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Trucking Logistics
Route Optimization
A Presentation By:
Andy Anastasio Jr.
on behalf of Gateway Community College
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Route Optimization- From a Different Point of View
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1st Portion: Office & Administrative
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Who Are Your Clientele?
Where Are They Located?
What Are You Hauling?
When Are You Hauling?
How Are You Hauling?
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“Behind the Scenes”
Sales
Industry Rates
Inter/Intra-state
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Build Your Contract
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Date/Time & Destination
Do we need a special permit to deliver this
load? Extra Insurance?
Intra-State or Inter-State?
◦ Tolls
 Taxes
 Miles
 Fuel
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Will those changes we previously touched
upon affect your price? Route? Expected
Delivery Time?
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Routing Factors
Distance
These are factors we may not be able to control,
 Traffic
but we can certainly anticipate.
 Weather
 Hours of Service
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Customer vs. Realistic Expectations
Customer:
Realistic:
1) I want it NOW
1) Time constraints
2) I want it CHEAP
2) External Factors Influence Costs
3) I want NO PROBLEMS
3) Unforeseen Variables
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Dispatch- Driver Interaction
Available
Drivers/Scheduling
 Inventory
 Weather
 G.P.S.
 PC Miler Program
 “In Case Of
Emergency”
Situations
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Multiple Stops on a Route
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Efficiency
◦ Detention Times
Backhauls
 Stops Based on Order of Destinations
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Where to Fill Orders (Loads)
Deviations?
 Line-Up at the Loading Area
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Operating Costs
Drivers
 Equipment
 Fuel
 Insurance
 Maintenance
 Permits
 Tolls
 Taxes
 Lodging
 OVERHEAD
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Weight Distribution
Weight limits on trucks
 5 small loads vs. 2 large loads?
 Evenly dispersed throughout the bed
 Max weight caps
 Load securement
 Tarps
 Cube out vs. Gross Out
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Receiving Hours
What hours are you able to deliver your
loads?
 Will certain companies “Turn You
Around?”
 Keep these hours in mind when
scheduling your trips.
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Load According To Unload
Mechanism
Different materials will be unloaded in
particular fashions.
 Lumber Poles
 Steel
 Dump
 Tanker
 Perishables
 The manner in which your material will be
loaded and unloaded may affect your
business operations.
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2nd Portion: Field Duties
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Loading Equipment
Forklift
 Pole Truck
 Payloader
 Cranes
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◦ Magnets
 Claws
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Equipment & Driver Utilization
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Team vs. Solo
◦ Tarping
◦ Loading
◦ Unloading
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Tractors & Trailers
Size
 Configuration
 Sleeper?
 Short Run/Local?
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Back-Up Equipment
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Multiple Trailers per Truck
Tractors
Tarps
Machinery
People
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Maintenance
Vehicle
 Equipment
 Pre/Post Trip Inspections
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Safety
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Proper Load Securement
State & Federal Laws
Pocket Safety Manual
O.S.H.A
D.O.T.
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Other Guidelines
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Drug & Alcohol Testing
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Truck Inspections
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Driver Logs
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How Achievable is Route Optimization?
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Can we truly ever achieve Perfect route
optimization?
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Services in Your Area
Brush-Up Classes
 Training
 Certifications
 Industry Publications
 Industry Associations
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Questions
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