Transportation & dispatch ecosystem
A transportation operator takes bookings through several channels, assigns them to drivers who are already moving, and fields status calls from customers all day. The office is the integration layer, and it does not scale.
Example system flow
- 01Customer
- 02Booking engine
- 03Dispatch
- 04Driver
- 05Administration
- 06Payments
Core modules
- Booking intake with service and pricing rules
- Dispatch board with availability and assignment
- Driver application with status progression
- Customer status surface
- Payment capture and reconciliation
- Operational reporting
Data movement
- Booking creates the job record and its initial state
- Dispatch assignment writes to the same record rather than a copy
- Driver status updates propagate to the customer surface
- Completed jobs hand off to payment and reporting
Human control points
- Dispatchers confirm or override automated assignment
- Exceptions and cancellations route to a person
- Pricing adjustments require an authorized role
Potential integrations
Project considerations
- Assignment logic is the hardest part of the build and should be specified early
- Location capture needs a defined active window
- Offline behavior in the driver app changes the data model