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Hubfleet: Time is money, and too much of it is being spent on compliance

Hubfleet's Glyn Castanelli points out the benefits that Hubfleet can provide fleet managers when it comes to time savings
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In the transport industry, we’re all counting time.

Drivers count it by the minute. Operators count it by the hour. Clients want delivery by the day. But when it comes to compliance, we’re losing more time than we can afford, chasing logbooks, checking paperwork, preparing for audits or reacting to problems we should have seen coming.

That’s the real issue we’re trying to solve at Hubfleet. Because we believe compliance should make businesses stronger, not slower.

Right now, too many operators are burning time just trying to keep up. Hubfleet was built to change that.

The real cost of ‘doing it the way it’s always been done’ 

Most transport businesses don’t have a compliance problem, they have a time problem.

The hours lost to manual paperwork, duplicated records and last-minute audit prep are hours not spent on customers, equipment, planning or staff. For many operators, it’s evenings and weekends eaten up by admin. For drivers, it’s roadside delays and the mental load of getting their hours right on a logbook that doesn’t do them any favours.

We built Hubfleet to give that time back.

It started with an Electronic Work Diary (EWD) that drivers actually want to use, fast, NHVR-approved and reliable. But it didn’t stop there. Hubfleet is now a full digital compliance platform that brings together fatigue, mass, maintenance, safety, and more. It’s everything you need to run a safe, professional business, without the paper, without the chaos and without the time sink.

Simplifying the essentials

Every feature in Hubfleet is designed to make life easier for people in the industry, not harder.

  • Drivers can log hours, submit pre-start checks, declare mass and report faults directly from their phones. No delays, no backtracking, no double-handling.
  • Operators can view compliance status across the entire fleet at a glance, fatigue, maintenance, faults, documents and more.
  • Auditors and managers can generate instant reports, complete audits and show real-time compliance evidence with a single click.

It’s not about ticking more boxes. It’s about spending less time on the basics, so businesses can focus on the big picture.

From bare minimum to business advantage 

For a long time, compliance was seen as something you had to do just to stay out of trouble. But in today’s market, it’s more than that.

When tenders are competitive and clients are under pressure, they’re looking for transport partners who are safe, reliable and organised. That means being able to show, not just say, that you’ve got your systems in place.

Hubfleet helps you do that. Whether it’s producing fatigue reports for a government contract, NCR logs for a client site audit, or proof of vehicle servicing for insurance or NHVAS compliance, your records are already there. No scrambling. No stress.

In a tight market, professionalism is a competitive edge. Hubfleet helps you stand out.

Saving time isn’t just a benefit, it’s a business strategy 

The operators using Hubfleet aren’t just ticking compliance boxes. They’re building better businesses.

  • They’re spending less on admin hours.
  • They’re avoiding breaches before they happen.
  • They’re turning audits into quick reviews instead of week-long projects.
  • And they’re giving their drivers tools that actually help them do the job.

Most importantly, they’re freeing up time, real hours every week, that they can invest back into running their businesses or getting a bit of their life back.

We’ve seen it firsthand: when you make compliance easier, everything else runs smoother.

Preparing for what’s next

The industry is changing. The HVNL is evolving. Minimum standards are being introduced. New industry standards like CLOCS-A are raising the bar on safety. And more and more clients are asking for digital evidence of compliance, not just a tick in the manual.

Hubfleet is built with that future in mind.

We’re constantly updating the platform to align with new standards, new audit criteria and better ways of doing the job. Our tools are already helping operators prepare for the Safety Management Systems reforms coming under HVNL in 2026. Not just by giving them another checkbox, but by embedding better processes into daily operations now, before it becomes a scramble.

Designed by people who get it

We’re not a software company guessing at what transport needs. We’re a team of industry people, drivers, operators, auditors, who’ve lived the job.

That’s why Hubfleet is built to work in the real world. It runs offline. It’s simple to use. It scales with your business. And it doesn’t come with lock-in contracts or expensive onboarding fees.

Because what people need isn’t another system to manage, they need a better one that manages itself.

Final word: It’s time to stop wasting time 

Transport is under enough pressure already. Fuel, insurance, equipment costs, they’re all going up. Admin shouldn’t be the thing that breaks the camel’s back.

Hubfleet helps take that pressure off. We simplify compliance, reduce admin and give operators and drivers the tools to stay safe, stay sharp, and stay ahead.

That’s not just good compliance. That’s good business.

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