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How to automate heavy haulage permits

How to keep abnormal load routes, permits and assets aligned without manual handoffs.

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Quick answer

To automate heavy haulage permits, keep the route, permit, trailer build and schedule on one live reference so permit status is visible against the actual movement and changes propagate automatically. FRAI does this while working alongside permit systems such as ESDAL; it does not replace them, and there is no rip and replace.

Why is permit admin so slow?

Heavy haulage routing and permits usually live across separate portals, spreadsheets and email. Raising and tracking permits is manual, and status is hard to see against the actual movement, so a single change forces re-checking the route and asset plan by hand.

How do you automate the permit workflow?

  • Plan the abnormal load route on one shipment, one live reference.
  • Track permit status against the movement, not a separate portal.
  • Connect routing and permits to asset and trailer tracking.
  • Work alongside ESDAL and your existing systems, not in place of them.
  • Let changes propagate so route, permit and assets stay aligned.

What about compliance and documents?

Because compliance and documents share the same live reference, the data behind a permit stays consistent with the movement. Gaps surface early, in the workflow, rather than at the roadside or an audit.

In practice

A worked example

Route change → aligned permit

  1. 1A movement date shifts on the live reference.
  2. 2FRAI flags the impact on the route and permit.
  3. 3The planner sees what needs revisiting in one view.
  4. 4Assets, documents and compliance stay aligned.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does FRAI replace ESDAL?

No. FRAI works alongside permit systems such as ESDAL, keeping route and permit context aligned with assets and schedules on one live reference.

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