Whip Around

Overview

Whip Around is software for fleet owners who maintain their own vehicles and equipment. Its story page says the company started in 2016 to help New Zealand freight companies move off paper compliance. The homepage lists construction, landscaping, oil and gas, passenger transportation, trucking and delivery, and waste and recycling fleets, and says customers complete 50K+ inspections a day.

The workflow starts with drivers. They run customizable pre-trip and post-trip inspections in the mobile app, which produces DVIR and eDVIR reports. Defects are tracked through to repair, and on the Pro plan they turn into work orders alongside preventive maintenance schedules, parts and inventory, and service history. Connected telematics can trigger service by mileage or engine hours. Fuel tracking and DOT, state and company compliance workflows round it out.

Pricing

Whip Around’s /pricing/ address shows the homepage with no figures. The rates come from its help center article on plans, dated October 13, 2023. Basic is free for one asset and one user. Standard is $5 per asset per month billed annually and covers inspections, defect management, reminders and document storage. Pro is $10 per asset per month billed annually and adds preventive maintenance, work orders, parts and inventory, and service history.

Monthly billing is available and there is no minimum fleet size. Trailers, machinery and equipment have separate pricing, fleets over 150 assets talk to sales, and a license fee may apply at some fleet sizes. Paid plans include unlimited users, and every plan includes the mobile app; free Basic is limited to one user. Non-customers get a 7-day trial with no card.

Strengths and weaknesses

Driver adoption is the main strength. The US App Store listing showed 4.7 stars from about 3,300 ratings when checked, and unlimited users on the paid plans mean every driver can have a login. The help center says setup, onboarding, training and 24/7 support come with the subscription.

Integrations are wide for a fleet tool: Geotab, Samsara, Motive, Verizon Connect and other telematics providers, WEX and Coast fuel cards, Fullbay, RTA and Trimble TMT for shop management, and an open API. No accounting package is listed. The main weakness is pricing clarity, since the published rates are three years old and the live pricing page has none.

When to pick Whip Around (and when not to)

Pick Whip Around if you run your own fleet, drivers still fill out paper inspections, and you want defects to reach your mechanics as work orders. Plan on Pro if you need PM schedules and parts tracking.

Skip it if you are a repair business that services other companies’ vehicles. Whip Around is built to manage your own assets. Its Shop Ops add-on, on Pro, adds labor tracking, cost-based approvals, quotes and invoices, but nothing on its pages describes billing outside repair customers or labor guides. Its integrations page does list Fullbay, a repair shop system.