Foodservice shuttle drivers experience delays and safety issues due to trailers being loaded without proper pre-trip inspections, leading to damaged tires, out-of-adjustment brakes, and wasted time fixing issues.

Workarounds Described

• manually inspecting trailers after they have been loaded and noticing damaged tires or brake issues, then fixing them on their own time

Implied Software Gaps

• Mandatory digital pre-trip inspection before trailer movement to loading dock, with conditional trailer assignment

PreTrip Pro

A mobile app that requires yard goats to complete a digital pre-trip inspection (tires, brakes, lights) before moving a trailer to a loading dock. Inspections are logged with photo evidence and timestamp; incomplete or failed inspections alert dispatch. The app ties inspection completion to trailer assignment, preventing un-inspected trailers from being assigned to drivers.