DockSight — Attested Visibility Mesh
10/10
Demand Score
Missed OTIF, detention, and manual check calls are causing immediate margin erosion and customer churn.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$3k-25k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Expensive Upgrades Required
Competitor Landscape
- project44
- FourKites
- Descartes MacroPoint
- Transporeon
- Overhaul
Must-Have Features for MVP
Driver web-PWA with SMS magic links (no install)
BOL/dock challenge-code generator with anti-spoofing
ELD connectors (Motive, Samsara, Geotab) and geofence attestation
Telecom-assisted device-based geolocation fallback
Lane-level predictive ETA with continuous learning
Exception routing with detention counter and auto-escalations
Email/PDF load-tender ingestion and auto-mapping
Carrier scorecards by lane and milestone reliability
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Small-carrier adoption and consent management
- Printing or displaying challenge codes on BOL/dock signage
- ELD API rate limits and variability
- Privacy policies for driver/device data
- Shipper/3PL data quality for order-to-load matching
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- >85% attested stop coverage within 60 days
- ETA MAE < 20 minutes on top 20 lanes
- >60% reduction in manual check calls
- >30% reduction in detention fees on covered lanes
- Carrier onboarding time < 5 minutes via SMS
- OTIF improvement > 4 pts on key customers
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.