A leading Irish haulier says its transport management system is helping it to cut vehicle down time and improve overall productivity.
DG McArdle International Ltd is a family owned and run transport and logistics company, with more than 200 vehicles working on domestic and European freight.
Based in Inniskeen, County Monaghan, DG McArdle also has a Dublin depot and a maintenance workshop in Damastown. The company, which has been in business more than 30 years, uses Eureka’s leading transport management system across all key aspects of its operations.
“Eureka is a comprehensive system that helps us control many facets of our business from one platform,” said David McArdle. “It has undoubtedly made us more efficient and has significantly reduced vehicle down time.”
DG McArdle uses Eureka MoveIT as an end-to-end TMS. The platform is suitable for all types of haulage work, including full load, tipper, multi-drop, pallet and crane hire. It enables operators to effectively plan and implement transport operations, monitor them in real time, and measure performance.
Features include a customer web app, driver web portal, and automated job importing, plus job templates and schedules. The powerful electronic document interchange enables MoveIT to accurately import jobs from a variety of files and sources.
Hauliers can automatically allocate loads based on configurable rules such as vehicle capacity and location; or build loads quickly with drag and drop functionality. It also includes route optimisation to save time and fuel, and integration with telematics providers, as well as managing ferry bookings for overseas freight.
The ferry bookings management module enables real-time monitoring and control over bookings, amendments and cancellations from within the TMS. Features include real time status updates on ferry departures, as well as key events such as checked in, cleared customs, sailed, arrived, and disembarked.
Furthermore, the unique Eureka system can handle all rates, surcharges and rebates including those for different times of day, day of week and equipment type.
“The ferry booking module is an extremely useful feature for us,” added David. “It streamlines the whole process for the transport operator.”
Also, Eureka integrated its TMS with the Transics fleet management platform and TK Tracking for DG McArdle, offering real time insights and reports on drivers’ hours and vehicle ETAs. The haulier imports and plans jobs, then sends them to the drivers, who also have mobile devices for EPOD (electronic proof of delivery).
In addition, DG McArdle uses Eureka’s MaintainIT module to manage its Damastown garage. MaintainIT allows the user to set up maintenance schedules based on dates, or odometer and fridge hour readings. The dashboard provides a user-friendly colour coded overview of fleet status. Features include creating job cards to allocate to mechanics, logging inspection checks for compliance, and an app for daily vehicle defects checks.
“MoveIT and MaintainIT work very well together and the usability for hauliers is tremendous,” added David.
“Combined, they give us great insights – we get fast access to the information we need and in the right format. The customer service from Eureka has been great and we would highly recommend them.”
Eureka is Ireland’s leading provider of transport management systems, with over 4,000 daily users of its software. The Co. Wexford-based company has been successfully developing TMS solutions for the transport and logistics industry for over 25 years.
For further details, visit https://www.eureka.ie/
