endorsedOngoing

Truck Navigation iOS & Android App for Road Hunter

Services Covered:

iOS Application Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

139 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 January 2015

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Road Hunter LLC

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Volpis developed native iOS and Android applications for a truck navigation product, implementing server-side Java components and REST APIs and using Google Maps APIs, JavaScript and React for data processing. The apps provide route planning, truck-stop finding, diesel price updates and severe weather alerts and use SQLite for local data. The products have strong market traction with high app-store ratings and substantial downloads and daily active users.

Key Challenges

Need to develop a mobile route-finding app for drivers
Require expertise with Google Maps APIs and native mobile development for Android and iOS

Project Deliverables

Mobile iOS and Android applications
Route-finding and navigation system for truck drivers
RESTful APIs and server-side (Java) components
Local data storage using SQLite
Features: route planning, truck stop finder, diesel price updates, severe weather alerts

Project Solution

Volpis built a route-finding mobile app from sketches, developing a native Android app first with server-side Java components and then an iOS app with Objective-C and Swift. They integrated Google Maps APIs, REST APIs, Microsoft XML, and used JavaScript and React for data processing, and SQLite for local storage. The delivered functionality includes navigation, route planning, truck-stop search, diesel price updates and severe weather alerts, and Volpis provided ongoing development and product suggestions.

Project Outcome

Ranked #2 for "Truck Stops" on Google Play in the U.S. and Canada
Achieved a 4.5-star rating on Google Play and 4.8 stars on the App Store
Reached 80,000 downloads and around 2,000 daily active users
Received mentions in 5–6 U.S. and trucking magazines

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

Java
Swift
JavaScript
React.js
RESTful API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The applications are highly-rated on both Google Play and the App Store, receiving over 80,000 downloads and 2,000 active users a day. The team manages the project well using JIRA and Trello tools. They give useful advice, provide excellent feedback, and are generally responsible and communicative.”
Mikhail Dzarasov
Founder & CEO
Date: 11/15/2017