CRST Driver vs PTL Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CRST Driver
This app offers on-the-go services for drivers, including load management for pickups and deliveries, document scanning, and exception reporting. It streamlines the process for drivers from start to finish, ensuring efficiency.
- Load management for pickups and deliveries
- Document capture and scanning
- Exception reporting
- On-the-go driver services
- Streamlined process management
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CRST Driver SVC provides services to drivers of CRST Specialized Transportation. CRST Driver SVC provides on-the-go services including load management for pickup and deliveries, document capture, and exception reporting to drivers of CRST Specialized Transportation. Quickly see the load list for pickups and deliveries. Once the load is confirmed and onboard manage the pickup and delivery forms directly from the mobile app. If physical paper work is required in the process quickly scan/capture those documents, label and send via the mobile app. When you encounter exceptions quickly enter and submit them through the mobile app. CRST Driver SVC helps to keep the process managed and efficient for drivers from start to finish.
PTL Mobile
This app provides a convenient portal for employee owners and professional drivers to access essential information and perform tasks on the go. It streamlines operations by allowing document scanning, load management, training access, and HR information retrieval.
- Scan and send documents
- View load and stop details
- Access Vertical Alliance Training
- Perform DVIR
- View pay and HR information
- Accept/Reject planned loads
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Welcome to Paschall Truck Lines! As a 100% employee owned company the PTL mobile app was designed with our fellow owners and valued professional drivers in mind. This is a portal to make it easier and more efficient for drivers on the road and employees to access the information they need. You can do many things through this app, including: • Scan and send documents • View load and stop details, including fuel stops • Vertical Alliance Training • Access Weigh My Truck App • Accept/Reject planned loads • Perform DVIR • View Insurance/Certificates • Access/View pay and HR information • Run the app from tablet devices for larger screen viewing … And much more — anywhere you happen to be!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PTL Mobile at 4.7 against CRST Driver's 2.5. PTL Mobile also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (631 vs 10). CRST Driver's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PTL Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PTL Mobile has 631 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CRST Driver's written reviews are positive against 33% of PTL Mobile's.
CRST Driver ships an update every 3 months, PTL Mobile every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CRST Driver | PTL Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (631 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 631 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STI delivers | Paschall Truck Lines, Inc. |
Customer experience
CRST Driver
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In-app purchases
CRST Driver
No in-app purchases
PTL Mobile
No in-app purchases
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