Case Study

ForgeDrive

A multi-tenant SaaS platform for the trucking and logistics industry — four integrated web applications, a shared component library, and a unified backend API. Built single-handedly from the ground up.

Most Recent Project — ForgeDrive SaaS Platform

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Platform Architecture

TAG Hustler
Recruiting Pipeline
Office Forge
Corporate HR
Forge TMS
Transportation Mgmt
Forge CRM
Customer Relations
Shared Express/TypeScript API
Multi-tenant middleware • RBAC • Row-Level Security
PostgreSQL
Company-scoped session variables • Data isolation
Multi-Tenant Isolation

Company-scoped middleware, PostgreSQL session variables, and row-level security passing all internal security audits

God Mode Admin

Cross-application administration enabling platform operators to manage any tenant with automatic scope enforcement

Granular RBAC

Tab-level permissions, role toggling (recruiter/management/safety/admin), and org-scoped data visibility

Recruiting Pipeline

TAG Hustler — Driver Recruiting Platform

  • Full-featured recruiting pipeline with drag-and-drop Kanban board, archived driver views with restore capability, and real-time pipeline stage transitions
  • Commission and referral tracking engine with monthly views, bulk mark-as-paid, team effort bonuses, retention bonus calculations, and automated recalculation workflows
  • Marketplace Leads system with CSV import (3-tier parsing strategy), central lead pool distribution, recruiter assignment, and lead-to-pipeline conversion
  • Driver Portal allowing self-service access to profiles, referral tracking, and document management
  • AI-powered document extraction using OpenAI Vision API — automatically classifies and extracts data from driver documents, MVR reports, and PSP records including garbled PDF handling via image conversion
Corporate HR

Office Forge — HR & Employee Management

  • Comprehensive HR platform with employee directory, BambooHR-style profile tabs, PTO management with location-based policies, bi-weekly payroll-driven accrual, and anniversary-based resets
  • Interactive D3.js organizational chart with drag-and-drop employee reassignment, clickable detail panels, and executive-level org structure visualization
  • Job Offers system with customizable HTML templates, company logo libraries, PDF generation, public e-signature pages, and draft management
  • Dispatch shift scheduling with weekday rotation, Saturday/holiday coverage, team calendar integration, and automated shift notification emails
  • Built "Kaffana" — an internal ideas board with social features (likes, comments, @mention notifications, announcement posts) to foster company culture
Transportation

Forge TMS — Transportation Management

  • Full TMS with load management, fleet tracking, driver messaging, customer management, financial settlements, safety compliance, and maintenance scheduling
  • Samsara telematics integration for real-time GPS tracking, Hours of Service (HOS) monitoring, fuel/idling analytics, and driver safety behavior scoring
  • Fleet Command Center dashboard with dual-map views, lane performance visualization, and advanced fleet filtering with dynamic map-card synchronization
Sales & CRM

Forge CRM — Customer Relationship Management

  • CRM with customer management, deals pipeline, activity tracking, DOT/FMCSA carrier lookup and validation, carrier intelligence, and automated weekly digest emails
  • Equipment/truck sales workflows with VIN decoding (NHTSA API), photo carousels, cost breakdowns, truck portal with instant list/delist, and public-facing truck profiles
  • Report generation engine with templates, custom report builder, and organization-specific dashboard configurations
Safety & Compliance

Safety Dashboard & Compliance Engine

  • Safety Dashboard with driver queue management, drug screen scheduling, daily digest emails, and a dedicated driver safety review workspace
  • Safety scoring algorithm with category-aware weighting, time decay, and automated MVR/PSP data write-back from AI-extracted documents
  • VOE (Verification of Employment) workflows with employer request/response tracking and automated outreach
AI & Automation

AI Integration & Platform Automation

  • OpenAI across the platform: document extraction/classification, fleet CSV smart import, corporate chat assistant, offer template generation, CRM deal analysis, and PTO scheduling suggestions
  • 15+ automated cron jobs including fleet-recruiter sync emails, safety digests, weekly CRM digests, PTO accrual processing, shift notifications, referral bonus reminders, and life-event celebration emails
  • Automated deployment pipeline with SSH-based deploys to AWS EC2, Nginx reverse proxy configuration, and Let's Encrypt SSL

Technical Stack

React 18TypeScriptViteTailwind CSSNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLTanStack React QueryReact Router 6D3.jsThree.jsChart.js / RechartsLeafletFullCalendardnd-kitOpenAI APISamsara APIAWS SESGoogle OAuth / Calendar APIPlaywrightPuppeteerNginxAWS EC2

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