Pop Dispatch
Playbooks
What to do, step by step, when something goes wrong or changes. 20 guides.
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A customer asks for their data or to be forgotten
Log the request, check who is asking, export the data or erase it, keep the records the law requires, and confirm to the customer.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Any hosting
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- Web browserServer
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A driver leaves with an open advance
Check what a leaving driver still holds, record repayments or adjustments, and settle the balance in the ledger.
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- OwnerFleet managerAccountant
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- All devices
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A fleet vehicle was sold
Retire a sold vehicle from daily use, tidy its tires and defects, and keep its history and costs.
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- OwnerFleet manager
- Hosting
- Any hosting
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- All devices
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A vehicle is stored at a partner yard
Keep a vehicle on your records while it sits at a partner's yard, track what it costs, and bring it back to release it.
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- DispatcherOwner
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Web browser
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A wrong odometer reading was entered
Find a wrong meter reading, correct it, confirm a flagged drop, or mark a replaced meter so lifetime distance stays right.
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- OwnerFleet manager
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- All devices
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Evening and weekend taxi rates
Add a night and weekend window to your taxi tariff and check that quotes pick it up.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Web browser
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License expired or unreachable
Keep reading, exporting and backing up when the license ends or the check fails, and return the server to full use.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Server
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Lost or stolen device
Cut off a lost phone or computer, protect the account behind it and get the person working again.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- All devices
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Lost recovery key
What to do when the printed recovery key is missing, depending on whether the server still runs.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Office serverYour own hosting
- Devices
- Server
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Moving to a new computer
Move a working Pop Dispatch server to a new computer with a fresh backup file, keeping calls, photos and the license.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Office serverYour own hosting
- Devices
- Server
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My computer died
Bring the whole business back on a replacement computer from your latest backup file and your recovery key.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Office serverYour own hosting
- Devices
- Server
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Pay your tow drivers for the week
Set each tow driver's pay method, run the weekly pay report and export it for payroll.
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- OwnerFleet manager
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Web browser
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Restoring yesterday's data
Go back to the data of an earlier day after a mistake such as a bulk delete, keeping today's data safe in case you need it.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Office serverYour own hosting
- Devices
- Server
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Send a job to a partner company
Hand a tow job to a partner company when your trucks are busy, follow it to completion and record the final price.
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- DispatcherOwner
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Web browser
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Server down or restoring a backup
Keep working while the server is down, bring it back, and restore a backup when its data is damaged.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Office serverYour own hosting
- Devices
- Server
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Settle a taxi driver at the end of the week
Preview a driver's week, save the settlement and record who paid whom.
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- OwnerFleet manager
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Web browser
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Starting taxi dispatch
Take a towing and repair shop from no taxi work to a live taxi and livery desk and a public booking page, in order, with the papers to obtain first.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Web browserServer
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Switch on vehicle tracking
Connect your Samsara, Motive or Geotab account, match vehicles and watch them on the Live map.
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- OwnerAdministrator
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- Web browser
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The phone lost signal or the app was closed
Understand how late position uploads, repeats and gaps are handled, and what to rely on for distance.
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- OwnerFleet managerDispatcher
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- All devices
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Your first load from booking to paid
Run one freight load through every step, from the broker's call to the driver's pay statement, so each screen is familiar before the busy week.
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- OwnerDispatcherFleet manager
- Hosting
- Any hosting
- Devices
- All devices