In the transport and coach hire industry, information is power—but only if the right people are seeing it. If you manage corporate accounts, school contracts, or direct website bookings, you need a software ecosystem that gives you absolute command over your data visibility.
At eCoachManager, we are continuously engineering features that drive Clarity, Efficiency, and Control across all your digital touchpoints.
Our mid-month release, Version 6.5.2 (rolled out May 14–15, 2026), delivers exactly that. With advanced portal visibility toggles, optimised compliance logic, and critical upgrades to our driver mobile interface, this update is all about eliminating admin headaches and sharpening your day-to-day oversight.
Here is a breakdown of the key updates now live in your system:
1. Tailored Portal Access: Location Category Visibility Controls
Not every destination category, depot location, or operational grouping in your system needs to be visible to the public or external brokers.
With v6.5.2, administrators can now curate specific user experiences for outward-facing platforms:
- The Benefit: You can now instantly flag specific location categories to “Hide from Website Customers” or “Hide from Account Customers” via simple checkboxes in your Category configuration panel.
- Why It Matters: Your internal operations team and dispatchers will still see everything. However, your public booking portal and corporate account portals will strictly respect your custom visibility rules. This gives you absolute security and control over sensitive contract locations or proprietary routing details.
2. Smarter Labour Rule & Compliance Management
Managing driver hours, rest periods, and labour compliance is one of the most complex tasks a transport operator faces. A minor oversight can result in heavy penalties or disrupted journeys.
- The Benefit: Version 6.5.2 introduces enhanced processing logic for background labour rules. The system handles driver shift constraints more intelligently, safeguarding your operation against scheduling conflicts before they ever happen.
3. Bridge the Gap: Driver Job Sheet Enhancements (Part 4)
A successful journey relies entirely on clear communication between the back office and the driver app. We have rolled out Part 4 of our ongoing Driver Job Sheet modernisation project.
- The Benefit: This upgrade focuses heavily on establishing perfect synchronisation and parity between your primary office scheduling calendar and the driver’s mobile view.
- The Outcome: It completely resolves duplicate booking displays and ensures that real-time dispatch adjustments update instantly on the road. This eliminates confusing discrepancies, dramatically reduces inbound phone traffic to your depot, and ensures a seamless customer experience.
4. Core System Refinements
In addition to these headline features, our development team has cleaned up background operational tracking:
- Calendar Parity: Ensured strict synchronisation between desktop planning views and mobile driver logs.
- Clean Dashboards: Fixed minor display bugs where duplicated trip line-items could appear under niche multi-leg routing conditions.
The Bottom Line: Less Admin, Total Command
Whether you are a growing multi-depot coach operator protecting proprietary corporate routes or a family-run minibus specialist keeping drivers perfectly aligned via their mobile apps, eCM v6.5.2 gives you the tools for precision execution.
By streamlining your external portals and tightening your scheduling data, we help you cut down on manual office admin—so you can spend more time booking jobs and increasing revenue.
Log in to your eCoachManager system today to explore these new visibility controls and driver updates!
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