Meatlink goes live with routeMASTER

Meatlink opens up new routes as the new routeMASTER Dispatch solution from AGM comes on board

Meatlink, the Market Harborough based meat products wholesaler, has equipped its van fleet with a unique routeing and scheduling system which, says the company, has brought immediate savings and revolutionised the planning and logistics of its multi-drop delivery service throughout central England.

Called routeMASTER Dispatch and supplied by AGM Telematics of Corby, the system automatically converts orders into their optimum routes, sends the manifest to the driver and calculates arrival times and distances for the whole delivery route. Thus, the time-consuming task of manual route planning is removed and drivers are able to provide customers with an accurate ETA for each delivery. Furthermore, the overall journey time and distance traveled are reduced and in turn, significant fleet efficiency can be achieved.

Meatlink Director Mike Newing explains:

“We have been in business for 14 years and have a good deal of routeing and scheduling experience. Even so, as soon as we fitted the routeMASTER Dispatch system, we saw immediate benefits and now can’t see how we ever got on without it. In just two months we can see the bottom line savings and certainly our work is now less stressful!  It’s a great way to get more out of the vehicle fleet and to make sure our customers are well looked after.”

Using “cloud” based architecture, routeMASTER Dispatch enables everyone in the Meatlink team to work from the same plan and to view, in real-time, the progress of every individual order. Should a sudden change be required, new instructions can be added to the existing manifest in the traffic office and automatically updated on the drivers screen.

“The vehicle tracking is a very useful tool.” Continues Mike. “We have complete visibility of the fleet and can check each job status at a glance. Also, by using the reporting suite we can look at individual driver activity and review planned deliveries versus actual, which helps to improve overall performance.”

According to Meatlink, the new system has also enabled the company to open up new areas which before were not easy to incorporate in a given delivery route. Now, with an average of 12 to 20 drops per vehicle each day, Meatlink can confidently add new orders and destinations without compromising the overall delivery schedule.

It’s all about efficiency,” concludes Mike Newing, “we saw the benefits from day one. It’s a very simple system to fit and operate, but even so, the AGM Telematics team are always on hand if we need any advice or technical assistance. Most importantly it’s easily affordable and soon adds up to less road miles, less fuel and also puts a tick in the box for the environment.”

AGM Telematics is a long established designer and supplier of fleet management systems. The company is well known for its commercial vehicle transport expertise and hands-on customer service. Director George Weston is upbeat about the new Dispatch system.

“Our reputation is built on supplying no-nonsense and competitively priced fleet management solutions which are easy to install, simple to use and guaranteed to provide a fast and significant return on investment. The new Dispatch solution lives up to these qualities and compliments our wide range of vehicle tracking, scheduling and monitoring systems. We believe it is set to become the standard for multi-drop fleet efficiency across a range of industry sectors.”

Further information:

AGM Telematics Limited

GF 1 Adelaide House

Corby Gate Business Park

Corby

NN17 5JG

Tel: 01536 401900

Email: info@agmtelematics.com

Web: www.route-master.com