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Leveling up Customer Delivery Experience w/ DispatchTrack

Nov 30, 2023

Customer delivery expectations have never been higher—especially as economic headwinds make consumers and businesses alike more particular about where they spend their money. So it...

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5 Best Practices for Perfecting Proof of Delivery

Nov 16, 2023

Great deliveries require getting the little things right. Whether you’re delivering pallets of shingles to construction sites or distributing fresh produce, you need serious attent...

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Route Optimization, Insights

What Is Strategic Route Planning?

Nov 9, 2023

When it comes to different kinds of routing, the most common distinction you’re likely to encounter is static vs. dynamic. If you’re a business that delivers mostly to consumers, o...

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Route Optimization, Insights

What Is Route Optimization?

Nov 2, 2023

No one needs to tell delivery businesses how important it is to have efficient routes. Fuel and driver pay are two of the biggest expenses that most fleet operators grapple with, s...

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Last Mile Delivery, Insights

SaaS vs On-Prem Software: Which Is Better for Last Mile Logistics?

Oct 26, 2023

For businesses that have always used on-premise software deployments, it’s easy enough to stick with the mantra, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” After all, deploying software so...

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Food and Beverage, Insights

How Food Distribution Software Should Empower Different Functions

Oct 19, 2023

As a food distributor, getting deliveries right and delighting your customers doesn’t start and stop with your delivery drivers. It’s a team effort that pulls in people and process...

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5 Tactics for Simplifying Returns in Building Supplies Delivery

Oct 12, 2023

Cost pressures on building suppliers are more intense than ever—and that’s especially true when it comes to delivery and return management. Getting the right goods to the right pla...

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Are You Still Struggling with Map Updates?

Oct 5, 2023

Last mile delivery is a challenge without the right technology—but businesses have been making it work for many years using whatever tools that they happened to have access to. The...

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How Tire Distributors Can Grapple with the SKU Explosion

Sep 27, 2023

The number of SKUs that your average tire distributor has to deal with has grown exponentially in the last two decades. According to one report in 2019, 80% of the typical tire dis...

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Providing a B2C-Worthy Delivery Experience in the Building Supplies Industry

Sep 21, 2023

Building supplies deliveries might be chaotic, but it’s possible that the average job site is even more so—at least from the perspective of whoever’s managing it. People, parts, an...

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Why You Need a Single Platform for Managing B2B Deliveries

Sep 14, 2023

If you handle B2B deliveries at scale, your technology stack is likely to be fairly complex. You need solutions for ingesting orders and customer information, for tracking and mana...

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Constructing the Ideal Building Supply Delivery Tech Stack

Sep 8, 2023

Even as the labor market across the country cools off, the latest numbers show that the construction boom—and the increased need for workers that comes with it—isn’t going anywhere...

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Route Optimization, Insights

Does Route Planning Really Influence Customer Experience?

Aug 31, 2023

Most delivery businesses are laser-focused on their customers. Whether you’re a retailer working to make sure that every delivery reaches the customer’s home at the right time, or ...

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