Vehicle tracking, dispatch, route planning, and maintenance — unified in Business Central. No standalone TMS required.
A fleet management system tracks, dispatches, and optimises a company's vehicles — from route planning and driver assignment to maintenance scheduling and fuel monitoring. Traditional fleet management software runs as a standalone platform, entirely separate from the ERP that handles orders, inventory, and invoicing.
The result: two systems that are always slightly out of sync. Orders are in the ERP. Vehicles are in the TMS. Someone has to export, import, or manually transfer data between them at every stage of the delivery cycle.
Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control solves this by embedding fleet management directly inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Orders flow automatically into route plans. Drivers execute on mobile. Proof of delivery syncs back to BC. Fleet maintenance costs post to the correct cost centres. Everything in one system.
Fleet dispatch software: Assign orders to vehicles and drivers from a live dispatch board inside Business Central. See vehicle locations, available capacity, and open jobs in real time.
Route optimisation: Automatically calculate multi-stop delivery routes by distance, time windows, and vehicle load capacity. Drag-and-drop adjustments for same-day changes.
Vehicle tracking and fleet management: GPS tracking gives dispatchers live visibility of every vehicle's position, speed, and stop history. Geofence alerts for arrivals and departures.
Truck fleet management: Manage HGVs, LGVs, and mixed fleets with vehicle-specific capacity, compliance, and maintenance profiles. Tachograph compliance tracking built in.
Mobile driver app: Drivers receive route instructions, delivery details, and navigation on a mobile app. Electronic proof of delivery (signature, photo, barcode scan) captured on the spot.
Fleet maintenance scheduling: Link vehicle service schedules to Dynamics Mobile's maintenance engine. BC generates work orders automatically at service intervals — no separate fleet maintenance system needed.
Fuel and cost tracking: Log fuel consumption against vehicles. All fleet costs — maintenance, fuel, driver labour — post to BC dimensions for accurate cost-per-vehicle reporting.
Capability | Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control (BC-native) | Standalone TMS / Fleet Platform |
|---|---|---|
ERP order sync | ✅ Automatic, real-time | ⚠️ API/CSV integration needed |
Route optimisation | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Core feature |
Vehicle tracking | ✅ GPS, live map in BC | ✅ Core feature |
ePOD (electronic proof of delivery) | ✅ Native, auto-posts to BC | ⚠️ Add-on or integration |
Fleet maintenance in ERP | ✅ Work orders in BC | ❌ Separate CMMS/maintenance tool Related solutions |
Invoice on delivery completion | ✅ Automatic BC posting | ❌ Manual ERP step |
Cost centre reporting | ✅ All costs in BC dimensions | ❌ Export to ERP manually |
Implementation complexity | ✅ Weeks (native) | ⚠️ Months (integration project) |
Distributors with owned delivery fleets — food and beverage, building materials, industrial supplies — use Fleet Control to run nightly route planning from BC orders, execute deliveries with ePOD, and post costs back to BC without manual reconciliation.
Companies managing HGV and LGV truck fleets use Fleet Control's vehicle-specific capacity planning, driver hour compliance, and route optimisation to improve fleet utilisation and reduce empty miles.
Companies with engineer fleets — HVAC, telecoms, utilities — use Fleet Control alongside Dynamics Mobile Field Service to manage both delivery and service vehicles from a single dispatch board.
Third-party logistics providers and last-mile carriers use Fleet Control's real-time tracking, customer ETA notifications, and ePOD to manage customer SLAs and reduce inbound WISMO (Where Is My Order) calls.
What is fleet management software?
Fleet management software tracks, schedules, and optimises a company's vehicle fleet — covering dispatch, route planning, GPS tracking, driver management, maintenance scheduling, and cost reporting. Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control delivers all these capabilities natively inside Business Central.
What are the best fleet management companies / platforms?
For companies already on Business Central, Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control is the most cost-effective choice as it eliminates the need for a separate TMS and integration layer. Standalone platforms like Samsara, Verizon Connect, Locus, and Fleet Complete are widely used but require ERP integration to be operationally useful. For BC-native operations, Fleet Control is purpose-built.
What is fleet dispatch software?
Fleet dispatch software assigns jobs or deliveries to available vehicles and drivers in real time, tracks execution, and handles re-routing or re-assignment when plans change. Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control includes a live dispatch board directly inside Business Central.
Does Business Central support vehicle tracking and fleet management?
Not natively out of the box — but Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control adds full vehicle tracking (GPS), route planning, dispatch, and ePOD directly to Business Central without third-party middleware.
How does truck fleet management work in Business Central?
Fleet Control supports truck-specific profiles — load capacity, axle weights, height and width restrictions, driver hours compliance. Routes are optimised with vehicle constraints applied. Tachograph and driver compliance data can be logged via the driver mobile app.
What is the difference between a TMS and fleet management software?
A TMS (Transport Management System) focuses on freight planning, carrier management, and logistics network optimisation — typically for companies managing multiple carriers or complex freight flows. Fleet management software focuses on owned vehicle operations — dispatch, tracking, driver management, and maintenance. Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control addresses owned fleet operations with full ERP integration.
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Dynamics Mobile Fleet Control brings fleet management natively into Business Central — dispatch, route optimisation, driver tracking, ePOD, and fleet maintenance in a single platform.
