There are lots of ways we try to save money around our office. Since we spend most of our money on distribution, we thought that would be a great area to save in. We found that by using trucker software, we could cut our costs in this department. We first heard about the technology from a man we recently hired. He told us that he used to work driving the big rigs. According to him, our operation was outdated compared to where he used to work.
We looked into the situation as he was adamant that we could do better. After we contacted a company called Melton Technologies, Inc, we became convinced that we could use some new ideas. We started to implement their software on a trail basis. We started with just a few trucks. After a few months, we realized that we needed to take advantage of this management tool for the whole fleet.
Our distribution department is no longer in disarray. We have shortened our delivery times, saved money on gas, and improved our maintenance schedules. I never would have thought that logistics could play such an important role in our bottom line. We gave our new employee a one time bonus for saving the company thousands of dollars. Now that we are on the right road, I guess we will just keep on trucking!