McLeod Driver Sidekick27.1.8 - App Store

Driver Sidekick is an all-new app connecting drivers to the back office, expediting billing, and enhancing driver satisfaction. It features an updated, intuitive look and feel, a home screen “dashboard” view, and a dedicated set of permissions to ease implementation. Driver Sidekick is designed for drivers. They can easily see their current assignment and can use the filterable list views to quickly locate the information they desire.

Home Screen
On the Home Screen, the Current Assignment card welcomes the driver and provides load details, stop information, and appointment details and mileage to the next stop. The buttons visible beneath the card allow drivers to scan a document, create a new message, request time off, or run a Driver History Report. Drivers can review their most recent settlement details. Custom links allow the home office to curate employee communications, safety videos, links to vendor partners, benefit providers, and more.

Messages
Sidekick’s Messages center makes it easy to filter messages sent and received, read and unread. The app sends confirmation messages with tappable thumbnails to review scanned images for easy reference.

Loads
In the Loads section, Sidekick allows you to filter loads based on whether they’re available, in progress, or delivered. Each load type is color coded for consistency. The detail view for each load includes the following tabs: Stops, Map, Freight, and Images. The Stops tab displays key information about each stop on the load along with the load’s total miles. Drivers can see the stop’s average location rating and review the location after a visit, answering your custom questions. If freight is damaged, they can submit an OS&D claim, capturing photos of damaged freight and providing details as needed.

The Map tab allows drivers to see plotted commercial routes. The Freight tab displays weights, measures, and commodity information, along with safety training links for that commodity.

The Images tab displays a badge with a count of missing required images and allows drivers to review previously scanned documents. This way, drivers can easily see if a load is missing a required image from Rendition Customer because that missing document’s icon will be red. Drivers can also capture signatures, scan documents, and either take freight photos or upload them from the device’s photo library.

Pay
The Pay screen makes it easy for drivers to see their pay history and pending settlements. The list of paid settlements includes the check number, date and amount and is linked to the Settlement Summary PDF from LoadMaster. The Pay section is configurable. You can disable paid settlements, pending settlements, or the Current Check Card on the Home Screen.

Settings
Drivers can view their profile, which includes important dates like the driver’s work anniversary and the expiration of the driver’s physical and other certifications. You can enable automatic reminders to renew these credentials in LoadMaster. These reminders are sent to the driver as “push” notifications even when the app is not running on the driver’s device. If necessary, drivers can create a Motor Accident report that includes details and photos from the accident scene. The Support tab contains critical device and app data and a convenient button to request McLeod Support.

Driver Sidekick requires McLeod LoadMaster version 22.2 or newer.

Version History - Various enhancements and bug fixes 27.1.8 5d ago - Various enhancements and bug fixes 27.1.7 Sep 24 - New language support for Spanish and French. You can now set a preferred language from the Settings app. 27.1.6 Sep 11 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 27.1.5 Aug 31 - Update Stops Detail screen to better support manifest loads
- Various other enhancements and bug fixes 27.1.4 Aug 12 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 27.1.3 Jul 30 - Update Images tab to better support manifest loads
- Update Freight tab to remove labels with no information provided
- Send a document upload confirmation message upon a successful document upload 27.1.2 Jul 16 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 27.1.1 Jul 2 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.14 Jun 17 - Add option to import PDFs and images from the Files folder when scanning documents
- Various other enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.13 Jun 3 - Add date filter for pending settlements
- Various other enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.12 May 26 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.10 Apr 22 - Indicate confirmed appointments on stop dates/times
- Various other enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.9 Apr 8 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.8 Apr 1 - Allow times to be added when requesting time off
- Indicate time zones on stop times 26.2.7 Mar 17 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.4 Jan 29 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.2.3 Jan 15 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.1.10 11/20/2025 - Display hot comments more prominently. A flame icon is now used on the current assignment card, stops list, and loads list to indicate that a load or stop has a hot comment 26.1.8 10/23/2025 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.1.7 10/09/2025 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.1.5 09/11/2025 - Various enhancements and bug fixes 26.1.2 07/31/2025 - Fix an issue with Messages badge count 25.2.15 07/02/2025 - Add ability to copy/paste freeform messages 25.2.14 06/23/2025 - Display a tappable, missing document icon on the current assignment card when required
- Fix a display issue with the Messages chat on larger screens
- Various other enhancements and bug fixes 25.2.13 06/05/2025