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Road Rescue Streamlines Operations and Reduces Costs with Freightview

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Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance Marine & Shipping
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Procurement
Use Cases	Search & Rescue Time Sensitive Networking
Challenge	Road Rescue, a Texas-based company that manufactures a pothole-repair product, was facing a significant challenge in its operations. The company's VP of Operations, Andrew Blades, was frustrated with the amount of time it took to create accurate quotes for customers. This was a critical aspect of the business, as their customers included city and state governments managing large-scale road repairs, big box-stores buying wholesale, and home improvement retailer sites. Any inaccuracies in the quotes could lead to unnecessarily high shipping costs, eating into the profit margins of the orders. Additionally, the labor costs were high due to the hours employees spent entering data. Read More
About Customer	Road Rescue is a company based in Uvalde, Texas, co-founded by Andrew Blades in 2011. The company manufactures Road Rescue Asphalt Patch, a product used for repairing potholes. Their customer base is diverse and includes city and state governments that manage large-scale road repairs, big box-stores that buy their product wholesale for their locations, and home improvement retailer sites. The company prides itself on its success and the quality of its product, but was seeking ways to improve its operational efficiency and reduce costs. Read More
Solution	The solution to Road Rescue's operational challenges came in the form of Freightview, a software that Blades decided to try out during a free 30-day trial. Recognizing the potential of the software due to his background in software integration, Blades found that Freightview could significantly streamline the quote creation process. With Freightview, the sales and order-entry teams at Road Rescue could simply enter a ZIP code, choose a carrier based on the prices given, and then add the customer’s address. This process was much quicker and more accurate than their previous method. Furthermore, Freightview also allowed users to schedule pick-ups and print shipping labels and bills of lading, adding another layer of efficiency to their operations. Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Marine & Shipping

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Procurement

Use Cases

Search & Rescue

Time Sensitive Networking

Challenge

Road Rescue, a Texas-based company that manufactures a pothole-repair product, was facing a significant challenge in its operations. The company's VP of Operations, Andrew Blades, was frustrated with the amount of time it took to create accurate quotes for customers. This was a critical aspect of the business, as their customers included city and state governments managing large-scale road repairs, big box-stores buying wholesale, and home improvement retailer sites. Any inaccuracies in the quotes could lead to unnecessarily high shipping costs, eating into the profit margins of the orders. Additionally, the labor costs were high due to the hours employees spent entering data.

About Customer

Road Rescue is a company based in Uvalde, Texas, co-founded by Andrew Blades in 2011. The company manufactures Road Rescue Asphalt Patch, a product used for repairing potholes. Their customer base is diverse and includes city and state governments that manage large-scale road repairs, big box-stores that buy their product wholesale for their locations, and home improvement retailer sites. The company prides itself on its success and the quality of its product, but was seeking ways to improve its operational efficiency and reduce costs.

Solution

The solution to Road Rescue's operational challenges came in the form of Freightview, a software that Blades decided to try out during a free 30-day trial. Recognizing the potential of the software due to his background in software integration, Blades found that Freightview could significantly streamline the quote creation process. With Freightview, the sales and order-entry teams at Road Rescue could simply enter a ZIP code, choose a carrier based on the prices given, and then add the customer’s address. This process was much quicker and more accurate than their previous method. Furthermore, Freightview also allowed users to schedule pick-ups and print shipping labels and bills of lading, adding another layer of efficiency to their operations.

Impact #1	The implementation of Freightview has brought about significant operational improvements for Road Rescue. The process of creating quotes for customers has been streamlined, reducing the time and labor costs associated with this task. This has also led to more accurate quotes, potentially saving the company from unnecessarily high shipping costs. Furthermore, the ability to schedule pick-ups and print shipping labels and bills of lading directly from the software has added another layer of efficiency to their operations. Overall, the use of Freightview has helped Road Rescue to operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Impact #1

The implementation of Freightview has brought about significant operational improvements for Road Rescue. The process of creating quotes for customers has been streamlined, reducing the time and labor costs associated with this task. This has also led to more accurate quotes, potentially saving the company from unnecessarily high shipping costs. Furthermore, the ability to schedule pick-ups and print shipping labels and bills of lading directly from the software has added another layer of efficiency to their operations. Overall, the use of Freightview has helped Road Rescue to operate more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Benefit #1	Significant reduction in time spent creating customer quotes
Benefit #2	Decrease in labor costs due to reduced data entry time
Benefit #3	Potential savings on shipping costs due to more accurate quotes

Benefit #1

Significant reduction in time spent creating customer quotes

Benefit #2

Decrease in labor costs due to reduced data entry time

Benefit #3

Potential savings on shipping costs due to more accurate quotes

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Road Rescue Streamlines Operations and Reduces Costs with Freightview

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