Salson Logistics Chooses TMW Optimization Software
CLEVELAND, OH – September 1, 2010 -- TMW Systems, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise transportation software for the logistics and trucking industries, today announced that Salson Logistics has adopted three TMW Optimization Software modules. Already using TMWSuite software for their operations, Salson will now add integrated IDSC Netwise, IDSC TripAlert and IDSC ExpertFuel solutions to improve their freight network productivity and efficiency, lower operating costs and enhance customer service.
Salson Logistics, based in Newark, New Jersey, is part of a family of four integrated operating companies that provide comprehensive and flexible supply chain management solutions. Along with the truckload and dedicated operations, its companies include Salson Xpress, a northeast less-than-truckload carrier, Salson Trucking, a container freight station, and Salson West, a container freight specialist.
“In the past year, we have doubled the size of our over the road fleet and increased revenues by 30 percent,” said Travis Smith, executive vice president at Salson. “My experience with TMW Optimization products in the past proved that these solutions will allow us to better analyze our customer base, better balance our network and improve service for our customers. By automating our business systems that impact service we will be more proactive and drive down costs by enhancing network efficiency.”
Initially, Salson will activate IDSC Netwise with its TMWSuite enterprise system. The Netwise software engine produces profitable load scenarios based on information from the carrier’s dispatch database, and helps develop lanes that increase revenue and cut empty mileage.
Salson is also adopting IDSC TripAlert software. The real-time asset tracking solution produces the most efficient route, continuously monitors the vehicle to determine if it goes out-of-route and provides alerts based on pre-determined exceptions. “By providing early notification,” Smith stated, “this software will make sure our vehicles are on schedule and not in jeopardy of missing a delivery appointment.”
Salson will also be using IDSC ExpertFuel with its TMWSuite enterprise management system. The solution automatically generates an optimal route and a specific plan for fueling, including the location and amount of fuel to purchase at each stop to reduce costs. Fuel plans are generated by IDSC ExpertFuel to take in to account current fuel prices, fuel level, vehicle fuel consumption, state tax implications, fuel network implications, out-of-route miles, route policies, terminal fueling policies, tank fill policies and driver amenities.
“With their phenomenal growth, Salson has taken the next logical step in adopting TMW Optimization software to further increase revenue and enhance profitability by systematically decreasing costs,” said Mike August, VP and General Manager at TMW. “We’ve had a strong relationship with Travis Smith for over ten years and are proud of his experience with our software. Salson’s recent decision to adopt TMW Optimization software reinforces the business value these solutions continue to offer for trucking companies, especially during these turbulent economic times. We look forward to working with Salson to help them achieve their goals.”
About TMW Systems
TMW Systems is the leading provider of enterprise transportation software, including TL2000, TruckMate, Innovative IES and TMWSuite. For use with all major operations platforms in the trucking industry, TMW also offers TMT Fleet Maintenance software, IDSC ExpertFuel for fuel routing, IDSC Netwise for yield optimization and IDSC MatchAdvice and TripAlert to improve asset utilization. Customers include private and for-hire trucking, 3PLs and shippers, brokerage, construction, ready-mix concrete, municipal fleets, heavy-duty repair and waste management operations. With offices in Cleveland, Dallas, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Vancouver, TMW currently serves more than 1,800 customers managing over 400,000 power units and maintaining more than 1.2 million assets worldwide, including North America, Europe, China and Latin America. For more information, visit www.tmwsystems.com or call (800) 401-6682.
Media Contact:
Monica Truelsch
TMW Systems Inc.
216831-6606
mtruelsch@tmwsystems.com
Salson Logistics, based in Newark, New Jersey, is part of a family of four integrated operating companies that provide comprehensive and flexible supply chain management solutions. Along with the truckload and dedicated operations, its companies include Salson Xpress, a northeast less-than-truckload carrier, Salson Trucking, a container freight station, and Salson West, a container freight specialist.
“In the past year, we have doubled the size of our over the road fleet and increased revenues by 30 percent,” said Travis Smith, executive vice president at Salson. “My experience with TMW Optimization products in the past proved that these solutions will allow us to better analyze our customer base, better balance our network and improve service for our customers. By automating our business systems that impact service we will be more proactive and drive down costs by enhancing network efficiency.”
Initially, Salson will activate IDSC Netwise with its TMWSuite enterprise system. The Netwise software engine produces profitable load scenarios based on information from the carrier’s dispatch database, and helps develop lanes that increase revenue and cut empty mileage.
Salson is also adopting IDSC TripAlert software. The real-time asset tracking solution produces the most efficient route, continuously monitors the vehicle to determine if it goes out-of-route and provides alerts based on pre-determined exceptions. “By providing early notification,” Smith stated, “this software will make sure our vehicles are on schedule and not in jeopardy of missing a delivery appointment.”
Salson will also be using IDSC ExpertFuel with its TMWSuite enterprise management system. The solution automatically generates an optimal route and a specific plan for fueling, including the location and amount of fuel to purchase at each stop to reduce costs. Fuel plans are generated by IDSC ExpertFuel to take in to account current fuel prices, fuel level, vehicle fuel consumption, state tax implications, fuel network implications, out-of-route miles, route policies, terminal fueling policies, tank fill policies and driver amenities.
“With their phenomenal growth, Salson has taken the next logical step in adopting TMW Optimization software to further increase revenue and enhance profitability by systematically decreasing costs,” said Mike August, VP and General Manager at TMW. “We’ve had a strong relationship with Travis Smith for over ten years and are proud of his experience with our software. Salson’s recent decision to adopt TMW Optimization software reinforces the business value these solutions continue to offer for trucking companies, especially during these turbulent economic times. We look forward to working with Salson to help them achieve their goals.”
About TMW Systems
TMW Systems is the leading provider of enterprise transportation software, including TL2000, TruckMate, Innovative IES and TMWSuite. For use with all major operations platforms in the trucking industry, TMW also offers TMT Fleet Maintenance software, IDSC ExpertFuel for fuel routing, IDSC Netwise for yield optimization and IDSC MatchAdvice and TripAlert to improve asset utilization. Customers include private and for-hire trucking, 3PLs and shippers, brokerage, construction, ready-mix concrete, municipal fleets, heavy-duty repair and waste management operations. With offices in Cleveland, Dallas, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Vancouver, TMW currently serves more than 1,800 customers managing over 400,000 power units and maintaining more than 1.2 million assets worldwide, including North America, Europe, China and Latin America. For more information, visit www.tmwsystems.com or call (800) 401-6682.
Media Contact:
Monica Truelsch
TMW Systems Inc.
216831-6606
mtruelsch@tmwsystems.com