The Success of FTR and the Cimatruck Solution

Many trucking companies continue to work as hard as possible, yet still do not see the growth they desire. Fletes y Transportes Ruiz- or FTR- reached a point where they wanted to grow but did not have the integration to support their systems and operations. With the Cimatruck solution, FTR has seen improvements throughout their trucking organization, including an increase in revenues and improved customer service that has led directly towards additional business opportunities. With the implementation of Cimatruck’s Maintenance, Administration and Dispatch modules, FTR has benefitted from immediate cost savings gains and long term operational improvements.

Operations Improvements with Cimatruck’s Maintenance Module

Fletes y Transportes Ruiz- or FTR- is a Mexican trucking company with 800 trucks allocated in fourteen carrier terminals throughout Mexico. FTR has grown to be an industry leader during their 40 years of transportation services. With a large asset base and multiple locations, FTR was experiencing escalating tire maintenance fees, rising corrective maintenance and virtually no management of preventative maintenance. With the implementation of Cimatruck, FTR was able to decrease maintenance expenses by an average of 7.75% per year. This savings was generated through the use of Cimatruck’s maintenance module that provides tools that provides the ability inventory the number of tires within the fleet and maintain data on their usage, under-inflation issues, operating statistics and even the tire cost per mile, per trailer. The module can even manage tire storage locations and provide re-ordering information which can save valuable money by leveraging a volume tire purchase with a supplier rather than needing to fill emergent needs.

FTR experienced corrective maintenance decreasing from 80% of all maintenance orders to just 30% once the module implementation was complete. Preventative maintenance jumped from 20% of total maintenance orders to 70%. These improvements directly correlate to improved customer service with the possibility of an equipment failure on the road diminishing with better maintenance practices. FTR was booking just 100 trips per month before the implementation of Cimatruck and had mis-managed maintenance. With a soaring increase to 1000 trips per month, FTR benefitted from their improved maintenance with more equipment routinely available.

Additional Value Created with the Administration Module

One of the biggest disconnects FTR was experiencing was the lack of integration between their operations and their accounting system. Before implementing Cimatruck, FTR had an administrative process which required three employees for each driver within their organization. Invoicing functions were improved with better and faster documentation. This helped to bill customers in a more timely manner and provide more consistent invoicing data, ultimately helping FTR to get paid sooner and improve their cash flow.

By coordinating operations functions with accounting, FTR was able to more readily see the most cost effective routes as well as providing accurate rates for new quotes. The tools provided by Cimatruck allow for a more detailed approach when quoting a load for a client by capturing toll costs, fuel expenditures and other costs associated with a designated origin and destination.

Additional Value to FTR with the Dispatch Module

FTR saw an increase in their fleet size from 400 to 800 which was necessary in order to accommodate an extraordinary increase in monthly load shipment requests from 100 to 1000. FTR could not have managed their growth without Cimatruck’s dispatch solution. By realizing the strategic value of a dispatch team, FTR’s customers benefitted from more analytical routing decisions, faster response times and more dynamic loading decisions that ultimately reduced overall transportation costs. By providing dispatch with the appropriate tools to better manage their jobs, FTR experienced a 21% increase in annual load orders.

The primary benefit FTR saw from Cimatruck’s solution was the integration of their business functions. This allowed for consolidated processes and improvements in overall efficiencies that ultimately led to increases in revenue and extensive growth. It is important to note that the various components of a trucking business would not benefit with a standalone Cimatruck module as much as they will profit from the integration of their processes and improved data management. Any trucking organization looking to move forward with growth and leading industry best practices, the Cimatruck integration software is a proven solution.