Cadec's Fleet Management Software Helps Land O'Lakes Subsidiary Save $500,000 in Fuel
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MANCHESTER, NH, Mar 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
According to a new case study published today, 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.
Download the full case study at http://www.cadec.com/NFPT.
"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.
Cadec and PowerVue are trademarks of Cadec Global in the United States and
other countries. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of
their respective owners.
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Michelle G. Faulkner
Big Swing Communications
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