Fleet Management: Cadec's Fleet Management Software Helps Land O'Lakes Subsidiary Save $500,000 In Fuel
According to a new case study published recently, Cadec Global customer Northwest Food Products Transportation (NFPT) saved $500,000 in fuel in its first year using Cadec's advanced fleet management solution, and NFPT continues to benefit from better fuel economy and improved logging compliance.
NFPT, a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O'Lakes, transports over seven million pounds of milk and finished dairy products daily for Land O'Lakes and a host of other dairy companies. The firm manages its own private fleet of nearly 200 tanker trucks, a contract fleet of an additional 300 trucks, and Land O'Lakes' private fleet of nearly 1,700 trucks.
Driven by the need to increase fuel economy and reduce DOT violations related primarily to logging, NFPT decided to invest in fleet management software. "Until then, our process was entirely paper based," recalls Roger Nordtvedt, General Manager of NFPT. "Drivers spent about an hour a day on paperwork including logging, and then at the end of each day, administrative staff spent about one more hour per truck entering all the data into a central database. It was very time consuming, and we found that often, the logs were incomplete or inaccurate. During DOT audits, we regularly had multiple logging violations. We knew we had to make a change."
Nordtvedt's team conducted an evaluation and ultimately selected Cadec's advanced fleet management solution. "Cadec's ease of use was unmatched by any other vendor," says Nordtvedt. "The Cadec On-Board Computer uses Yes or No questions to guide drivers through the process of logging trips, recording pickups and deliveries, and the like. It has a very clean and simple interface that masks all the complexity and sophistication in the software. Our drivers love it."
Cadec's software, installed in all of the trucks in its private and contract fleets, has enabled NFPT to:
- Effectively eliminate paper from its transportation process through electronic logging;
- Automatically track en-route data such as mileage (used as the basis to pay drivers), sudden decelerations, over-RPM speed, fuel economy and off-route driving; and
- Increase fuel economy and reduce fuel expenses – by $500,000 in the first year alone.
"NFPT is a long-time Cadec customer, and as they've grown and pushed the technology envelope, they've helped Cadec grow and develop," said Michael Baney, CEO of Cadec. "It's exactly the type of relationship we strive for with all of our customers."
About Cadec
Cadec Global enables mobile asset optimization, process automation and operations visibility through its advanced fleet management solutions. With over 30 years of innovation and experience in the trucking industry, Cadec enables transportation and distribution managers, fleet and logistics experts and business executives to reduce costs, enhance customer service, enforce compliance and safety regulations, and improve driver productivity. Cadec's marquee customer list includes market-leading private and for-hire fleets across multiple industries throughout North America.
SOURCE: Cadec