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What is Journey Management System and Why You Need It for Your Haulage Operations

Table of contents

  • The True Cost of Poor Journey Management
  • Common Issues and Their Impact
  • What is Journey Management?
  • Before & After an Advanced Journey Management System
  • Why It’s a Game-Changer for Logistics Operations
  • Real Use Case: How Bovas Improved Visibility and Cut Delays
  • Ready to Take Control?

Reliability, visibility, and speed are not just operational perks; they’re survival requirements. For haulage companies, one of the most overlooked but critical areas of improvement is journey management.

If your business still relies on phone calls, WhatsApp updates, emails, and spreadsheets to manage trucks and deliveries, you’re flying blind, and it’s costing you more than you think.

The True Cost of Poor Journey Management

When we speak to transport managers, fleet supervisors, and logistics coordinators, we hear the same frustrations:

  • We can’t tell which trucks are delayed and why.
  • Drivers go off-route, and we find out hours later.
  • We lose goods in transit, and no one can explain how.
  • We track fuel manually, but consumption doesn’t add up.
  • We don’t know the exact turnaround time; it’s guesswork.

In Nigeria alone, the logistics and transport sector loses billions annually due to delivery delays, fraud, theft in transit, and vehicle downtime, all tied to poor visibility and a lack of structured journey control systems.

Common Issues and Their Impact

IssueImpact
Route deviationIncreased fuel costs, delivery delays
Lost or damaged goodsCustomer distrust, revenue loss
Manual trip trackingInaccurate data, billing errors
No TAT monitoringPoor planning, resource wastage 
Reactive operationsLost time, operational chaos

What is Journey Management?

Journey management is a structured, digital approach to planning, monitoring, and controlling fleet trips in real-time.

Instead of reactive updates, you get:

  • Defined trip standards (expected routes, turnaround times, fuel benchmarks)
  • Live tracking with automated updates using geofencing and AI
  • Event alerts for route deviations, speeding, idling, and unauthorized stops
  • Instant visibility into pickup and drop-off times without calling drivers
  • Reports and analytics on trip performance, losses, and delivery efficiency

It’s about turning chaos into clarity and giving transport & journey managers, supervisors, and executives a control tower view of operations.

Here’s what an advanced journey management system can offer you:

Before Journey Management SystemAfter Journey Management System
Without Journey Management SystemWith Journey Management System (e.g. Instanta Haulage)
You call the drivers for journey updatesAutomated journey status update via geofence technology and AI
Manual TAT estimationExact TAT calculated per journey
Spreadsheet-based trackingCentralized digital dashboard
Unexplained delaysSee where delays happened and for how long
Invoicing guessworkAuto-generated, accurate client invoicing
Weak accountabilityEvent history by driver, truck, or location

Why It’s a Game-Changer for Logistics Operations

  1. Save Time
    Supervisors stop chasing trip updates or rechecking delivery sheets. Everything is on the dashboard.
  2. Reduce Costs
    Instanta clients have cut fuel fraud, route abuse, and billing errors, resulting in up to ₦50 million in annual savings in some large fleets.
  3. Improve Safety and Compliance
    Monitor harsh driving, over-speeding, and unauthorized stops, reducing accidents and vehicle wear.
  4. Boost Client Satisfaction
    With accurate ETAs, better reporting, and faster resolution of delivery issues, your brand earns trust.
  5. Strengthen Accountability
    With journey minute by minute event logs, you know what, where and when problems occur. No more finger-pointing.

Real Use Case: How Bovas Improved Visibility and Cut Delays

Bovas & Company Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading downstream oil and gas firms, struggled to track over 300 trucks using manual systems. After deploying Instanta’s Journey Monitoring, they:

  • Gained real-time location and event visibility
  • Identified underperforming drivers and high-loss routes
  • Automated proof-of-delivery and invoicing
  • Reduced lost goods and unplanned downtime

The result? Fewer delays, better client reporting, and measurable cost savings.

Ready to Take Control?

If you’re a fleet operator, logistics manager, or haulage executive tired of chasing updates and managing losses blindly, it’s time to see journey management in action.

Instanta Haulage is a smart, customizable journey monitoring system designed for Nigerian haulage realities. We’ve helped firms with 20 to over 1,000 trucks gain clarity, efficiency, and control without changing their tracking providers.

Book a free demo to learn how Instanta Haulage can transform your operations.

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