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How to Get Started with Yükbul: Sign-up and WhatsApp Commands
Sign up to Yükbul on WhatsApp in a minute. Vehicle, body, capacity and route steps, searching loads, route alerts, and every command in one guide.
By Yükbul Team 3 min read
Key takeaways
- Sign-up is entirely on WhatsApp — no app to install. Send the first message and your profile is ready in a few steps.
- Set your vehicle, body, capacity and route once; matching loads then come to you automatically.
- Destination is matched by REGION (direction) — picking 'İstanbul → Ankara' also surfaces every load into Central Anatolia.
- First 14 days are free. To take a load, just tap 'Bu yükü al' — first to tap wins.
Yükbul matches truck and lorry drivers with freight over WhatsApp. No app, no install — you send a message to the number, answer a few questions, and your profile is ready. After that, loads that fit your truck and route come to you automatically.
This guide covers how sign-up works and every command you can use on WhatsApp.
First: are you a driver, or posting a load?
The first time you message Yükbul, you get one question:
Are you a driver, or do you want to post a load? 🚚 I'm a driver · 📦 I'm posting a load
- 🚚 I'm a driver → A short sign-up to start receiving loads (below).
- 📦 I'm posting a load → You type your load in one message and we send it to matching drivers. Posting a load is free and needs no sign-up.
Driver sign-up: 4 steps
Sign-up runs one step at a time, like a chat. At each step you can pick from a list or just type.
1. Your vehicle — Which truck do you have? TIR, 10-wheeler, 8-wheeler, 6-wheeler, lorry, van, "kırkayak", lowbed, panel van… pick or type.
2. Your body/cover — Closed, open, curtain-side (tenteli), reefer (frigo). If it doesn't matter, say "Farketmez" and every cover type will reach you.
3. Your capacity — How many tonnes can you carry? Just type a number (e.g. 25), or "Farketmez" for no limit.
4. Your route — From where to where?
- Two cities: "İstanbul Ankara"
- Origin only (anywhere): "İstanbul"
We show your details to confirm. Tap "Onayla" and your profile goes live — with a free 14-day trial where you can see and take every load.
How routes match (important)
Yükbul matches your destination not city-by-city but by region (direction), using Turkey's 7 geographic regions.
Example: you set your route to İstanbul → Ankara. You'll get not only loads going exactly to Ankara, but loads to all of Central Anatolia (Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir…). You won't get loads heading to the Aegean or Black Sea.
So you keep your direction and see far more loads. Loads going exactly to Ankara are ranked first.
Want loads everywhere? In the route step, type only your origin (e.g. "İstanbul") — every load leaving that city reaches you.
What happens when a load comes
When a matching load appears, you get an offer card: route, vehicle, and two buttons.
- ✅ Bu yükü al (take this load) → It's yours, and the shipper's number is revealed. First to tap wins (two people can't take the same load).
- ❌ İlgilenmiyorum (not interested) → We won't show it again; it moves on to the next driver.
Offers have a short window (~3 minutes). If you don't respond, the load is offered to the next suitable driver — no one waits idle.
Backhaul: when you take a load, if there's a return load heading back toward home, we offer that too — so you don't drive back empty.
All commands
You can type these on WhatsApp any time:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| ara İstanbul Ankara | Show open loads on that route right now |
| rota İstanbul Ankara | Set/change your alert route (get notified on new loads) |
| rota İstanbul | "Anywhere" — all loads leaving your origin |
| yükler | Show pending loads |
| Bu yükü al (button) | Accept / claim the load |
| vazgeç | Release a load you took — it reopens to the pool |
| durum | Show subscription status |
| abone | Start a subscription |
| yönet | Manage subscription (card, cancel, invoices) |
| ilan | Switch to posting mode (free) |
| sürücü | Switch to driver sign-up |
| menü | Start over |
| yardım | Show the command list |
| sil → EVET SİL | Permanently delete your account and data |
The usual flow
- Sign up → vehicle, body, capacity, route, "Onayla".
- Wait → you get notified when a matching load appears.
- Take → tap "Bu yükü al", call the shipper.
- In between → "ara" to try another route, "rota" to change your alert route.
That's it. No app, no forms, no complex menus — just WhatsApp.
Ready to start? Message Yükbul on WhatsApp and have your profile ready in a few steps.