HazMat Informer vs CRE Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HazMat Informer
This app helps truckers determine the correct hazardous materials placard for their trailers based on loaded items. It also provides one-click access to the Emergency Response Guide (ERG) for transported materials and includes a section on identifying hazardous materials.
- Determine proper hazmat placard
- Access Emergency Response Guide (ERG)
- Automated briefing
- Identify hazardous materials section
- Carrier membership required for unlimited use
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HazMat Informer is the mobile hazardous materials briefing solution for the trucking industry. This mobile application allows you to determine the proper hazmat placard for your trailer(s) based on the items that have been loaded and access the Emergency Response Guide (ERG) for the materials loaded in one click. How does HazMat Informer work? • Carrier membership with TPI gives you access to unlimited use of the application • With the HazMat Informer app you can enter hazardous materials in for each trailer being loaded and produce the required placard for every trailer • Emergency Response Guide access for the materials you are transporting • Automated Briefing • How to Identify Hazardous Materials section provided
CRE Toolbox
Access your trip details, messages, and pay statements conveniently from your mobile device. This tool is designed for drivers and independent contractors to manage their work information on the go.
- View trips
- Access messages
- Check pay statements
- Manage driver information
- Off-truck access
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CRE Toolbox gives C.R. England drivers and independent contractors the opportunity to view their trips, messages, pay statements and much more while you’re off the truck, all from the palm of your hand!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HazMat Informer at 40% against CRE Toolbox's 7%. CRE Toolbox's advantage is rating (2.5 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (128 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CRE Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CRE Toolbox has 128 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of HazMat Informer's written reviews are positive against 7% of CRE Toolbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HazMat Informer ships an update every 2 months, CRE Toolbox monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | HazMat Informer | CRE Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 2.5 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 7.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 128 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Transportation Performance Inc | C.R. England |
Customer experience
HazMat Informer
CRE Toolbox
Bugs and requests
HazMat Informer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CRE Toolbox
Reported bugs
42 issues- Error trying to pull pay review data
- App only shows a white screen when opened
- App doesn’t load after closing and reopening
- App crashes after first use, works on second try
- Accepting multiple loads keeps thinking
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- Doesn't recognize user is on duty
- App closes after 10 seconds
- Scanning documents not perfect, no crop/edit
- Shows user is driving when off duty
- Can't submit paperwork
- Home time request nightmare
- Cannot log in to account on new iPhone
- Services not available error
- App crashes when agreeing to terms and conditions
- Pay less transparent and loaded late
- Unable to login for months
- Incoming messages not private, shared to truck
- Messages do not merge to App consistently
- Messages appear a day later
- Training checklist not updating
- Dashboard blank after new update, missing buttons
- Unable to use app since Feb. 5
- Crashes every time trying to get work done
- Can't log in to see loads, trips, pay
- No updated information for trips or truck number
- Cannot send messages
- Cannot request home time
- Messages have not updated since Thursday
- App crashes after selecting 'Training' link
- Won't open for iPhone 6s after update
- New update not working, crashes right away
- Contacts don't show up, only company numbers
- Won't open ever since update, just crashes
- App doesn't open since updated
- Won't let me download after deleting to reinstall
- App crashes when opened and stays in background
- Crashes on startup, unusable on iPhone 6s Plus
- Received a lot of errors the next day after download
- Errors when going to consistent sections
- Can't use username and password after reinstalling
- App is never up to date, requires delete/reinstall
- Keeps shutting off every time clicked on
Requested features
11 requests- Push notifications integration
- Ability to send and reply to macros
- Dark mode option
- Improved document scanning with crop/edit
- Clearer home time request interface
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- Color-coded time off request status
- Direct messaging without broadcasting
- Option to view DM history
- Integration of push notifications when not logged in
- Display of DM history for timely responses
- Ability to see DM history for timely responses
In-app purchases
HazMat Informer
No in-app purchases
CRE Toolbox
No in-app purchases
