No requirement for shippers: you just have to be a legally registered company in a country where Chronotruck operates. Chronotruck manages your shipments in all of France (excluding Corsica and the DOM-TOM) and also from and to Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra.
The price given as a quotation reflects an at-cost fare which carriers can accept. You may receive different offers from carriers to have a shipment solution whatever the state of the freight market is.
All the information we need to ship your goods: pickup address, drop-off address, dimensions and weight of the shipment (including height, width and length or number of pallets on the ground) and the different handling options (tail lift loading, handling by the driver, etc.), as well as the pick-up and delivery time slots you require.
You automatically have all of the usual guarantees that the General Standard Transportation Contract edited according to the Article L 1432-4 of the Transport Code by the Ministère du Développement Durable (Ministry of sustainable development) for road transport services in France provides. It is in the appendix of our General Terms and Conditions for Use.
In the case of a transport outside national borders, the CMR rules are required for the transport mission.
These contracts will rule transports and responsibilities of the different parties and also detail compensations in case of disputes/loss.
In addition, Chronotruck only collaborates with professional carriers whose authorizations are checked.
During the request of your transport mission via Chronotruck’s website, you can choose to subscribe to a complementary “ad-valorem” insurance.
This complementary insurance allows you to insure all of the goods for a maximum amount of 50,000€ per mission for shipments within the following geographical areas: France, Occidental Europe and Eastern Europe except for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
After your demand is accepted, you will have the details of the carrier in charge of your shipment. Feel free to contact them to provide any additional information. You can also contact Chronotruck directly.
You can cancel your order anytime. However, some cancellation fees may apply as follows:
The “days” mentioned above are working days.
Carriers who work with Chronotruck do not proceed to the packing of the goods. Merchandise must therefore be packed and filmed if necessary. It must be loaded and unloaded by the carrier or by yourself without having to repackage it. The prepared goods must match the dimensions you specified when ordering.
The packaging of the goods must allow their transport and handling in a complete safety and in good conditions.
It is the carrier or yourself - depending on the handling options you have chosen. You can choose to load the goods on the truck, with or without a tail lift, by yourself or you can ask the driver to do it himself. Driver-loaded goods are loaded by transpallet.
The proof of delivery is handled on a regular basis. It is prepared by the carrier who will request a signature upon pick up and a signature upon delivery. As for any transport governed by the Standard General Contract of the Ministry of Transport, you can have some reservations if a problem occurs or if any doubts exist when shipping.
A few days after delivery, the CMR will be available directly on your online space on Chronotruck’s website. This will allow you to check if everything went well, or on the contrary to report a problem.
For clients paying with debit cards, the direct debit will be automatic after the mission is booked with a carrier, on the debit card which had been used to request the transport mission. Indeed, during the request, it is only a debit card imprint that is saved.
In case of complementary invoices, they will be available on your member space online for payment.
For the clients with invoices to pay, the invoices will be available in your member space online and you will have 30 days to pay them with a bank transfer to the Chronotruck’s account shown on the invoices.
In case of dispute, you must complete the form in your member space on the website so that we can come back to you. We ask the carrier as well as the people who organized the pick up and the receipt of the goods. We examine the proof of delivery and the reservations included therein. We take all the cases provided for by the Standard General Contract of the Ministry of Transport and our AXA insurance contract for the clients having subscribed the ad-valorem insurance into account. We compensate cases provided by this insurance at the value of the commodities (up to €50,000).
We can also decide to adjust the service according to the penalties stipulated in our General Terms and Conditions for Use, allowing you to be compensated directly by Chronotruck in the various cases expected (delay, damage, etc.).
If I subscribed to the ad-valorem insurance option, what kind of documents should I need to send to activate it?
You must report any dispute to Chronotruck as soon as possible, send us your letter of complaint by registered mail indicating all the circumstances of the problem, along with a copy of the proof of delivery (with reservations for cases of partial delivery or damage), no later than 72 hours after the delivery, as well as the invoice of the goods. We will then contact you to obtain all of the necessary documents.
Yes, because all the pieces of information provided are verified during registration on our site:
The carriers registered on the platform accept our Terms and conditions and must provide these documents on request. They submit to the General Standard Contract published by the Ministry of the Transport, and to our dispute resolution system as per Chronotruck management process. We can exclude them from the platform in the event of an unresolved problem. They are rated by customers at the end of the services. All this guarantees a high reliability of the referenced carriers.
You can complete the form in your member space on the website so that we can come help you. You can follow-up with the carrier because you have his contact details. In case of prolonged delay, you can contact us to cancel the service or choose to be compensated with a reduction of the price of the service, as defined in our Terms and conditions.
