Case Study: Summitt Trucking, LLC achieves $640K annual savings and 3% fewer idle trailers with FleetLocate (Spireon)

National Truckload Carrier Switches Telematics Provider in Order to Ramp-Up Loads by 3 Times Per Week, Saving $500k or More Per Year

Summitt Trucking, a family-owned, asset-based carrier in Indiana, faced unreliable trailer hardware, inaccurate cargo sensors, poor vendor support, and no in-house expertise to turn telematics data into action. Those issues forced drivers to spend hours daily locating trailers—costing the company roughly $500,000 a year in lost revenue—and left the business unable to address labor and trailer shortages efficiently.

By switching to Spireon’s FleetLocate platform with solar-powered FL22+ units, IntelliScan cargo sensors, and adding Spireon’s Managed Services (automated yard checks, customized detention billing and analyst support), Summitt streamlined operations, minimized driver time, and reduced idle trailers by 3%. The changes recovered about $500k in lost revenue, delivered an estimated $144k/year from reduced idling, and produced total annual savings of roughly $640k while improving efficiency and profitability.

Summitt Trucking, LLC

David Summitt

Owner