A pup trailer gets a quick once-over at the Chicago terminal, clears, and heads out on the lane to Indianapolis — where it rolls in with a dragging brake nobody flagged, and now the whole outbound dock is backed up waiting on it. On a single yard you'd have caught it. Across a hub-and-spoke network of terminals, the trailer disappears into a blind spot. LTL fleet maintenance software exists to close that gap — one view of every truck, pup, and dolly across every terminal. Book a demo to see HVI across your terminal network
One view of fleet health across every terminal
Inspections, PM, and defect-to-work-order for line-haul, pups, city P&D, and dock equipment — rolled up across the whole network.
Why LTL maintenance breaks without a network view
Truckload carriers run a truck from A to B. LTL runs a web — freight consolidated at terminals, line-hauled between hubs, broken down and delivered by city fleets. A unit inspected at one terminal fails on a lane to another, and the shop that finds it has no history on it. Without one connected view, every terminal is flying blind on equipment that moves through it but belongs to the network.
Every terminal's inspections, defects, and PM status roll into one dashboard — so a problem anywhere is visible everywhere.
When a pup's full history travels with it across terminals, the Indianapolis shop opens the record the Chicago yard started — no re-diagnosing, no blind spots on the lane. Start free and connect your terminals in one view
Built for every class of equipment LTL runs
No vertical runs a wider mix of equipment than LTL. Line-haul tractors, pup trailers and doubles, converter dollies, city delivery trucks, and the dock equipment that keeps freight moving — each on its own inspection and PM rhythm. HVI templates every class so the right checklist and schedule follow the right asset.
Line-haul tractors
High-mileage hub-to-hub. PM by mileage, full DOT annual, pre/post-trip.
Pups & doubles
28' trailers & converter dollies. Calendar PM, brake & coupling checks.
City P&D trucks
Stop-and-go pickup & delivery. Liftgate, door & short-cycle wear.
Dock & yard
Forklifts, yard hostlers, dock plates. Hour-meter PM & safety checks.
One platform templates the forklift, the pup, and the line-haul tractor each the right way — instead of forcing a tractor checklist onto a dock forklift. Book a demo to see per-class inspection templates
The LTL terminal & P&D checklist HVI loads by default
LTL inspections happen at the terminal, on the dock, and on city routes — a wider daily net than a single over-the-road pre-trip. This is the checklist HVI ships ready to run, signed on the phone wherever the unit is, and visible at every terminal in the network.
Line-haul & pups
- Tractor brakes, air system, tires
- Pup coupling, pintle & safety chains
- Converter dolly condition
- Trailer doors, seals, floor
- All lights, markers, reflectors
- Landing gear & suspension
- Prior-defect carry-over check
City P&D
- Liftgate operation & hydraulics
- Roll-up door & latches
- Brakes — heavy stop-and-go wear
- Backup camera & alarm
- Pallet jack / E-track in box
- Mirrors, horn, wipers
- Tires — curb & dock damage
Dock & yard
- Forklift forks, mast, hydraulics
- Forklift horn, lights, seatbelt
- Yard hostler fifth-wheel & lift
- Dock plates & levelers
- Propane / battery / fuel check
- Hour-meter reading logged
- Safety decals & guards intact
Every item signed, every defect photographed, every inspection timestamped and visible network-wide. When a unit moves between terminals, its record moves with it. Start free — the LTL checklist set is loaded on day one
How one unflagged defect ripples through the network
In LTL, equipment isn't dedicated — it's shared across lanes and terminals. That's what makes the network efficient, and it's also why one missed defect doesn't stay contained. A single trailer pulled from service mid-lane doesn't just lose that move; it cascades through dock schedules, driver assignments, and delivery windows down the line.
Per FMCSA roadside-inspection data, brake and vehicle-maintenance violations are consistently among the top out-of-service categories — and in a shared-equipment network, catching them at the terminal before dispatch protects the whole lane, not just one truck. Book a demo to see network defect capture in action
Terminal silos vs. one network dashboard
Every yard in its own silo
- Each terminal keeps its own paper or sheet
- A unit's history doesn't travel with it
- No rollup — HQ can't see fleet health
- Repeat defects across terminals go unseen
- PM due dates tracked locally, missed often
- Dock equipment left out of the system
One connected view
- Every terminal signs into one platform
- Unit history follows it across the network
- HQ dashboard rolls up all fleet health
- Repeat-defect patterns flagged network-wide
- PM scheduled & alerted across all terminals
- Line-haul, P&D & dock equipment all in one
The carriers that keep throughput high aren't luckier — they see the whole board. Start a free trial and bring every terminal into one view
From an LTL maintenance director
We had twelve terminals and twelve different ways of tracking maintenance — some on clipboards, a couple on spreadsheets, one guy who kept it all in his head. When a trailer broke down between terminals, whoever got it had zero history. We were re-diagnosing the same recurring problems over and over because nobody could see the pattern.
Putting every terminal on one system was the first time I could actually see our fleet. Within a quarter we spotted a run of the same axle issue on a batch of pups that three separate shops had been band-aiding independently. Fixing it at the source cut our roadside events on that equipment nearly in half.
What's inside HVI for LTL carriers
Network dashboard
Fleet health rolled up across every terminal, ranked by what needs attention first.
Inspections anywhere
Line-haul, city P&D, and dock inspections signed on the phone at any terminal.
Defect-to-work-order
A defect opens a work order and routes to the nearest terminal shop automatically.
Mixed-equipment PM
Mileage for tractors, calendar for pups, hour-meter for forklifts — each the right way.
Per-terminal teams
Shop teams, roles, and assignments scoped to each terminal, managed from HQ.
Network DOT rollup
DVIRs, PM, and repairs across all terminals as a signed PDF for any audit.
All of it on the driver and tech's phone at every terminal and the network dashboard at HQ. Start a free trial and have your network live this week
Frequently asked questions
Can HVI track maintenance across multiple LTL terminals in one view?
Yes. Every terminal's inspections, defects, and PM status roll up into one network dashboard, so HQ sees fleet health everywhere and each unit's history follows it between terminals.
Does HVI handle mixed equipment like pups, doubles, and forklifts?
Yes. Line-haul tractors, pup trailers, converter dollies, city P&D trucks, and dock equipment each get their own inspection template and PM schedule, from mileage to hour-meter based.
Can a defect found at one terminal route to the right shop?
Yes. When a driver or tech flags a defect, HVI opens a work order and routes it to the nearest terminal shop, so a unit that breaks down mid-lane gets picked up where it lands.
Do dock drivers and techs each get the right access?
Yes. HVI scopes teams, roles, and assignments per terminal while HQ keeps the full rollup, so each location manages its own shop without losing the network view.
How quickly can an LTL network get running on HVI?
Most carriers run their first signed inspection within a day or two of signup. Rolling out across terminals, equipment classes, and user roles typically takes under two weeks.
Run every terminal, lane, and unit on one record
Inspections, mixed-equipment PM, defect-to-work-order, and a network rollup — so a blind spot at one terminal never stalls the whole lane.
No credit card · No hardware install · Network dashboard from day one
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Network dashboardEvery terminal in one view
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Inspections anywhereLine-haul, P&D & dock on the phone
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Defect → Work OrderRouted to the nearest terminal shop
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Mixed-equipment PMTractors, pups, forklifts each right
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Per-terminal teamsRoles scoped, HQ keeps the rollup
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DOT network rollupAudit-ready signed PDF, any time
