Comparison

Permit Book vs LandstarOne®

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Permit Book

Manage commercial truck, trailer, and driver documents electronically. Drivers can access essential documents offline, and fleets can manage updates via push notifications. It simplifies document organization for road-based professionals.

Highlights
  • Electronic document management
  • Driver app access
  • Offline document caching
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Categorized document storage
  • Supports various permit and inspection types
Features
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Permit Book is a revolutionary new way to manage commercial truck, trailer, and driver documents electronically as a driver app and fleet management back-office tool! WHAT IS PERMIT BOOK? Back-office: Allows key regulatory documents to be electronically loaded into the system and assigned to the company, driver, truck or trailer. Driver App: The driver can then access and view these documents by logging into the easy-to-use, simple, user-friendly Permit Book app where the documents are cached and made available for display even when off-line or in an area that is out-of-service. The app is an easy reference of documents stored under category headings such as Company documents, Driver Documents, Truck Documents and Trailer documents. CELL PHONE OR TABLET ACCESS Electronic Permits, Cab Cards, Medical Cards, Maintenance Inspections, any document your driver should have access to out on the road. DOWNLOAD AND FORGET Documents are available even when you don’t have a data connection. STAY CURRENT Push notifications will alert the driver to any new or updated electronic permit or document for your Permit Book.For more information on the Permit Book App and Back-Office Fleet Management Tool, visit https://permitbook.com. WHAT DRIVERS ARE SAYING “It looks very simple to use. If I had a bucket full of drivers, I would jump on it right now because I do understand from a drivers perspective the difficulties as I have worked with a lot of drivers who have difficulty keeping all that stuff together and making sure it is up to date. I understand how wonderful Permit Book is because it is extremely simple.”

About

LandstarOne®

This app provides owner-operators and carriers with a centralized platform to find available loads, manage fuel expenses, and access essential services. It offers advanced search and filtering for loads, detailed load information, and fuel discount opportunities.

Highlights
  • Load search and filtering
  • Detailed load information
  • Fuel station search and discounts
  • Booked loads tracking
  • Trip advance and card balance
  • Agent and inspection site search
  • SmartHook™ technology integration
Features
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LandstarOne® is the one-stop mobile app for Landstar owner-operators and third-party carriers to access Landstar's available loads, fuel savings, card balances, inspection stations and more. Haul more with Load Search Quickly find the best loads for your business with our advanced load search and filtering options. Stay in the know with Load Details See important details for a load, including revenue, rate per mile, load dates and times, weight, miles, load age, load comments and more. Keep hauling with Fuel Search Find and save your favorite fuel stations, see Landstar fuel discounts, calculate your net fuel cost and more. Keep track of it with Booked Loads See current, upcoming, and past loads in one place. Additional features for Landstar BCOs: Do more with Trip Advance & Card Balance Request a Trip Advance and see your balance right in the app. Connect with Agent Search Quickly find and contact agents to ask questions, book loads and more. Locate Inspection Sites Find Landstar-approved inspection sites, view open hours and contact directly. SmartHook™ provides users and their mobile devices and personal computer devices support in tracking and managing of truck and trailer equipment and transportation logistics within the downloadable LandstarOne® App. Disclaimers: To become a BCO and join the Landstar network, visit leasetolandstar.com. To onboard as a qualified carrier visit https://onboard.dat.com/landstar. Please remember to be safe. Do not use the application while operating your vehicle.

Screenshots

Permit Book4 screens
LandstarOne®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LandstarOne® at 4.7 against Permit Book's 3.8. LandstarOne® also leads on ratings volume (9.1K vs 4). Permit Book's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 59%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LandstarOne® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LandstarOne® has 9.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Permit Book's written reviews are positive against 59% of LandstarOne®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Permit Book versus LandstarOne®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPermit BookLandstarOne®
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.7 (9.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better58.8% of reviews
Number of ratings49.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB133 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperD & S Trucking SolutionsLandstar System Holdings, Inc

Customer experience

Permit Book

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LandstarOne®

All ratings9,009 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

Permit Book

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LandstarOne®

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Saved load searches crash the app
  • Load alert needs to be louder

Requested features

6 requests
  • Should be able to mute certain loads
  • Deadhead calculation needs to be more accurate
  • Need to be able to track cheapest fuel along route
  • Add more integration with Landstar website
  • Built-in bill scanner
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  • Marry app to map product to plan routes easier

In-app purchases

None

Permit Book

No in-app purchases

None

LandstarOne®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Permit Book free?
Permit Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LandstarOne® free?
LandstarOne® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Permit Book or LandstarOne®?
LandstarOne® is rated higher. Permit Book averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while LandstarOne® averages 4.7 from 9.1K ratings.
Do Permit Book or LandstarOne® have ads?
Neither Permit Book nor LandstarOne® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Permit Book or LandstarOne®?
Permit Book ships an update monthly, and LandstarOne® monthly. Most recently, Permit Book was updated on October 24, 2026 and LandstarOne® on October 25, 2026.

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