Forestry Fleets
Fleet Management Software for UK Forestry Companies
Forestry fleets work forest tracks and remote felling sites with patchy mobile signal, running timber lorries, low loaders, and site vehicles across temporary, scattered locations rather than fixed routes. FleetGS gives forestry fleet managers live tracking that keeps working when signal drops, job dispatch for site-based contracts, and compliance tools built for exactly that pattern.
The fleet management challenge for UK forestry companies
Forestry work happens where the trees are, not where the mobile signal is. A felling contract or timber haulage job can run for weeks at a remote site with patchy or non-existent coverage, and a fleet system built around constant connectivity simply loses track of a vehicle the moment it enters a forest track. Add a genuinely mixed vehicle set — timber lorries hauling felled logs, low loaders moving harvesters and forwarders between sites, and 4x4 support vehicles for crews — and most fleet software wasn't designed with forestry's operating pattern in mind.
Timber lorries over 3.5 tonnes fall under the same DVSA roadworthiness standards and Operator Licence requirements as any other HGV, and rural haulage routes often carry local weight restrictions or agreed forest road conditions that need to be respected. On top of that, jobs are typically site-based rather than depot-to-depot, running for the duration of a contract at one temporary location before the whole operation moves to the next.
FleetGS brings live tracking that keeps working through signal gaps, flexible job dispatch for site-based work, digital walkaround checks, and exportable compliance reporting together in one platform, giving forestry fleet managers the operational visibility to run a scattered, remote operation and the documented record to satisfy DVSA and Operator Licence requirements.
- Live GPS tracking that syncs automatically once signal returns
- Job dispatch for temporary, site-based forestry contracts
- Digital walkaround checks before every vehicle leaves the yard
- Route history to review rural roads against weight restrictions
- MOT, service, and Operator Licence tracking for timber lorries
- GPS timesheets verified against vehicle location data
- Works with existing hardware: RAM Tracking, Teltonika, Geotab, Webfleet, and more
- Flat-rate pricing with no per-vehicle fees as the fleet grows
Where FleetGS fits in a forestry operation
FleetGS covers the vehicle side of a forestry and timber haulage business:
- Timber lorries hauling felled logs to sawmills
- Low loaders moving harvesters and forwarders
- 4x4 and all-terrain site support vehicles
- Felling and harvesting contracts
- Timber haulage and processing site logistics
- Tree planting and woodland maintenance crews
Typical results for a 15-vehicle forestry fleet
No gaps
Tracking through signal loss
Instant
Job completion confirmation
48 hrs
Go-live with driver app
1 view
Whole fleet, any site
How forestry companies use FleetGS
Remote-site tracking
Live GPS tracking that keeps logging position data even when signal drops in a forest, syncing the full route automatically once coverage returns.
Learn more →Job dispatch for temporary sites
Assign crews and haulage vehicles to a specific site for the duration of a contract, with route history showing exactly who worked where and when.
Learn more →Digital walkaround checks
Pre-use inspections for timber lorries and low loaders, completed from a smartphone with photo evidence of any defect before a vehicle leaves the yard.
Learn more →Timber haulage compliance
MOT, service, and Operator Licence records for HGV timber lorries kept in one exportable audit trail alongside the rest of the fleet.
Learn more →Why forestry companies need dedicated fleet visibility
A forestry fleet running on radio check-ins and a paper job sheet typically works well enough until a lorry goes quiet on a forest track with no signal, a client disputes how long a haulage job actually took, or a Traffic Commissioner examination asks for walkaround check records that were never kept consistently. Each of those situations costs real time, and in the case of compliance, real regulatory risk.
FleetGS's live tracking feature keeps logging a vehicle's position even where mobile coverage drops, syncing the full journey automatically once signal returns, so a job into a remote site isn't simply invisible until the driver comes back out. The job dispatch feature handles the site-based, contract-length nature of forestry work that a fixed daily route system isn't built for, and digital walkaround checks keep timber lorries compliant without paper forms getting lost in a cab.
For forestry companies wanting to understand wider fleet compliance obligations for HGV timber lorries, see our HGV fleet management guide. For fleets planning routes across rural roads with local restrictions, our fleet route optimisation guide covers practical ways to cut wasted mileage.
Pricing for forestry fleets
One flat rate covers the entire fleet — no per-vehicle fees, no hidden charges.
Starter
£45/mo
Up to 10 vehicles
Growth
£129/mo
Up to 40 vehicles
Scale
£299/mo
Up to 200 vehicles
Frequently asked questions — fleet management for forestry companies
Forestry operations regularly work forest tracks and felling sites well outside normal mobile coverage, which is a real constraint for any app-based tracking system. FleetGS's driver app continues logging position data locally when signal drops and syncs the route automatically once the vehicle reaches an area with coverage, so a timber lorry or support vehicle's journey into a remote site isn't simply lost from the record — it appears as soon as connectivity returns.
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