The story
I didn’t set out to build software companies. I set out to fix problems I was living with every day. This is how that happened.
Where it started
I was the one stuck using it
As head of digital at the UK’s largest independent commercial vehicle parts factor, I ran warehousing, fulfilment, invoicing, and reporting through software considered the industry standard.
The standard wasn’t good enough. The system was outdated, tied to specific machines, and its reporting couldn’t be trusted. Because it was the only real option, the entire industry had quietly accepted these limitations as normal.
“The industry had quietly accepted the limitations of its software as normal. I hadn’t.”
The first build
So we built our own
Rather than keep working around software that held us back, we built a system designed around how a parts operation actually runs. Not as a product to sell, just as something that worked for us.
It worked under real pressure, at real scale. Other businesses started asking about it, so we spun it off into its own company. That became Autovolt: warehouse, fulfilment, and invoicing software for parts resellers.
The pattern
Then the other side of the counter
Talking to customers across the sector every day, a pattern kept appearing. Workshops and fleets were managing PMI schedules, service records, and compliance paperwork on paper. Or with tools built by developers who had never stood on a workshop floor.
“The tools were technically capable but practically unusable: too complex, too rigid, too disconnected from how technicians actually work.”
The gap was clear: software powerful enough for serious asset management, straightforward enough that a technician could pick it up without a training course. So we built Autocheck.
Today
Half a billion pounds of quiet proof
My companies now manage the maintenance schedules for over £500 million worth of assets across commercial vehicles, plant, and LCV, for businesses of every size.
We partner with world-class organisations like TecAlliance and Solera to build industry-leading data and features directly into the core of the platform. And I’m still doing what I’ve always done: helping haulage and transport businesses adopt the right tools and make them stick.
Why this matters to you
I didn’t come into this industry as a software vendor trying to sell something. I came from inside it, frustrated by the same problems everyone else was frustrated by. The difference is, I decided to fix them.
“I’ve sat where they’re sitting. I know what it feels like when the technology doesn’t match the reality of the operation. And I know what it looks like when it finally does.”
Key facts
Antony Molloy is the co-founder of Autocheck and Autovolt and a digital change consultant. His companies manage maintenance schedules for £500M+ in assets across CV, plant, and LCV through Autocheck, his fleet maintenance and workshop management software. Autovolt is warehouse, fulfilment, and invoicing software for commercial vehicle parts resellers. He was formerly head of digital at the UK’s largest independent CV parts factor. Partners include TecAlliance and Solera. He holds accreditations from Google, Microsoft, and IBM.
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