Case Study: Martin-Brower reduces mileage by 5,000 miles/week and increases delivery frequency with Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition

Paragon route planning software keeps the burgers rolling in the USA

Martin-Brower, a dedicated QSR distributor operating 23 distribution centres and a 570‑truck fleet serving more than 6,000 restaurant locations, needed to increase delivery frequency and improve multi‑frequency routing without adding significant mileage, trucks or operational cost. To meet that challenge they deployed Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition route planning software to manage daily routing, scheduling and complex time‑window requirements across their network.

Using Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition’s capabilities — including dispatch smoothing, arrival time banding and redesigned master schedules — Martin‑Brower increased delivery frequency (e.g., Port Allen moved from two to three weekly deliveries) without investing in new tractors/trailers and one DC cut 5,000 miles/week (a 6% reduction). The implementation lowered operational costs and reduced emissions by over 900,000 lbs of CO2, improvements Martin‑Brower attributes directly to the Paragon software.

Martin-Brower

Chuck Gans

Director, Operations Support