Case Study: Carolina Cargo achieves $50,000+ annual savings and major safety improvements with Trimble (PeopleNet) Tailored Solutions

Trimble’s Tailored Solutions Rings up $50,000 Annual Savings for Carolina Cargo

Carolina Cargo, a Southeast-based coast-to-coast common carrier hauling dry goods, produce and beverages, faced expensive, time-consuming unscheduled stops: drivers had to detour to truck stops to pick up faxed broker orders, costing about $7 per fax and nearly $46,000 a year in fax fees alone (120 trucks, one fax/week), plus significant out-of-route mileage and lost driver time. Having used PeopleNet BLU® in-cab PCs since 2009, the company asked PeopleNet’s Tailored Solutions to automate the workflow.

PeopleNet built a custom Automated Workflow using a PeopleNet Link that interfaces with on-site scanners/faxes to route scanned order images to the appropriate BLU in-cab PCs and notify drivers. The solution delivered rapid ROI (under four weeks), saved about $50,000 annually on direct costs, eliminated nearly $46,000 in fax expenses, cut out-of-route mile costs (reported at roughly $499,000/year), reduced accidents by about two per month, lowered liability insurance costs by $600,000, and improved driver productivity and safety.

Carolina Cargo

Jim Crowder

CEO