Why Upfitters are Ditching Paper

Many commercial vehicle upfitters still rely on clipboards and paper forms for work orders, safety inspections, compliance tracking, and billing. These outdated methods slow down operations, cause costly errors, and make it harder to stay compliant with DOT and FMVSS standards.

Common problems include:

  • Longer project cycles
  • Lack of real-time job visibility
  • Risk of errors and compliance issues

Alpha Software is a supporter of the mission of NTEA (The Truck Work Association).

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Improve Data Accuracy and Speed Data Insights with Alpha Software

We make it easy for commercial vehicle upfitters to adopt mobile apps for data collection. We even include custom dashboards to offer detailed views of high-quality data and KPIs with drill-down capabilities.

We build mobile apps that mirror your existing paper-based workflows — no coding needed, no rip-and-replace required. We do all the hard work and produce reports, Excel spreadsheets or tie into your systems of record.

Benefits include:

  • Digitize work orders, vehicle inspection forms, and QA checklists
  • Capture photos, signatures, and barcodes right from the floor
  • Works offline and syncs with your ERP or QuickBooks
  • Real-time dashboards and alerts

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Improve Data Accuracy

Employees gather more thorough and accurate data.
Data collection is automated. Inspections identify errors immediately.

Solutions for commerical vehicle upfitting

Data analysis is playing a crucial role in understanding end-use applications and informing upfitting decisions. 

  • Use intelligent forms to automatically capture digital data, saving time and minimizing errors.
  • Take pictures, scan barcodes, and record audio to document equipment problems.
  • Capture real-time data from external systems and Internet of Things devices (such as weather, temperature, humidity sensors, and more).
  • Based on form submissions, give workers video and PDF guides to help them with any tasks or repairs.
  • Assign forms to additional employees automatically, forward them to management, or start a task or workflow to initiate new work or repairs.
  • Ensure workers are always productive with offline functionality that operates in locations without WiFi or cell connectivity.

Before and after digitizing with Alpha TransForm solutions.

Before After
 Paper forms handed in at day's end   Digital reports submitted in real time 
 Manual entry and errors   Errors reduced by 80%+ 
 Invoicing delays   Same-day invoicing 
 No real-time visibility   Live dashboards and job tracking 

 

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Send us your paper form or outline your process, and we’ll show you a working mobile app version in 48 hours.

  1. How it works:
    1. Start with one form (e.g., sales order form or vehicle inspection checklist)
    2. We'll build your app and dashboard in days - you test it with your team on your shop floor
    3. Connect it to your ERP or job tracking software (optional)
    4. You'll be ready to go live in weeks, not months.
    ...Expand to work orders, QA, job trackign software or more - we map to your needs.