Delivery costs can be a silent killer. If you don’t control your expenses, the costs will bring your business to the ground faster than you can even imagine. Just consider, according to a report, logistics expenses in the US went up to a whopping $1.63 trillion last year. The transportation costs alone amounted to $1.06 […]
Whether you are a business owner or a field service manager, you are likely constantly striving to be better than the best. Regardless of how easy it may sound, achieving this target and beating your competitors every time is a hard nut to crack. Logistics companies need to assess the different aspects of their field […]
The turbulent economy has lately made it difficult for field service and transportation businesses to thrive. The industry is morphing into an intricate space, meaning that it has become critical to gain an in-depth understanding of your transportation costs and how you can mitigate the rising expenses to improve your profit margin and keep your […]
You’re not alone in thinking that your costs are uncontrollable and productivity is difficult to track. In fact, cutting costs, improving productivity, and tracking drivers are three of the many concerns almost every delivery-based business in the United States, including courier services, have. Yet, despite the known benefits of using a route optimizer for route […]
According to research conducted by Shell, two out of five fleet drivers have witnessed another driver commit some kind of fraud, such as siphoning fuel from a company vehicle. The Shell survey also found that fuel spending accounts for over 20% of total fleet operating costs, and theft prevention allows fleet managers to reduce fuel […]
If you regularly send employees out into the field, whether for sales calls or service requests or anything else, then surely it’s crossed your mind that your employees might be inflating their work hours. Field employees are largely unsupervised. It’s easy for them to lie about how much time they spend working. According to the […]
We all know that a penny saved is a penny earned and vehicle routing software make this old idiom possible. It reduces the time wasted on route planning and management, speeds up the on-field communication process, and eliminates the margin of any error that can impact your field operations, and cost your pocket a pretty […]
You get what you pay for. You’ve heard that phase a thousand times before, but that’s only because it’s true. Trying to save a little money now can cost you a lot of money in the long run. By using a free route planner instead of more advanced software, you’ll miss out on many expense-reducing and productivity-improving features. […]
Delivery companies everywhere, from the roundabouts of London to the palm-lined streets of Los Angeles, are all suffering from the same thing. A parasite is attacking their profits, making it so that every day they make less money than they could’ve made. The parasite we’re talking about here is the traffic jam that sets your driver back […]
It’s hard out there for a fleet manager. They’re worried all the time, which gives them high blood pressure, shortness of breath, ulcers… just terrible, terrible health. The cause of all this stress? Increasing gas prices. Yes, gas. Rising gas prices have become an especially big problem over the last couple of years, making it difficult for […]
