Businesses often face a variety of problems when transporting products – delays, poor quality or unsafe deliveries leading to product damage, high costs due to fuel inefficiency and many other factors that negatively affect business. Smooth and successful product delivery requires several steps – finding a reliable logistics partner and implementing a convenient, easy-to-use and efficient transport management system in the product supply chain.
Smooth product delivery should start with careful route planning – every business wants not only to get goods to their final destination as quickly as possible, but also to minimise the cost of the journey and to make all activities as efficient as possible. An innovative transport management system with a large database makes route planning particularly easy. The latter should include details such as toll roads, dangerous road sections, road restrictions and permanent repairs. With FleetMaster’s user-friendly planning tool and a specialised map tailored for trucks and their drivers, managers can effortlessly plan the most efficient routes to avoid inconveniences on the road. This also makes it much easier for drivers, who can immediately see a clear and optimal route to their destination on their tablets, and while driving, the system analyses the current and previously used routes and suggests insightful adjustments, along with a new possible duration and cost. This enables managers to make informed decisions, promoting efficiency and cost-effectiveness in route planning.
Fuel costs are also a major concern for businesses. These are perhaps the costliest aspect of transport, often leading to extreme solutions, reduced delivery volumes or even the abandonment of some delivery destinations. To avoid business downsizing, all you need to do is find productive solutions that can also significantly reduce fuel consumption. The aforementioned route planning system also has the added advantage of looking for the best and cheapest transport solutions, while at the same time looking for less fuel-intensive options. The system takes into account the amount of fuel in the vehicle and searches for a route where the driver can conveniently refuel, if necessary, without investing a lot of extra time. Having a fuel management system in place also makes it much easier to manage fuel-related costs and potential irregularities. And the fuel-efficient driving function also delves into the nuances of driving efficiency and provides particularly useful insights into fuel consumption patterns, making it even easier to find the most efficient solutions.
An innovative transport management system creates mutual convenience for both the supplier and the consignee. The user-friendly and easy-to-operate system provides in-depth analysis of all transport-related factors, such as fuel costs, on-board computer data, the nuances of route planning, while quick and easy access to invoices, bills of lading and other documents allows the consignee to get a quick and easy overview of the goods delivered. And if you need to retrieve lost or missing documents, the system allows you to do so instantly. The FleetMaster transport management system thus provides a convenient and simple way to track the entire cargo journey and ensure its full efficiency.