep you posted.

Tell us how
you man your work.

A quick call or an email is enough. Show us the sheet you use today and we will show you where Motion Manning is heading.

Please take out driver names and phone numbers before you send a sheet.