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Know which company's contract ends in the next review and who signs it.

A customer relationship management (CRM) record for a fleet operator holds every buyer, the routes and vehicles they use, the quote you sent and the date their contract is reviewed. It is the difference between knowing a client and remembering one. GullySales sets it up around your trip sheets and booking register, not the other way round.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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For fleet operators

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The booking register shows trips, not buyers”

    Dispatch records vehicle, driver and date. Nowhere does it say who the decision-maker is, which operator they compared you with or when the rate was last revised.

  • “The relationship sits with one coordinator”

    The person who handles the account at the office, or at the client, leaves. The next person knows the routes but not the history, and the contract is renegotiated from scratch.

  • “Event bookings and contracts get the same record”

    A one-day wedding trip and a three-year employee transport contract need different fields. Put into one list, the contract is lost among the hundred small trips.

What we do

What we deliver for fleet operators.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Account records separate from trip records

    One record per client company, school or agent with contacts, roles and contract terms, linked to the trips run for them.

    Result: You can see a client's whole history in one place.

  2. A contract tracker with review dates

    Each running contract with its start date, routes, vehicles allotted, payment terms, review date and the person who signs the renewal.

    Result: Renewals are prepared before the client opens the rates.

  3. Fields for quotes lost and quotes won

    The route, vehicle, rate quoted, the operator compared against and the reason given when a quote is lost, so the pattern shows up.

    Result: You learn whether rate, vehicle age or reliability loses the bookings.

  4. Complaint and escalation notes on the account

    Delays, driver issues and breakdowns recorded against the client and the route, with what was done and when the coordinator was told.

    Result: You walk into a review knowing every complaint raised.

  5. A simple setup your dispatchers will use

    A shared sheet or a light CRM with a few required fields, a form for new enquiries and a short training for the people on the phone.

    Result: The record is filled by the person who takes the call.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

What to record, and when

Write these down per buyer and per contract, and the rest of the record follows.

Who decides and who rides
Record the signing authority, the daily coordinator and the passenger group. Their needs differ and they leave at different times, so each gets its own line.
Source of the first enquiry
Write how the buyer first reached you: RFQ, a referral, Maps, an agent. Enter it on day one, because the buyer will not remember in a year.
Route, shift and vehicle type
Pick-up zones, shift timings, headcount and vehicle type decide your cost. Record them at quote stage, then update them when the roster changes.
Quote and the operator you were compared with
Enter the rate, what it includes and the rival named. When you lose, ask why and record the answer in the buyer's own words.
Contract start, review date and payment terms
Put the review date in a calendar field and have it flag well before. Record payment terms and the days actually taken, since slow payers cost working capital.
Do you need software yet?
Not until several people edit the same sheet or reviews are being missed. Start with a shared sheet, and move when reminders and access control become the problem.

Who it is for

This is written for these fleet operators.

  • Employee transport providers for IT parks and offices
  • Factory shift transport contractors
  • School and college bus contractors
  • Tempo traveller and mini-bus operators for tours, weddings and pilgrimages
  • Coach operators for group travel and company offsites
  • Chauffeur-driven cars rented by the month to companies
  • Airport transfer and corporate cab fleets
  • Dedicated delivery fleets for e-commerce and FMCG

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Dispatchers will not enter anything after a trip, so a record would show a client as it was when the contract was signed.
  • You run a handful of vehicles for two or three known clients, and a shared sheet would answer every question you have.

How it works

How the CRM work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Tell us what you need
Is a spreadsheet enough, or do we need CRM software?
A spreadsheet with separate tabs for accounts, contracts and enquiries is enough for a long while. Move to software when more than one person edits it, or when you need reminders sent to the right person without anyone remembering.
Our dispatchers do not update anything. What do we do?
Cut the form to the five fields they need while on the phone, and make the register the only place a booking counts. If it is not in the register, the vehicle is not assigned. Then check it with them in the morning.
A lot of our business is on WhatsApp. How does that go into a CRM?
Record the outcome and not the whole chat: who, route, date, quote and what was agreed. Save the final confirmation message with the record. Forwarding every message is slow and nobody reads it later.
Who owns the data on employees we carry for a client?
The client owns the employee list and you hold it to run the service. Keep it apart from your sales records, restrict access to dispatch, and delete it when the contract ends. Your adviser can tell you what data protection law requires.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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