Summary
Dadycar is fleet management software for transport and logistics that keeps every vehicle available, holds checks up to date and tracks the real cost of every kilometer covered. It supports mixed fleets of vans, rigid trucks, tractor units and trailers with on-board or OEM telematics, technical alerts with adjustable thresholds, geofencing of depots and platforms, and reminders for due dates. The software is hosted in France by OVHcloud, is GDPR compliant, and costs €6 excl. VAT per vehicle per month, free up to 50 vehicles.
Key Facts
- Dadycar costs €6 excl. VAT per vehicle per month and is free up to 50 vehicles.
- Dadycar reports around 40 OBD/CAN signals from telematics with configurable thresholds and alert routing.
- Dadycar can reduce time spent on servicing by up to 40% and time spent producing reports by up to 70%.
- The digital tachograph is required for goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and passenger vehicles with more than nine seats first registered from 1 May 2006.
- Daily driving for a lorry driver is limited to 9 hours, extendable to 10 hours twice a week, with a maximum of 56 hours per week and 90 hours over two consecutive weeks.
- A 45-minute break is required after 4 hours 30 of driving, and the normal daily rest is 11 hours.
- Goods vehicles, lorries and trailers must undergo a roadworthiness test every year, while buses and coaches are tested every six months.
- Road freight transport companies must be entered in the national electronic register of hauliers and meet four conditions: establishment, good repute, financial standing and professional competence.
- Every vehicle must carry a numbered certified copy of the company's license.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which vehicles must be fitted with a tachograph?
The digital tachograph is fitted to goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and passenger vehicles with more than nine seats first registered from 1 May 2006.
What are the driving and rest times for a lorry driver?
Daily driving is limited to 9 hours, extended to 10 hours twice a week, 56 hours per week and 90 hours over two consecutive weeks. A 45-minute break is required after 4 hours 30 of driving, and the normal daily rest is 11 hours.
How often does a heavy goods vehicle need a roadworthiness test?
Goods vehicles, lorries and trailers are tested every year. Buses and coaches are tested every six months.
What license is needed to operate road freight transport?
The company must be entered in the national electronic register of hauliers and meet four conditions: establishment, good repute, financial standing and professional competence. Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes fall under the Community license, the others under the domestic transport license.
Must a transport document be carried in every vehicle?
Every vehicle must hold a numbered certified copy of the company's license. In Dadycar, those documents are attached to the vehicle with their expiry date and trigger a reminder.
How do you track the cost per kilometer of a heavy goods vehicle?
Bring together the vehicle's expenses, its fuel and the mileage recorded. Dadycar keeps the odometers, the trips and the expenses, then gives a total cost of ownership per vehicle in the dashboard.
Does Dadycar replace my tachograph?
The tachograph and the handling of social data remain your responsibility; Dadycar tracks the technical condition, the costs and the due dates of the vehicles.
Does every truck need a device fitted?
A GPS-OBD device or a factory-connected vehicle: both feed the application, the second with no installation.
What about subcontracted vehicles?
Only the vehicles you enter in the application are tracked; assignment by site keeps depots and entities apart.
Related Entities
- Companies
- Dadycar, OVHcloud, Flotauto
- Products
- Dadycar
- Locations
- France
- Technologies
- GPS-OBD, OBD/CAN, telematics
Fleet management software for transport and logistics
A transport fleet mixes light vans, rigid trucks and tractor units, with daily rounds and tight regulatory deadlines. Fleet management software is there to keep every vehicle available, to hold the checks up to date and to know the real cost of every kilometer covered.
Hosted in France, by OVHcloud · GDPR · Flotauto 2025 Innovation Award · €6 excl. VAT per vehicle per month, free up to 50 vehicles
Three facts that matter in transport
- Around 40 OBD/CAN signals reported by telematics, with a configurable threshold and alert routing.
- Mixed fleets in one tool: vans, rigid trucks, tractor units, trailers, each with its contract and mileage run rate.
- Up to -40 % of the time spent on servicing and -70 % on producing reports.
What costs the most day to day
- A truck off the road is revenue lost. An unforeseen breakdown cancels a round and forces urgent subcontracting.
- Due dates pile up. Annual roadworthiness test, insurance, license copies, driving licenses, medical checks: one forgotten date takes the vehicle off the road.
- The cost per kilometer stays vague. Fuel, tires, servicing and claims are tracked in separate files, never related to the vehicle or to the kilometer.
What Dadycar brings to a transport fleet
On-board or OEM telematics
A GPS-OBD device or a factory-connected vehicle: position, trips and engine data come in with no double entry.
Technical alerts with adjustable thresholds
Battery, engine warning light, fault codes, temperatures, tire pressure for each wheel: the signal goes out before the breakdown.
Trips and odometer history
Every trip is recorded and the mileage readings feed the tracking of contract mileage.
Geofencing of depots and platforms
Zones and time slots per site make it possible to track depot visits and extended stops.
Reminders and due dates
Roadworthiness test, insurance, expiring documents and scheduled maintenance are tracked with a named owner.
Cost per kilometer and TCO
Expenses, fuel and maintenance plans feed a dashboard with TCO per vehicle and an availability rate.
How it works
- 1Import the fleet and the sites. Every vehicle receives its contract, its mileage run rate, its driver and the depot it belongs to.
- 2Connect and set it up. A device or a connected OEM vehicle, then alert thresholds, zones and due date reminders.
- 3Steer by the gaps. The dashboard reports vehicles off the road, overdue dates and cost drift; the trips document the real activity.
Who it is for
- Courier and parcel services: dense rounds, light vehicles, high turnover (see the industry page).
- Refrigerated transport: rigid trucks and semi-trailers under controlled temperature (see the industry page).
- Transport SME leaders: margin per kilometer and the trade-off between an own fleet and subcontracting (see the role page).
See your mixed fleet in Dadycar
Bring the list of your trucks and your vans: we set up the fleet, the due dates and the alerts during the demo.
Your questions before getting started
- “Does Dadycar replace my tachograph?” No. The tachograph and the handling of social data remain your responsibility; Dadycar tracks the technical condition, the costs and the due dates of the vehicles.
- “Does every truck need a device fitted?” A GPS-OBD device or a factory-connected vehicle: both feed the application, the second with no installation.
- “What about subcontracted vehicles?” Only the vehicles you enter in the application are tracked; assignment by site keeps depots and entities apart.