All trucking companies realize benefits by using data visualization tools, such as mapping, to help with real-time vehicle route management and dispatching.
Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI) says the mapping enhancement for its FACTS software transforms large amounts of data into a color-coded visual representations of a fleet’s current operation to make it easier for users to spot trends and make decisions.
Its mapping incorporates Bing Maps, a Microsoft product, that also delivers real-time traffic information and weekly system updates.
John Cesario, senior transportation consultant for Tarrytown, N.Y.-based CLI, has installed the FACTS software with mapping and routing for nearly two dozen trucking companies around the country.
From serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, Cesario says he learned a simple formula for implementing software: analyze a need and plan a project to meet that need.
Cesario recently helped FMD Distribution, a niche less-than-truckload carrier based in Kearny, N.J., install the FACTS software with mapping. The company credits the mapping enhancement for a quick return on investment.
He also helped another CLI customer, Custom Companies in Chicago, replaced their dispatching system and automated their delivery planning process with the FACTS software with mapping enhancement.