You can ship any kind of general goods. It is however recommended that you indicate their nature.
Chronotruck does not work with specialized carriers, so we cannot transport goods for which there are special transport regulations (dangerous goods, fresh products, machines…).
You will receive an email as soon as the carrier has confirmed delivery.
Chronotruck takes a margin on the services provided through it. You pay a total price including Chronotruck margin.
For now, you can send your shipments in France (excluding Corsica and DOM - TOM), Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Lituania, Latvia, Greece, Monaco and Andorra. Soon, we will open the service to other neighboring countries.
No, the selected carrier is the one that accepts your request first. However, all carriers that are present on the Chronotruck site are professionals whose identity and professional capacity are verified.
Yes, we give you our rate in real-time before the confirmation by your care. Our simulator on our home page also gives you a price range if you do not know the addresses or the exact options you desire.
Chronotruck works with thousands of connected carriers. They receive all shipments compatible with their fleet. When the market is tight, they may give you offers for different prices or dates.
Yes, after each service, we ask you to rate the carrier and the quality of the service rendered. We manage disputes that you report, and we will exclude a carrier that would have too many claims.
A rate of one star only regarding a carrier’s service leads to an impossibility for him to book one of your transport missions again.
The calculation of this time is the responsibility of the carriers with whom we work. When placing an order, you specify the desired loading slot, the slot for drop-off, and it is the responsibility of the carrier to verify that the conditions allow him to respect these breaks.
Drivers' availability and more competitive prices: we provide you in time real with a price - which is much more interesting than most of the express carriers' fares, because the carriers we work with are ready to work on a return rate basis. We request them instantly via their smartphones, and they can accept your demand immediately. Generally, we can find you a better rate in real-time with a verified and seasoned professional who is used to work for our clients.
Better rates and a better responsiveness than with your usual carrier or any other express carrier. We work with checked and seasoned carriers who are used to work through our platform.
Chronotruck sets prices with its algorithms - taking into account the different costs of transportation. By removing the usual middlemen and by referencing carriers in empty return situations, we allow you to benefit from very competitive return rates - up to 70% lower than those of an express carrier - while allowing for the carriers to monetize their trucks. We compress the margins.
This can indeed happen. Our algorithm calculates how to optimise the space according to the type of vehicle. For example, 6 pallets in 100x120cm pallets can go in a light 20m3 vehicle that is 360cm long and 200cm wide, whereas in a bigger truck, they will occupy 300cm by 240cm. They will therefore occupy less length of the vehicle in the case of a bigger truck and will benefit from a more advantageous rate. It is therefore very important to accurately enter your loading to get the best, optimized rate.
The payment terms are detailed on the Chronotruck website at the time of acceptance of the cost estimate. Under no circumstances shall the sender pay the carrier directly without going through the terms of payment made available to them by the platform. Only payment through the platform guarantees the parties the opportunity to benefit from Chronotruck services before, during and after the service. *.
Chronotruck is a platform that connects shippers looking to send commodities with carriers who have some availability in their vehicles. Chronotruck allows you to fill or complete your loadings, in real time, when you're on the road, to make your trips more profitable. With your smartphone, you can see the available loadings nearby, the prices offered and you can accept them in one click.
You must be a professional carrier, duly registered in the registry of carriers of the Regional Directorate for Environment, Development and Housing (DREAL). This makes it possible to authenticate your identity and your professional capacity to your future customers using Chronotruck. Your contractual liability must cover you for a minimum of €50,000 per claim and per event with respect to the transported commodities entrusted to your care. A proof of this cover can be requested and shall, in such a case, be provided within 48 hours subject to exclusion from the platform.
If you are a freight forwarder, you can register as a customer and search for subcontractors on the Chronotuck platform. The Chronotruck General Terms and Conditions for Use will apply between you and these subcontractor carriers and you keep your contractual liabilities towards your end customer.
Some of our active carriers earn up to €4,000 per vehicle per month. We develop the service every day a little more, to be able to offer dozens of daily shipment opportunities to our partners carriers, in order to allow you to never be unloaded, especially when you are in a situation of return. Our prices are based on transport costs usually published by professional organizations such as the National Road Committee. Thus, you are sure to never lose money and make your vehicle profitable by using Chronotruck.
Who sets prices?
Chronotruck sets the prices with its algorithms that take into account the cost of transport, usually published by professional organizations such as the National Road Committee. This way, you are sure to never lose money and make your vehicle a paying concern by using Chronotruck. But if the price does not suit you, you can make a counter-proposal that the customer can accept.
The suggested price or dates do not suit me: What can I do?
