360 Account
How Did Our Managed Logistics Team Add Value?
To optimize the Steves & Sons network, our team focused on increasing efficiency, reducing costs and creating the ability to scale as needed. As the customer’s business evolved, we found the flexible capacity they needed, ranging from air freight and flatbeds to an occasional need for refrigerated trailers. We also sourced backhaul to reduce empty miles, generating an estimated $4.8 million of additional revenue for the customer. Working together, our people created an end-to-end supply chain solution built on safety and customer service.
Leveraging Multimodal Solutions
As the customer’s business grew, we leveraged our density and capacity to create a unified Managed Logistics solution:
- Our Dedicated Contract Services® team connects Steves & Sons plants, suppliers and customers in multiple states, with on-site management for effective support.
- Our brokerage services team vets third-party carriers who provide scalable seasonal coverage and extra support as needed.
- We provide services at the port to handle transloading and transport of raw materials, and use LTL to deliver finished doors to Steves & Sons' end customers.
Enterprise Supply Chain Technology
Our Engineering and Technology team created custom tools to improve visibility and cost-savings:
- Using our scan-off-the-truck tool, drivers scan freight as end customers unload it, improving delivery accuracy and saving about $700,000 per year.
- Through consolidation and pool-point optimization, we reduced transfer points and damage claims to save the customer around $90,000 per year.
- Universal tracking numbers (UTNs) for deliveries provide per-stop data, narrowing delivery windows for the end customer.
Delivery Excellence for You
We’re proud of what our people, technology and capacity can do. Bring us your challenges and we’ll find a way to help you overcome them. Bring us your goals and we’ll find a way to help you achieve them. It’s all part of our Customer Value Delivery® process, where we strive to provide exceptional service that continuously improves as we anticipate your needs and create added value for your business.
End-to-End Supply Chain Solutions
When you have big plans for growth, you need supply chain management that scales to meet your needs. A Managed Logistics solution at J.B. Hunt offers a single source for all your transportation needs, with multimodal expertise to take your freight from rail to road and dock to door. Our Engineering and Technology team connects these end-to-end solutions with tools that increase your network’s flexibility, visibility and cost savings. Together, our teams deliver the exceptional service your business deserves because that’s what it means to be Driven for You™.