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Route & Compliance Software for Small Waste Haulers
Route planning, digital waste-tracking compliance, and billing for 1–5 truck waste carriers — built around the DEFRA digital waste mandate, not enterprise fleets.
- Category
- SaaS
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Revenue potential
- High
- Startup cost
- €6k
Executive summary
There's room right now for compliance software, but the best product is aimed at tiny fleets, not big enterprise waste systems.
DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking rollout gives people a clear reason to buy. Receiving sites go live in October 2026, and carriers, brokers, and dealers in October 2027. Some sources warn you could lose your licence if you don't comply.
The clearest gap is the 1-5 truck market. The research keeps saying the existing players are priced and built for bigger fleets, while small carriers still run on paper and spreadsheets.
Start with capturing compliance records, then add route planning and billing once people use the workflow every day. You win by earning trust in the trade and getting people set up fast, not by having the most features.
- Phase 1 starts October 2026. Carriers have to comply from October 2027.
- The official DWTS service costs £26 a year.
- The big players are described as out of reach for small haulers running 1-5 trucks.
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Questions, answered
Will this actually keep me compliant in October 2027?
Yes, that's the whole point. Every consignment you log becomes a digital waste record that matches the published DEFRA mandate, records are retained for the required 2 to 3 years, and we ship rule updates fast if the regulator changes interpretation during rollout.
Can I keep my paper duplicate books?
Yes. Paper Waste Transfer Notes are still legally required to travel with loads, so Haulwise runs a hybrid paper-plus-digital workflow instead of forcing you to rip out routines that work.
Why not just use Routemaster or Waste Logics?
Those platforms are priced and designed for 10-plus-vehicle fleets, with entry costs and implementation complexity the research calls inaccessible for 1 to 5 truck operators. Haulwise is built for a fleet you can count on one hand.