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Pan American Express Saves Over One Million Dollars in One Year with FleetLocate Asset & Trailer Intelligence

Company Size

200-1,000

Region

America

Country

Canada
Mexico
United States

Product

FleetLocate Asset & Trailer Intelligence

Tech Stack

Real-time tracking
Data analytics

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Cost Savings
Customer Satisfaction
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Networks & Connectivity - Cellular

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation
Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Fleet Management
Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Track & Trace of Assets

Services

Data Science Services
System Integration

About The Customer

Pan American Express, Inc. is a transportation company headquartered in Laredo, Texas. The company owns and operates a fleet of more than 600 dry van trailers that travel south-to-north routes from Mexico to Canada. Most of the companies traveling these routes are automotive parts suppliers serving the nation’s major manufacturers, including Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, and General Motors. These suppliers operate on a just-in-time model, making on-time pick-up and delivery absolutely critical to business success. The company's primary goal is to provide accurate and timely information to their customers.

The Challenge

Pan American Express, a company that operates a fleet of over 600 dry van trailers traveling from Mexico to Canada, was facing a significant challenge in providing accurate and timely information to their customers. The company's customers, mainly automotive parts suppliers, operate on a just-in-time model, making on-time pick-up and delivery absolutely critical. The company was relying on manually generated, time-consuming, and often flawed second-hand information, which was costing them in wasted resources, revenue, and time. The need for greater visibility and increased efficiencies drove the company to look for a better trailer management solution.

The Solution

After comparing several trailer tracking systems, Pan American Express chose FleetLocate Asset & Trailer Intelligence for its extensive coverage, customer service, ease of installation, flexibility, and cost. The system is user-friendly, easy to learn and use, and has proven to be a powerful business asset. The FleetLocate team worked closely with Pan American Express’s leadership to present a solution tailored to meet the company’s specific challenges and needs. The team also demonstrated where Pan American Express could expect to see payback and process improvements after implementing FleetLocate. Since implementation, those projections are becoming realities.

Operational Impact

Pan American Express saw a significant increase in real-time visibility that they needed, and that their customers were demanding.
The company has instant access to real-time rich trailer data, allowing them to provide their customers with their own logins so that they can view their freight status for themselves, whenever they need or want to.
The company has seen an improvement in real-time tracking, visibility, trailer utilization, and efficiencies.
FleetLocate has allowed the company to automate the time-consuming and inaccurate manual yard check process.

Quantitative Benefit

The company expects to save over one million dollars annually by not having to purchase 50 new trailers.
The company has seen a 10 percent increase in utilization of their existing trailers with FleetLocate.