Case Study: U.S. Xpress Enterprises achieves $6M annual idle-time savings and 3-month ROI with Informatica Data Quality

U.S. Xpress Enterprise dramatically cut gas costs and truck idle time to become greener

U.S. Xpress, a Tennessee-based leader in time-definite truckload services with 6,000 tractors, 14,000+ trailers and 8,000 employees, needed to cut fuel costs, boost operating margins and eliminate wasted engine idle time. The company couldn’t reliably report on vehicle movements because in‑cab DriverTech location data wasn’t cleaned or standardized, leaving managers unable to determine where trucks stopped and for how long.

Using a unified Informatica data quality environment (including Data Quality, Data Explorer, Identity Match and Address Verification), U.S. Xpress cleaned and standardized location and maintenance data, engaged the business in data quality processes and deployed the solution in 4.5 months. Results included a $6M annual saving from reduced idle time, $1.2M saved through maintenance data profiling, ROI in three months, projected EDW savings of $9–20M over two years, faster problem resolution and reduced emissions.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises

Tim Leonard

Vice President for Information Technology