Case Study: Associated Food Stores reduces costs and trims 400,000 miles annually with Omnitracs Roadnet Transportation Suite

Associated Food Stores Stays Competitive by Reducing Costs to Retailers

Associated Food Stores, a Salt Lake City–based grocery cooperative delivering to 600 stores across the Intermountain West and running nearly 8 million miles per year, was facing rising transportation expenses and needed better route planning and driver-impact analysis to stay competitive and control costs.

By implementing the Omnitracs Roadnet Transportation Suite (Roadnet, Territory Planner and MobileCast), the company simplified routing, quickly re-routed customers after a distribution-center move, and gained route visibility. Outcomes included a 38% fleet reduction, more than 400,000 miles saved annually, a 50% increase in cube per route, elimination of 2–3 daily routes and a 96% on-time performance—enabling cost savings that were passed on to retailers.

Associated Food Stores

Glen Keysaw

Routing Manager