Trucks & fleets in Ethiopia

Manage trucks, drivers
& deliveries—across Ethiopia.

One screen for trips, fuel, drivers, and who paid. For big fleets—or a few rigs and a WhatsApp group.

Phones work
Drivers + dispatch outdoors
Slow internet OK
Loads when bars are weak
Sample haul cost
ETB (example only)
Estimated haul
ETB 1,180,000

Not a real quote—cargo type, axle count, FX, permits, and weather all change rates.

Fuel sensitivity
+17.8 pts
Transit variance
-3.8 hrs
Distance
920 km
Ethiopian fleets

Seven daily headaches—one toolkit

Trucks, paperwork, drivers, and cash—less mess, clearer pictures.

Fuel

See fuel use per trip. Catch waste early.

Drivers

One place for who drove, when, and delays.

Live trips

Truck location and status on one map.

Poor signal

Works offline. Syncs when signal returns.

Dispatch

Less shouting on the phone—clear tasks.

Repairs

Service dates and faults next to each truck.

Money

Who paid. Who owes. With each job.

DRIVER SCREEN

Sync queued · lite mode ON

RUN #4401

AA yard → Modjo port hand-off

Proof snap

Hands + pockets

Phones first.

Co-ops run on chatter + pocket screens—Swiftiom hugs that vibe.

  • Driver app

    Big buttons. Works on cheap Android.

  • Chat + SMS pings

    Urgent alerts in apps your team already taps.

  • Light desk view

    Branch heads spot delays without hauling laptops.

  • Shaky towers

    Uploads pause & resume—does not freeze the yard.

Who it's for

If you move cargo in Ethiopia—we fit.

From Djibouti road freight to inland branches—one simple system.

Areas we cite

Addis · Mekele · Adama · Hawassa · Kombolcha · Dire · Modjo · Djibouti lane

  • Co-ops & transport unions
  • Fleet owners & trucking firms
  • Import & export
  • NGOs & relief cargo
  • Construction & cement runs
  • Retail & FMCG
  • Factories & warehouses
  • Fuel & tankers
  • Farm & agri supply chains
  • Brokers & forwarders

Map · Horn & neighbours

Corridors + hub pins

Example routes—not live GPS. Borders + gateways shown lightly.

Lane legend

  • Ethio-Djibouti corridor
  • Addis radial · Mekelle · Dire · Hawassa · Bahir Dar · Jimma · Adama
  • Addis ↔ Moyale / LAPSSET ↔ Nairobi
  • Northern corridor (Nairobi ↔ Mombasa)
  • Berbera / Hargeisa corridor

Active assets

0

Active trucks

4.5M

Tonnage (monthly)

Demo KPIs • Not your live fleet • Map file sits in `/maps/`

Loading topography…

Plugs into what you already use

Payments, chats, SIMs, trackers—fewer swaps, clearer ops.

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Dispatch → doorstep

Four steps one flow

1

Plan

Load list + pickup & drop-offs.

2

Tell crews

Chat alerts or SMS—not lost calls.

3

Drivers drive

Photos, POD, pings on one app.

4

Close out

Pay drivers. Match receipts faster.

Main tools

Trips • fuel • payouts • proofs

Matches how your shed already speaks—fewer spreadsheets, clearer paper trail.

Trip sheets

Digitise loads, allowances, checkpoints—still feels like your paper run sheet.

Examples Fuel advanceBorder waitCargo type

Fuel & cash

Hand-outs tied to lanes so finance sees what burnt where.

Br 48,750 advance (sample)

Driver pay split

Set salary / trip % once—drivers see owed amounts minus advances.

Two branches split

Addis · Dire

Demo: set splits

Photos & POD

Drop-off pics, tyre checks, stamped papers—SMS or chat “OK” tracked too.

Offline & branches

Records save on the handset; sync hits HQ when towers come back—all depots inside one ledger.

Idle truck math

Lost cash from empty kms?

Drag two sliders—a rough yearly ETB picture. Plug real maths later in the demo.

18
24%

Sample yearly ETB

ETB 12,312,000

Demo maths only—real savings need your fuel slips, POD rules, lanes, credits.

Demo with our team
Compared to spreadsheets

Cleaner phone → fleet → money trail

Most teams screenshot chats + Excel. Swiftiom keeps the chatter—but adds receipts, splits, maps, debts.

WorkOld waySwiftiom
Clear dispatch boards (not chaos calls)
Trip paperwork + diesel advances
Driver payouts you can defend
Where trucks sit + POD photos
Who owes cash after delivery
Many yards, same login
Text & chat pings
Screens work when towers fail
Money + trucks tabs together

Built for Ethiopian roads—not slide decks.

Trucks break. Networks drop. We pick up the phone—not the pitch deck.

On-site onboardingWe sit with your clerks.
Real networks OK3G dips & hotspots.
Same chat appsCall or Telegram us.