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Welcome to Tread.

Everything you need to get your team running on Tread. Built for haulers, producers, and construction materials companies.

1Why Tread

Receive jobs, assign drivers, and get paid on time. All in one place.

No more phone tag

Jobs land in your account. Accept and assign drivers in seconds.

One source of truth

Track every driver. Schedule every dispatch. Nothing slips through.

Goodbye paper

Drivers add scale tickets and timesheets right from the app.

2What's inside this guide

Jump to any chapter, anytime.

Chapter 1

Train your drivers.

The three things every driver needs to know on day one.

1Share these with your drivers

Send these links to your drivers ahead of time. Printing the one-page guide for the cab is a good idea too.

Scan to download Tread App

QR code to download the Tread app
or
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play
Resource Link
Mobile app download link.tread.io/app →
One-page driver guide Open the one-page guide →
Full driver training (with videos) Open the full training guide →
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Pro tip

Print the one-page guide and put it in the cab of each truck. Drivers can scan the QR code to download the app or reference it on day one.

2The driver app, step by step

Three steps from app open to load delivered. Tap any step to expand it.

Available on App Store and Google Play, or go directly to link.tread.io/app from any phone.

App Store listing: Tread Materials Logistics App welcome screen

Drivers sign in with their phone number, then enter a one-time code sent by text. No password required.

Sign in
  1. 1Enter phone number
  2. 2Receive text verification code
  3. 3Enter code, signed in
Enter phone number Enter verification code

Tread tracks driver location only while a job is active. No tracking outside active jobs. Allow location access when prompted.

iOS
iOS: enable permissions iOS: all permissions enabled
Android
Android: enable permissions Android: all permissions enabled

Everything happens from the cab. The driver accepts and starts the job, adds a scale ticket, then stops the job when the load is delivered.

Accept and start
  1. 1Open the Assigned menu to see assignments
  2. 2Tap VIEW REQUEST on a job
  3. 3Tap ACCEPT
  4. 4Tap START to begin the job
Assigned tab: VIEW REQUEST Job detail: ACCEPT Job detail: START
Add a scale ticket
  1. 1Tap + ADD TICKET
  2. 2Photo the ticket or type in details
  3. 3Ticket saved automatically
Active job: ADD TICKET button Ticket form: photo and fields Ticket filled and saved
Stop the job. Load delivered.
  1. 1Tap STOP JOB
  2. 2Job marked Complete, visible to dispatcher
STOP JOB button End this Tread confirmation Review and Confirm: SUBMIT

For hourly work, drivers log time directly in the app. No more paper timesheets to chase down.

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Rolling out by region

Timesheet entry is rolling out by region. Contact your CSM to confirm availability in your area.

Chapter 2

Setup trucks and drivers.

Add your trucks, drivers, dispatchers, and admins. Same setup, two surfaces. Pick mobile or web depending on where you're working.

1Download the app and sign in

  1. 1Download Tread Material Logistics from the App Store or Google Play
  2. 2Or go to link.tread.io/app on your phone
  3. 3Sign in with your phone number or email address
App Store: Tread Materials Logistics App welcome screen

2Add your trucks

  1. 1Tap Account
  2. 2Tap Manage Equipment
  3. 3On the next screen, select + Add
  4. 4Enter truck number, type and license, then tap Create
Add trucks on mobile: Account, Manage Equipment, Add, and Create truck

3Add your drivers

  1. 1Tap Account
  2. 2Tap Manage Users for employees on your payroll, or Manage Contract Drivers for outside haulers
  3. 3Tap + Add
  4. 4Fill in the driver details, tap Create
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Important

Check Send SMS invite so the driver gets a text to download the app.

Add drivers on mobile: Account, Manage Contract Drivers, Add, and Create driver

4Add dispatchers and admins

  1. 1Tap Account
  2. 2Tap Manage Users
  3. 3Enter the user's name, email, and phone
  4. 4Check the boxes to send an email or SMS invite
  5. 5Pick the right role for the user
  6. 6Tap Submit to create the user
Add dispatchers and admins on mobile: Account, Manage Users, and Create User form

1Log into the Tread web platform

Go to app.tread-horizon.com to get your full account configured.

