Digital inspection protocols for logistics and fleet
Drivers, warehouse teams and fleet management work with the same checklists — damage and defects get an owner immediately, and proof per vehicle is at hand.
Bring an existing form. In the call we map your real workflow in ProtocolHero and show what the finished PDF looks like.
How Logistics & fleet document today – and what it costs
A fleet generates inspection duties every day: departure check per vehicle, forklift check per shift, annual safety inspection, load securing per trip, damage report at every return. With 100 vehicles that is several hundred checks a week — today ticked on paper pads nobody evaluates, or not done at all.
The consequences show up with damage and audits: a scratch on the van is noticed only at return, and without a photo from the previous day it is unclear which driver is responsible. During an inspection by the authorities the safety inspection is searched for in binders. And several sites document differently, so head office has neither comparison nor overview.
Drivers and warehouse staff never work at a desk. The solution has to be done on the phone in three minutes, work offline in the yard and assign damage with photo directly to the vehicle. Then it gets used — and fleet management gets the data it does not have today.
Who ProtocolHero is built for
- Hauliers and logistics companies with their own fleet
- Fleet management in trade, service and municipal companies
- Warehousing and handling operations with forklifts, racking and loading equipment
- Waste and transport companies with vehicle inspection and load-securing duties
Four things that change for management
Not more forms, but less rework, less risk and a business you can show at any time.
You see which vehicles are inspected without asking
Vehicles, equipment and inspection deadlines in the database; every check attaches to the vehicle. The document hub shows per site what is done, open or overdue. The Hero Agent posts overdue checks and due safety inspections to your channel.
Damage with photo, driver and timestamp
Every departure check documents the condition with a photo. New damage is thereby clearly assigned to a trip — discussions with drivers, renters or insurers are answered with the activity log, not with assumptions.
Damage → workshop → proof, without slips
A reported defect becomes a board card. The Hero Agent assigns workshop or fleet management, sets the deadline by severity, reminds and asks for the repair evidence. Vehicles with safety-relevant defects are visibly blocked.
One checklist for all sites
Central templates for departure check, forklift check, safety inspection, load securing and damage report — required fields, photos, signature. Every site documents the same way, head office can compare.
Schluss mit Word, Excel und Zettelwirtschaft
Diese typischen Hürden kennen Betriebe in Ihrem Gewerk – und genau hier setzt ProtocolHero an.
Departure checks are ticked on paper pads and never evaluated.
Vehicle damage is noticed only at return — without a photo it is unclear who is responsible.
Vehicle and forklift inspections live in binders; during an inspection people search.
Several sites document differently and head office has no comparison.
So unterstützt ProtocolHero Logistics & fleet
Vor Ort erfassen, im Team prüfen und freigeben, als PDF übergeben – digital, mobil und nachvollziehbar.
Vehicles and equipment as a database
Registration, site, inspection deadlines and history centrally; every check attaches to the vehicle — identical across all sites.
Departure check on the phone
Drivers complete the checklist in minutes, damage photos go straight into the protocol — even without signal in the yard.
Damage → card → workshop
A reported damage becomes a board card; the Hero Agent assigns it to workshop or fleet management, sets deadlines and asks for the repair evidence.
Proof per vehicle and site
Approved inspections with activity log and bulk export per vehicle, site or period — for inspections and insurers.
From template to proof
One continuous process instead of isolated tools – identical for every team, with clear ownership per step.
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Vehicles and equipment into the database
Registration, site, vehicle type, inspection deadlines, history. Import from your fleet list.
- 2
Checklists per inspection type
Departure check, forklift check, safety inspection, load securing, damage report, safety briefing — central templates, identical for all sites.
- 3
Driver checks on the phone
Three minutes per check, damage photos directly on the vehicle, offline in the yard. Signature by finger.
- 4
Defects on the board
The Hero Agent creates cards, assigns the workshop, sets deadlines and reminds. The repair is proven with a photo.
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External workshops via link
Workshops and inspection bodies enter repair and inspection records via a protected link — without a licence.
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Proof per vehicle and site
Bulk export for inspections by authorities, insurers or accident insurance. Evaluation of recurring defects per vehicle type.
One unassigned damage costs more than a year of checks
A fleet of 100 vehicles easily has 30 to 50 damage cases a year where it is unclear when and by whom the damage occurred. Each costs excess, downtime and discussion — quickly 1,500 euros and more. With a departure check with photo per trip, every damage is assigned to a trip.
Then the administration: if fleet management spends four hours a week going through paper pads, maintaining inspection deadlines in a spreadsheet and searching for repair records, that is over 200 hours a year. With ProtocolHero the deadlines come to them, and the proof sits on the vehicle.
- Damage assignment with photo and timestamp — less excess, fewer disputes
- Inspection deadlines in view — no check without proof
- Defects with workshop deadline instead of slips on the key board
- Site comparison shows where checks are missed before the inspector notices
Inspection protocols, maintenance reports, acceptances, fault reports
Retyping, matching photos, follow-ups, creating the PDF, filing
Review and approve – the rest is captured on site
Per year, office only
€64,800
20 minutes less office work per protocol × 4,320 protocols × €45/h
- 4,320
- protocols per year
- 1,440
- office hours saved per year
- 180
- working days (8 h) per year
Not included: fewer follow-ups on site, less rework, faster invoicing and the time you save when someone asks for proof. We measure the real numbers in the pilot.
Start a pilotReal customers, real statements
Our references use ProtocolHero for their own processes such as inventory and time recording and for records with many participants — the same mechanism as vehicle checks across several sites.
„Wirklich gute Kommunikation mit eurem Team – Fragen wurden immer schnell und effizient geklärt. Ein großer Vorteil ist, eigene Protokolle zu erstellen: Wir konnten z. B. eine eigene Drohnenflug-Einverständniserklärung direkt in ProtocolHero abbilden. ProtocolHero ist extrem vielseitig – wir nutzen es sogar für interne Prozesse wie unsere laufende Inventur.“
„Wir haben mittlerweile knapp 1.000 Dokumente mit ProtocolHero erstellt. Das zeigt, wie stark die Software bei uns im Alltag angekommen ist. Besonders wertvoll ist die klare Dokumentenzentrale: Wir sehen, welche Dokumente offen sind, wer woran arbeitet und was noch zu erledigen ist. Inzwischen nutzen wir ProtocolHero auch für die tägliche Stundenerfassung und die KI-Funktionen sind eine große Hilfe.“
„Auch wenn sich gewisse Abläufe in Irland von Deutschland unterscheiden, bleibt der Kern der Arbeit gleich: Man muss sauber festhalten, was man gemacht hat. Für uns Elektriker sind gute Werkzeuge entscheidend – genauso sehen wir Software. ProtocolHero ist nicht einfach nur ein Programm, sondern ein Werkzeug, das Fehler reduziert, Abläufe beschleunigt und im Alltag für mehr Struktur sorgt.“
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