Run your carrier company from one dashboard.
Manage drivers, loads, documents, and compliance in one platform purpose-built for carrier companies. We're a licensed carrier ourselves — USDOT 4323811 — and everything we build, we use. Start free. No contract.
Free plan: 5 drivers, 10 loads/month. No credit card required.
Sound Familiar?
The four problems every growing carrier hits.
These aren't edge cases. They're the exact operational failures that cause carriers to plateau, fail audits, and lose good drivers.
Driver paperwork is everywhere.
CDL copies in an email thread. Medical certs in a Google Drive folder with three different naming conventions. Drug test results in a filing cabinet. Application PDFs scattered across personal desktops. When an FMCSA auditor asks for a driver's DQ file, you spend 45 minutes pulling it together. That's not a process — that's a liability.
Compliance deadlines get missed.
Nobody is manually tracking when 12 drivers' medical certificates expire. No one set a calendar reminder for the CDL renewal that was 8 months out. Then one day a driver gets flagged at a weigh station for an expired medical card and you have an out-of-service event on your safety record. These failures are completely preventable with the right system.
Load tracking runs on phone calls.
Your dispatcher calls the driver to get an ETA. The driver calls back when they're loaded. Someone texts the customer to say the truck is 2 hours out. There's no record of any of this. No visibility. No audit trail. No way to look back at what happened if a load goes sideways. Freight doesn't move itself — but your data about it shouldn't either.
New driver onboarding takes weeks.
You email the driver an application. They print it, fill it by hand, scan it, email it back. You manually review everything, email back to request missing items. They send the wrong file. You follow up again. Three weeks later the driver is still not in the system. By that point, half of them have taken a job somewhere else. Slow onboarding is lost revenue.
The ESSE Solution
One platform. All four problems solved.
ESSE was built to solve exactly these problems — because we had all of them ourselves when we were running freight.
Digital DQ files, organized by driver.
Every driver has a digital profile in ESSE with their full DQ file attached. CDL, medical cert, MVR, PSP, drug test results, application, signed consents — all in one place. When an auditor asks, you pull it up in 10 seconds and share a link. No hunting. No scrambling.
Automated compliance alerts, 30/60/90 days out.
ESSE watches every document expiration date and sends your admin team alerts at 90, 60, and 30 days before anything expires. CDL, medical cert, insurance — all tracked. Your team gets the alert and has time to act. No more surprise out-of-service events.
Load management with real-time status.
Create loads, assign drivers, update status (available → dispatched → in transit → delivered → invoiced) and attach all documents per load. Your dispatchers see the whole board at once. Built-in messaging means every update is logged in the load record — not buried in a text thread.
Digital onboarding that takes days, not weeks.
Driver opens a link on their phone. Fills out a multi-step digital application, uploads documents from their camera roll, and signs all required consents electronically. Your admin reviews it in the dashboard. The whole process can complete in under 24 hours. No printing. No scanning. No back-and-forth.
Full Feature List
Everything your carrier operation needs.
12 core systems, built to work together. No third-party integrations required to get started.
Carrier Dashboard
Fleet overview with active drivers, loads in transit, pending applications, and compliance alerts — all visible on login.
Driver Roster Management
Full driver profiles with documents, status, assignment history, and compliance standing. Search, filter, and export.
Load Creation & Assignment
Create loads with all pickup/delivery details, assign to available drivers, track through delivery and invoicing.
Document Storage & Expiration Tracking
Upload and organize any document type. Set expiration dates. Get automated alerts before anything lapses.
E-Signature Templates
Build reusable signature templates for policy documents, consent forms, and lease agreements. Send, sign, and store with full audit trail.
FMCSA Company Verification
Look up any USDOT number from the dashboard to verify a driver's prior carrier, check insurance, and review safety ratings.
Driver Onboarding Portal
Branded driver-facing portal. Multi-step application, mobile document upload, e-signature, status tracking — fully digital.
Real-time Driver Location
Track driver check-ins and load progress updates in real time. Dispatcher and driver see the same information.
Compliance Alerts
30/60/90-day automated alerts for CDL, medical certificates, insurance, and any custom document expiration dates you set.
Reporting & Analytics
Pipeline reports, recruiter performance, driver activity, compliance status — downloadable as CSV, PDF, or XLS.
Multi-Dispatcher Support
Add multiple dispatcher accounts with role-based access. Each dispatcher sees assigned loads. Admin sees everything.
API Access (Pro)
Full REST API for integration with existing dispatch software, load boards, and accounting systems. Available on Pro plan.
Pricing
Straightforward pricing for every carrier size.
Start free. No credit card. Upgrade when you need more capacity. No contracts, no onboarding fees.
Starter
For carriers getting organized and moving off spreadsheets. Up to 5 drivers and 10 loads per month.
- Up to 5 active drivers
- 10 loads per month
- 500 MB document storage
- Driver onboarding portal
- Compliance alerts (standard)
- Basic e-signature (5/mo)
- Email support
Pro
For growing carriers who need unlimited capacity, full reporting, and advanced e-signature workflows.
- Unlimited active drivers
- Unlimited loads
- 10 GB document storage
- Advanced e-signature + templates
- Full compliance alerts + custom thresholds
- Full reports: CSV, PDF, XLS
- Multi-dispatcher accounts
- Priority support + onboarding call
Fleet
For carrier companies with 100+ driver fleets who need dedicated support, custom integrations, and SLA guarantees.
- Unlimited everything
- REST API access
- Custom document workflows
- Dedicated account manager
- SLA-backed uptime guarantee
- Custom data retention policy
- On-site onboarding (available)
"Since using ESSE, our onboarding time dropped from 3 weeks to 4 days. Drivers complete the application on their phone before they even come in for orientation. The compliance alerts alone saved us from two out-of-service events we would never have caught in time."— Fleet Manager, Ohio-based carrier (20-truck fleet)
Register your carrier company today.
Create your account in under 2 minutes. Add your first driver. Send your first document for signature. See why carriers switch to ESSE from legacy systems and spreadsheets.