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
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Shared Express/TypeScript API
Multi-tenant middleware • RBAC • Row-Level Security
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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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