A Large Food Wholesaler Saves Time,
Improves Safety and Controls Costs
CHALLENGE
This company is one of the largest food wholesalers in the United States. At one of their major distribution centers in Central Pennsylvania, they needed a better way to manage their fuel inventory, schedule deliveries and control costs with a more efficient delivery system and smart market management.
They also needed to cut down on wasted time during fueling and to increase safety in a congested terminal. A key player at this wholesale grocer remembers having big problems jockeying the trucks around the yard to keep the refrigerator units fueled and ready to roll.
Before Shipley, this company was supplied by a major oil company that couldn't provide a high level of service--not only for on-site fleet fueling, but also for cost savings through market management.
SOLUTION
Shipley's Rob Temple and Steve Williams worked closely with this wholesale grocer to develop a comprehensive plan. Rob began by matching historical data from the customer's pricing strategy against what Shipley believed would be a better opportunity. Then Steve calculated the savings of having Shipley personnel "wet hose" their trucks in place, compared to the time and labor of the customer's personnel moving trucks around the yard to the fueling station. That analysis, along with references from other satisfied Shipley customers, sealed the deal.
RESULT
Shipley On-Site Fleet Fueling has drastically reduced the number of trucks needed to move around the terminal, allowing this food wholesaler to focus more on their core business and reclaim unproductive time. Shipley Wholesale Fuels ensures that the customer benefits from reliable cost-saving pricing strategies. Shipley Transport Trucking means on-time and worry-free fuel deliveries to the customer's own fueling station.
Shipley rolled out the new programs with no glitches or missed deliveries, and the customer had zero downtime during implementation. With solutions from Shipley, the customer benefits from lower prices, improved safety in their terminal, substantial time savings and peace of mind.
According to this customer, "Working with Shipley has been a terrific experience. They are very knowledgeable and deliveries are on time and trouble-free. It's one less thing I have to worry about every day."
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A Large Distributor Benefits from FUELChex
from Shipley
CHALLENGE
This company is one of the world's largest distributors of printing papers and graphic supplies and equipment. It is also a fast-growing provider of packaging and janitorial-sanitary supplies.
They needed a fleet fueling company that could provide daily fueling reports for their large fleet. Their previous company wasn't able to provide them with this indispensable information.
Because a division of this company was already using Shipley services, the relationship was strong. When Shipley demonstrated the value of FUELChex fuel management reports, the company immediately saw the value.
SOLUTION
While the new system was being implemented, there was absolutely no downtime. Shipley barcoded on a weekend when the trucks weren't being used and began deliveries that Monday.
FUELChex, exclusively from Shipley Fleet Fueling, now provides this customer with the information needed about daily fueling, and also offers a complete history of fueling for the fleet. FUELChex fuel management reports are always available on the web, and track gallons, costs and taxes for the whole fleet and even for each individual truck.
RESULT
With FUELChex, this distributor now receives complete details on every vehicle we fuel and allows them to track how fuel efficiency. It also verifies that no fuel is ever lost. Shipley gives this customer great service, dependable fleet fueling and the FUELChex reports needed to keep track of fueling on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.