Ice Distribution Software That Reduces Melt and Waste
Solid Route Accounting™ gives packaged ice distributors truck-load control, route-level visibility, and merchandiser-side mobile tools — so every bag is tracked and every freezer stays full.
Why Ice Distributors
Lose Margin
Bagged ice is unforgiving. A few burst bags, a missed stop, or an empty merchandiser on a hot Saturday wipes out a route's profit.
Summer Spikes, Winter Lulls
A heatwave can triple bag-ice demand overnight. Without trip-level history, you stock out at peak and overproduce in the off-season.
Untracked Melt & Returns
Burst bags, melted product, and merchandiser pulls quietly drain margin — and paper credit slips never tell you which routes or accounts are the worst offenders.
Slow Paper Route Sheets
Hand-written load lists and end-of-day reconciliation cost drivers hours — time better spent topping off the next merchandiser.
Empty Merchandisers = Lost Sales
If a c-store freezer is half-empty on a Saturday, the customer buys from someone else. You need par levels and stop history that prevent it.
How Solid Route Accounting™ Solves It
Every feature is designed for the unique demands of packaged ice distribution — from truck load-out and merchandiser refills to invoicing and end-of-day cashout.
Route Sheets with Sales History
Drivers see each account's sales history, returns, and on-hand quantities — Solid Sales Pro™ even suggests an order quantity based on historical data and the customer's on-hand quantities.
Truck Load Sheets
Build par levels for every route truck, so drivers leave the warehouse with the right bag sizes and SKU mix for the day.
Return Goods Tracking
Drivers assign return codes for melt, burst bags, or pulls — the system makes the inventory adjustment automatically and reports it.
Solid Sales Pro™ on the Truck
Invoices, credits, customer orders, payments, and proof-of-delivery with signature capture — all from an Android or iOS device, online or offline.
ERP & Accounting Integration
Native sync with QuickBooks® Desktop, QuickBooks® Online, Sage 100, Solid Business Central™, and SYSPRO keeps pricing, inventory, and AR accurate.
Trip & Stop Analysis Reports
See exactly where reps drove, which accounts were visited (or missed), invoice values, and last-visit dates — route-level visibility on one map.
Paper Routes vs. Solid Route Accounting™
The day-to-day difference for an ice distributor — same routes, same drivers, very different results.
Track Every Bag from Warehouse to Merchandiser
In bagged ice, margins live and die in melt and untracked returns. Solid Route Accounting™ gives you Truck Load Sheets, Multi-location Inventory Control, and return code workflows — so every pallet is accounted for from the freezer to the curb.
- Truck Load Sheets keep par levels right for every route and season
- Multi-location Inventory Control across warehouses and trucks, with mobile Stock Counts and Stock Transfers
- Return Goods Tracking with return codes — automatic inventory adjustments for melt, burst bags, and pulls
Win the Heatwave. Survive the Off-Season.
Bag-ice demand swings hard. Trip Reports, Stop Analysis, Cash Out, and Stock Depletion reports show exactly what's selling on which routes — so you order, staff, and stock for the heatwave without bleeding cash in winter.
- Trip Reports map every stop your reps made — see route performance week over week
- Stop Analysis shows which accounts were visited, which were missed, and last-visit dates
- Stock Depletion and Cash Out reports reveal which bag sizes move hardest on each route
Turn Every Merchandiser into a Profit Center
Your ice merchandisers are your storefront. Capture photos, run customer surveys, and let reps manage customer orders in the mobile app so they spend their time refilling and selling, not transcribing.
- Picture Attachments let reps capture merchandiser placement, damage, or competitor activity from the route
- Solid Survey™ runs custom freezer-check questions on every visit
- Solid Sales Pro™ allows reps to manage and finalize customer orders — your team just fulfills
Trusted by Ice Distributors
What used to take hours now takes seconds. All accounts receivable statements are ready to go immediately, accounts payable became a snap, and I no longer enter invoices till 11:30 at night.
Solid Route Accounting™ has been working fantastic. Thank you for checking in!
With manual invoices, our drivers were doing $2500 - $3000 a day. With computer-generated invoices, they are writing $4000, $5000 or $6000 a day in my territory. There's no way in the world they could have written that by doing manual invoices.
Up & Running in 3 Simple Steps
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Sign Up & Sync
Create your account and pull customers, products, pricing, and tax data from QuickBooks, Sage 100, Solid Business Central™, or SYSPRO with one click.
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Configure for Bagged Ice
Turn on Truck Load Sheets, Return Codes, Customer Route Groups, and Picture Attachments. The system ships with sensible defaults — just match it to your operation.
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Train & Hit Peak Season
Onboard drivers and managers with our tutorials, Solid Know-How™ knowledge base, and dedicated support — fully operational before the summer rush.
Ready to Move More Ice with Less Melt?
Solid Route Accounting™ pays for itself in just 3 months, with clients seeing immediate gross profit boosts of over 5% and long-term gains exceeding 10 points on average.
Start Your 35-day TrialCommon Questions from Ice Distributors
Everything you need to know about using Solid Route Accounting™ for your packaged ice business.
Return Goods Tracking lets drivers assign return codes (melt, burst bag, pull, etc.) at the customer site. The system automatically adjusts inventory based on the code, and it's all reflected on the Cash Out report — so you finally see which accounts and SKUs are eating margin.
Yes. Truck Load Sheets keep par levels right for the season, Item Filtering downloads only the relevant SKUs to each route, and Stock Depletion reports tell you what's selling on which route — so you reorder, repeat, or retire with real data instead of last year's guess.
Yes — Solid Fusion™ provides native integration with QuickBooks Desktop (Pro, Premier, Enterprise), QuickBooks Online, Sage 100, Solid Business Central™, and SYSPRO. Pricing, inventory, customers, and AR stay in sync automatically.
Yes. Solid Sales Pro™ supports Proof of Delivery with Signature Capture on every transaction. Picture Attachments also let reps photograph merchandiser placement, damage, or competitor activity and tie it to the customer record.
The Stop Analysis Report gives supervisors a bird's-eye view of every route — stop times, customers visited, last-visit dates, invoice values, and which accounts were missed. The Trip Report maps the actual route on a map.
You keep everything; all data, configurations, and reports remain accessible. If you choose to continue after the trial period, you simply select the plan that fits your business. The trial includes full support and access to Solid Know-How™ articles to ensure your team transitions smoothly.