Redhead Couriers gingers up growth with integrated freight trading 30 June 2014

UK and Europe express delivery specialist Redland Couriers has become one of the first to combine advanced vehicle tracking with the Transport Exchange Group's freight exchange platform.

By integrating its Navman Wireless telematics with Courier Exchange, the firm can now provide visibility and status of its vehicles to more than 4,500 operators throughout the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.

Andrew Ling, managing director at Redhead Couriers, explains that, as a result, the company can now better promote available capacity, match vehicle locations and monitor the progress of loads in transit.

"We have been a longstanding member of Courier Exchange, but we were looking at ways of simplifying our processes while seeing where we could pick up additional work," states Ling.

"The added visibility and control we are already seeing from the vehicle tracking integration will enable us to work closer with our partners, streamline transport planning and boost profitability."

Earlier this year, Redhead Couriers adopted the vehicle tracking solution across its fleet of 14 HGVs and vans in a bid to monitor driver behaviour, reduce fuel usage and boost operational performance.

Ling says one of the reasons for selecting Navman Wireless was its ability to integrate with the freight trading platform, providing an effective means of improving supply chain processes while also optimising fleet performance.

Redhead Couriers now uses Courier Exchange from two sites, in Colchester and London, with around 10% of loads coming via the freight trading platform.

By taking real-time locations of available capacity direct from the tracking software, the company has already experienced an increase in job enquiries.

Author
Brian Tinham

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