Comparison

TEL360 vs Placard Pro

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

Head to head
About

TEL360

Features
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Manage your Transport Enterprise Leasing (TEL) Lease. View Escrow balance Contract details Breakdown status Get in Contact with us. Please note, an active TEL Lease is required and an account can be setup for you by a TEL employee.

About

Placard Pro

Instantly verify hazardous materials compliance by scanning shipping documents. This tool provides real-time PASS, WARNING, or FAIL results with specific regulatory citations and placard requirements, designed for use in the truck cab.

Highlights
  • Scan Bills of Lading with phone camera
  • AI-powered OCR for hazmat extraction
  • Real-time validation against 49 CFR
  • Instant PASS/WARNING/FAIL results
  • Display required placard specifications
  • Offline validation capability
  • Fleet compliance dashboard
Features
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PlacardPro is the compliance platform built for professional HAZMAT drivers and fleet safety managers. One scan of a Bill of Lading returns an instant PASS, WARNING, or FAIL against 49 CFR federal hazardous materials regulations — with exact citation references and required placard specifications. BUILT FOR THE CAB, NOT A DESK Every screen is designed for gloved hands, bright sun, and time pressure. Core actions take three taps or fewer. No compliance degree required. WHAT PLACARDPRO DOES • Scan any Bill of Lading with your phone camera • AI-powered OCR extracts hazmat line items automatically • Validates each item against 49 CFR Part 172 in real time • Returns PASS / WARNING / FAIL with the specific regulation cited • Displays exact placard requirements per DOT Table 1 and Table 2 • Full scan history stored securely for your carrier account • Works in low-signal areas with offline validation capability • CHEMTREC emergency line (1-800-424-9300) one tap away from Settings FOR FLEET SAFETY MANAGERS PlacardPro's web-based fleet console at placardpro.ai gives safety managers complete visibility and control over their fleet's hazmat compliance — without requiring drivers to learn any new software. REAL-TIME COMPLIANCE DASHBOARD See every BOL scan across your entire fleet as it happens. The dashboard surfaces total scans, pass rate, failed scans, and active driver count — updated in real time. Safety managers can search scans by driver name, shipper name, or load number to investigate specific incidents fast. SHIPPER COMPLIANCE REPORTING PlacardPro tracks which shippers are the source of your BOL violations. The shipper report ranks every shipper your fleet has loaded from by pass rate and surfaces the specific violations each shipper produces most often. When a shipper consistently generates non-compliant BOLs, you have the documented data to push back. DISPUTE AND OVERRIDE WORKFLOW When a driver believes a scan result is incorrect, they can flag it for manager review directly from the app — with a reason code attached. Fleet managers review flagged scans, view the original BOL image, and either confirm the fail, override it to pass, or dismiss the dispute. Every decision is logged with a timestamp and the manager's name for a complete audit trail. YOUR VIOLATION EXPOSURE, QUANTIFIED The dashboard shows your fleet's overall pass rate, total scans, and failed scans in real time. That number is the most important compliance metric your fleet has — and until PlacardPro, most carriers didn't have it at all. A carrier running an 85% pass rate on BOL scans has a measurable, documented PHMSA exposure problem. A carrier running 97% has documented evidence of a functioning compliance program — which matters when an inspector shows up. BILLING AND SEAT MANAGEMENT Add or remove driver seats directly from the console. REGULATORY COVERAGE PlacardPro validates against: • 49 CFR Part 172 — Hazardous Materials Table • DOT Placard Table 1 (always-placard materials) • DOT Placard Table 2 (1,001 lb threshold rule) • PHMSA Poison Inhalation Hazard (PIH) requirements • Proper shipping name, hazard class, packing group, and UN number verification WHY IT MATTERS A single PHMSA violation can cost $15,000 to $102,348 per incident. PlacardPro pays for itself the first time it catches a BOL error before a driver leaves the yard. SUBSCRIPTION PlacardPro requires an active carrier account provisioned by your fleet safety manager. Drivers are added by account — no individual purchases required. Contact your fleet administrator or visit placardpro.ai. SUPPORT support@milemarkertech.com | placardpro.ai Mile Marker Technologies, LLC — Holly Springs & Oxford Mississippi Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://placardpro.ai/privacypolicy

Screenshots

TEL3604 screens
Placard Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Placard Pro at weekly against TEL360's every 2 months. TEL360's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEL360 ships an update every 2 months, Placard Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TEL360 versus Placard Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEL360Placard Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransport Enterprise LeasingPatriot Plunges LLC

In-app purchases

None

TEL360

No in-app purchases

None

Placard Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TEL360 free?
TEL360 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Placard Pro free?
Placard Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TEL360 or Placard Pro have ads?
Neither TEL360 nor Placard Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEL360 or Placard Pro?
TEL360 ships an update every 2 months, and Placard Pro weekly. Most recently, TEL360 was updated on September 30, 2026 and Placard Pro on October 17, 2026.

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