Case Study: Waiakea reduces shipping costs and emissions with Flock Freight

How Waiākea Water reduced outbound shipping costs with Shared Truckload

Waiakea Water, the Hawaiian volcanic water company based in Hilo, needed a better way to move 8–12 pallet outbound shipments to major retailers with strict OTIF and appointment requirements. Their mix of truckload and LTL options was expensive, and LTL in particular caused delays and poor visibility, prompting Waiakea to look for a more reliable and cost-effective shipping partner.

Waiakea chose Flock Freight and its terminal-free Shared Truckload service, FlockDirect®, to keep freight on the same truck end-to-end while paying only for the space they needed. With Flock Freight, Waiakea reduced outbound shipping costs by $388K, achieved a 99.9% damage-free rate, skipped 4,000+ terminals, and saved 729 metric tons of CO2e, while also improving visibility, appointment scheduling, and on-time performance.

Waiakea

Tyler Wright

Director Warehousing & Logistics