  1. 1Go to app.tread-horizon.com
  2. 2Enter your email or phone number
  3. 3Enter your password or login code
Tread web login

2Add your trucks

  1. 1Click Settings
  2. 2Click Equipment
  3. 3Click Create Equipment
  4. 4Add the truck number or name and pick an equipment type, click Create
Add trucks

3Add and invite your drivers

  1. 1Click Settings
  2. 2Click Users for employees on your payroll, or Drivers for outside haulers
  3. 3Click Create Driver (or Create User)
  4. 4Fill in the driver's details
!
Important

Check Send SMS Invitation so the driver gets a text to download the app.

Add drivers web

4Assign default trucks to drivers

If your drivers typically drive the same truck, pair them once and Tread carries it through.

  1. 1Click Settings
  2. 2Click Drivers
  3. 3Click into the Equipment box on each driver row and pick their truck
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Why this helps

The truck name shows up alongside the driver every time you dispatch them. Fewer clicks, fewer mistakes.

Pair drivers and trucks

5Add dispatchers and admins

  1. 1Click Settings
  2. 2Click Users
  3. 3Click Create User
  4. 4Pick the right Role for the user (dispatcher, admin, etc.)
Add users web
Chapter 3

Dispatch jobs.

From accepting a customer's job to sending it to a driver. Same flow, two surfaces. Pick mobile if you're on the move, web if you're at your desk.

1Accept jobs from your customer

  1. 1Tap Accept All to take every pending job at once
  2. 2Or tap the down arrow ▼ next to the truck count to accept individually
  3. 3Accepted jobs show an Accepted status and are ready to assign
Accept all jobs Individual accept

2Open the assignment view

  1. 1Tap the down arrow ▼ next to the order truck count to see assigned trucks
  2. 2Tap + Assign to start adding a driver
Dispatch: tap the down arrow to expand assigned trucks, then tap + ASSIGN

3Pick a driver and send

  1. 1Search for a driver by name or truck number
  2. 2Tap Send to push the job to the driver
Driver picker: search by name Drivers listed with SEND buttons
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What happens next

The driver gets a push notification. They can accept and start the job right from their phone.

1Inbound work first appears in the External tab

  1. 1Work your customer dispatches to you lands in your External tab as an inbound order
  2. 2Orders needing Accept or Decline stay in External, accented for fast review
  3. 3Once you accept a job, that work moves into your regular Orders workflow
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Heads up

Orders with a mix of accepted and pending jobs show in both tabs, so what still needs action is always clear.

External tab showing an inbound order with Accept and Decline buttons on each job row and Accept All at the top

2Accept jobs from your customer

  1. 1Click Accept on each truck row to take jobs one at a time
  2. 2Or click Accept All at the top of the order to take every pending row at once
Accept jobs web

3Assign drivers to jobs

  1. 1Click Assign on the job row, a panel opens with Driver and Vendor tabs
  2. 2In the Driver tab, search and pick one of your own drivers
  3. 3In the Vendor tab, pass the job to a multi-truck hauler who'll sub-dispatch
Assign drivers web

4Send jobs out to drivers

When you're ready to dispatch, drivers get the notification on their phone.

  1. 1Click Send on a single row to dispatch that driver
  2. 2Or click Send All Jobs at the top to push every pending assignment at once
Send jobs web
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Heads up

Send All Jobs dispatches every assignment still in pending status. Double-check the list before clicking.

Chapter 4

We're here when you need us.

Four ways to get help. Pick the one that's fastest for you.

In-app chat

Tap the chat icon at the top of the web app, or open Account on mobile.

Help Center

Search articles and the Resource Hub for step-by-step answers.

Open the Help Center →

Phone or text

1-888-558-7323 →

Email

support@tread.io →

Keep the full guide handy

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