Create efficient routes to save time and money

Distributors face multiple challenges every day – high volume of customer orders to organise, rising fuel costs, drivers and vehicles to manage, changing road and traffic conditions, and tight time windows. These scenarios combine and create an overwhelming situation.

Market Motion’s expert route analysis utilising Omnitracs’ next gen technology will take all of these challenges into account and works to find the best possible route plan to reach a fleet’s business goals each day. Fleets with optimised routes often save time and money while providing better service to their customers.

Reducing transportation costs

Driving fewer kilometres means less fuel and reduced wear and tear on vehicles

Improve customer service

Ensure all of your customers receive their customer on time and in correct time windows

Better resource utilisation

Add more stops to your routes and reduce overtime or even reduce a vehicle

Increase driver safety

Ensure drivers are compliant with working hours and reduce dwell time

Determining the best type of route optimisation for your business

Before deciding exactly how your business can benefit from route optimisation, it helps to know the difference between two primary routing methods – standard and dynamic.

Standard routing is a key solution for customer service. Each route will have a specific set of stops in a specific orders, guaranteeing that your customers will always have their product delivered at a specified time, often by the same driver.

Dynamic routing is on the other end of the spectrum and is best if your business’ main goal is cutting costs. Customers lose the predictability of standard routing, but you reduce miles and improve efficiency.

A route optimisation solution helps find a happy medium between these methods to not only please customers, but also improve your bottom line.

Routing methods guide

The two main tyes of routing – standard vs dynamic each have their pros and cons.
Which is the best for your business?

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Omnitracs One is a revolutionary new solution that will reshape the future of fleet management. The culmination of over 30 years of experience, Omnitracs is leveraging their industry-leading capabilities to create one comprehensive offering for any fleet, from the first mile to the last. By combining the best features and functionalities of their award-winning portfolio of solutions, Market Motion’s customers will have access to unprecedented levels of solution flexibility allowing for quick adaptation to the road ahead.

Omnitracs One provides a single-source user experience, enabling unified fleet ops management and reporting, while eliminating single-purpose and disconnected solutions for both long haul and last mile fleets. With hardware flexibility, fleet owners can choose the right devices based on their needs at any service level. With instant access to the most robust network of technology partners and system integrations, customers can also expect continued support from the industry leader for service excellence. The new, cohesive solution will enable the company to respond to customers’ needs more quickly, while rapidly developing new and innovative capabilities on a platform that will sustain fleets well into the future.

Market Motion, as an Omnitracs Roadnet Strategic Partner, will begin offering Omnitracs One to fleets in the ANZ region. Availability and timing will be based on the needs of individual fleets and how they are using their solutions.

Contact us for further information on Omnitracs One.

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So how do you maximise your truck capacity?

Omnitracs Roadnet Anywhere Routing could help you solve this problem. It allows you to easily create routes that maximise capacity.

The software allows a user to set rules that are unique to your business. These rules can include defining what time you want the route to start, how long the day should be, a maximum number of stops and most importantly in this scenario, you can set a percentage for minimum route capacity. For example, if you set the minimum route capacity to 90 then it must be loaded to 90% for the route to be created.

Roadnet Anywhere Routings advanced algorithms build the routes, in this case, ensure your trucks will not leave until loaded to your defined capacity or greater.

This route capacity setting is only one of many options users have at their disposal to build routes that build efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer service.

Contact Market Motion today to learn more about how Roadnet Anywhere can help with your business.

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