Sometimes you are too far away from a loading for the price to be profitable or dates do not allow you to arrive on time. You can make a counter-proposal to the customer in your member area, by changing the price and/or the dates. The customer will be free to accept your proposal if it’s the most interesting.
All Vehicles with a Community License (Heavy Goods Vehicles or superweight trucks) or inland Transport Licence (VUL). Chronotruck offers its clients to transport loads between 50 kg and 24 tons: So, whether you have a light vehicle or a semi-trailer, you can always find tasks on Chronotruck. Ideally, you need a tail lift and a transpallet. If you do not have one, check the cost estimate carefully if the client has requested it in the options chosen.
Carriers working with Chronotruck do not pack the commodities. The latter must be packed and stacked if necessary. It must be able to be loaded and unloaded by the driver, if the client asked for this service, or the persons on site without having to re-pack, by transpallet, scotch cart or dolly. The prepared commodities must match the dimensions specified when ordering. Finally, Chronotruck does not manage house moves.
It depends on the choice of the customer: He decides to handle it himself or asks to the driver to cope with it, with a vehicle having a tail lift or not, as part of the cost estimate. Carefully check what the customer asked when accepting a cost estimate to be sure to have the necessary tools (tail lift, transpallet)
Carefully check the options selected on the cost estimate (loading or delivery times slots, loading with tail lift, by the driver, etc.) and make sure you are able to respect these options, especially by checking that your vehicle is well adapted (tail lift, transpallet) and that your journey allows you to respect the schedules.
All you have to do is log in on the Chronotruck platform with a computer or on your smartphone with your login details, and to go to your personal space. With your smartphone, you will receive direct notifications of offers around you.
The proof of delivery is handled in the usual way. It is prepared by the carrier who will request a signature at the pick up and a signature upon delivery. As for any transport governed by the Standard Contract of the Ministry of Transport, you can make reservations in case of problems or doubts during shipping. On arrival, via the application on your smartphone, you can take a picture of the signed Delivery Voucher. It will be available a few seconds later on the Chronotruck platform. This allows your client and Chronotruck to verify that everything proceeded rather smoothly or rather the opposite, to report a problem.
In case of a dispute, you must inform us on the website or by phone, or the customer does it and we intervene to check what happened. We interview the customer and the carrier, as well as the people who organized the pick up and reception of the goods. We study the delivery note and the reservations contained therein. We appreciate all the cases provided for by the Standard General Contract of the Ministry of Transport. Also, we can decide to adjust the service according to the penalties envisaged by our General Terms and Conditions for Use and this contract which allows you to be compensated directly by Chronotruck in the foreseen cases, or to increase billing if the responsibility lies with the customer. Conversely, you keep all the responsibilities provided by these Terms and the General Contract and you agree to indemnify the various cases provided.
You get paid by bank wire issued by Chronotruck. We pay you after you have issued of your invoice, no later than 30 days after delivery. If you follow all of the steps in your member area to inform the customer in real-time, you are paid even faster: 15 days after delivery for the added focus on quality!
The customer invoice is issued by Chronotruck as a freight forwarder and the debtor is the customer. As a carrier, you send your bill to Chronotruck, which pays you at the latest 30 days.
The application Chronotruck drivers is available for Android on the Google Play Store, and for iOS in the AppleStore.
Check that you are properly connected to the Internet. Leave the application for a few seconds and restart it. If it still does not work, turn off your smartphone, then turn it back on and restart the application while connected to the Internet. Also, make sure you have the latest updated version of the application.
No, the integration of this break time is the responsibility of the carrier. When validating a cost estimate, please check the expected loading slot, the arrival time slot and make sure that the expected time allows you to respect these breaks. If in doubt, it is better not to accept the quote or make or another proposal of dates.
You must specify the complete identity of your company and also accept our General Terms and Conditions for Use where you declare to be duly registered in the register of carriers of the Regional Directorate for Environment, Development and Housing. Chronotruck can verify your presence on the lists or ask you to provide the documents for this registration. If you refuse, Chronotruck may terminate your registration on the site: make sure you have these documents. When validating a cost estimate, if you have not already done accordingly, you must indicate the identity of the driver and his vehicle (registration): make sure that this vehicle has a duly issued license. Refusing to show these documents or to send a copy to Chronotruck may terminate your registration.
Yes, but this may result in cost penalties to compensate for the late cancellation. Indeed, if we cannot find a new carrier for the initial price, we will invoice you for the difference.
The client indicates the maximum validity period of his request. It is specified on the cost estimate: if the offer suits you, you shall hurry to validate it before it expires or another carrier validates it for you.