10 ways to make your planning smarter with your own executional data!

As the transport industry rapidly evolves, forward-thinking companies are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to redefine planning processes. The central question is whether planning should remain a manual task or become automated with AI. AI brings many exciting possibilities, such as optimizing unloading times, integrating driver data, streamlining order intake, and enhancing capacity planning. 

Centralize your Data Management

It is common to struggle with collecting, analyzing and utilizing your data from multiple different points. One of the key steps to smarter planning is establishing a centralized data management system.When dealing with various data sources, This is where Route42's platform comes in handy as it allows carriers to analyze shipment volumes, delivery routes, carrier performance, customer preferences, and market trends. Thus, by harnessing the power of Route42’s data intelligence, carriers can gain valuable insights and make informed decisions to improve their planning processes.

Trip/Route Optimization 

A common phrase we are all familiar with is “Customer Is King”, Therefore customer satisfaction should be a key KPI for your business by ensuring timely deliveries.

How can you achieve that you may ask?, well you can start with learning how to optimize your trips based on your historical data. With Route42, by considering factors such as distance, traffic conditions, delivery time windows, and carrier capacity.  You can optimize your route to minimize fuel consumption, reduce transit times and improve overall operational efficiency. This not only saves costs but also enhances customer satisfaction by ensuring timely and reliable deliveries.

Real-time Tracking and Visibility

Typically, carriers struggle with providing customers and internal stakeholders with visibility into the status and location of their shipments. By utilising GPS technology and track-and-trace systems through Route42’s data intelligence platform, carriers such as yourself can offer accurate and up-to-date information, allowing customers to track deliveries, anticipate delays, and make proactive decisions. Adding additional  value through Real-time tracking and real time notification when dwelling. So you may take immediate action to enhance transparency and build trust between you as a carrier and your customers.

Collaboration and Integration

Find yourself asking why should I collaborate or integrate my systems?. It's quite simple.  Fostering a collaborative approach as part of your strategy does not only improve coordination but also reduces errors and enhances overall transport planning efficiency.
Route42 actively recognizes the importance of collaboration and integration as part of your transport planning process.  

So why not partner with Route42, because by fostering partnerships and establishing integration with our data intelligence platform., you get to focus on using executional data from your FMS, to improve predictability of your Planning. Enrich your own BI tool and use the data in you BI tooling to maximise the movement of your goods, gain insights into your supply chain operations and react rapidly to market changes. 

Also, easily share your data via API connections, so carriers such as yourself can streamline communication and data sharing with shippers and logistical partners. 

Intelligent Load Matching

Gain actionable insights on load capacity and maximize it to enhance efficiency. Obtain insights into load capacity to improve load factor. Especially when utilizing freight matching platforms. Easily simplify platform utilization with practical and actionable suggestions from Route42 for optimal efficiency.  

By using Route42 Intelligence you get tailored offers of freight matches right to your screen. Through the use of location data already collected, you now use available data to match the right shipment to the right time and location. Eliminating the amount of times assets are on the road empty or not used to their optimal capacity 👍.

Dynamic Capacity Management

Implement dynamic capacity management systems that provide real-time information on carrier availability and capacity. To enable efficient allocation of shipments to road transport carriers based on their capacity and proximity to  pickup locations. Ensuring optimal resource utilization.

Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

Route42's platform enables carriers to monitor carrier performance through key performance indicators (KPIs) such as on-time delivery, transit times, and customer satisfaction. By establishing performance benchmarks and regularly evaluating carrier performance, carriers can identify areas for improvement and optimize carrier selection and allocation. 

This data-driven approach ensures that carriers work with reliable and high-performing partners. Easily integrate in your own business intelligence environment or anywhere else.

Carrier Qualification and Rating 

Running a transport business means maintaining a high standard of service, Route42 supports carriers in developing a carrier qualification and rating system. By assessing carrier capabilities, reliability, and compliance with industry standards, carriers can establish criteria for carrier selection. Regularly reviewing and updating the list of approved carriers based on their performance ensures that carriers partner with the best in the industry.

Automation and Digitization

Embrace automation and digitization to streamline carrier transport planning processes. By integrating Route42s data intelligence platform and utilizing transportation management systems (TMS) as well as freight management software, carriers can automate tasks such as order processing, load tendering, and documentation. This reduces manual errors, improves efficiency, and enhances overall productivity

Continuous Improvement and Innovation: 

Route42 encourages carriers to foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within their planning processes. With our current partnership we do just that and can do the same for you.

Get in touch via [email protected]. to see how we provide the necessary tools for you to capitalise on your executional data.