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Vine Line Logistics Leverages Turvo’s Collaborative TMS to Fast-Track Growth
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Fleet Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Vine Line Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, was facing growth limitations due to the restrictive capabilities of their outdated and costly on-premise transportation management software (TMS). The company needed to upgrade to a modern solution that would enhance efficiency, automation, collaboration, and visibility, thereby driving greater revenue. They were looking for a solution that could create a flexible, collaborative portal for customers, carriers, and staff, offload TMS software and hardware maintenance support and costs using a scalable SaaS, cloud-based solution, and upgrade the user interface to appeal to modern digital users internally and externally. They also wanted to simplify and expand solution integration capabilities, streamline onboarding of electronic data interchange (EDI) customers, reduce training requirements with a more intuitive solution, and generate larger revenue opportunities with customers.
About The Customer
Vine Line Logistics is a growing, full-service, third-party logistics (3PL) provider based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company was founded in 2008 primarily to service the inbound transportation needs of food-service distributors, and has since expanded into raw materials, consumer products, and other markets. As the company matured, their future growth potential was limited due to the restrictive capabilities of their aging and costly on-premise transportation management software (TMS). The time had come to upgrade, so they began searching for a modern solution that would deliver greater revenue through efficiency, automation, collaboration, and visibility.
The Solution
Vine Line Logistics chose Turvo’s Collaborative TMS as their solution. Turvo addressed the company’s functional and operating concerns by rapidly replacing expensive in-house servers and maintenance with less costly, scalable, cloud-based infrastructure and modern TMS. They integrated with Vine Line’s prior sister company’s ERP system, ProducePro, and transferred Vine Line’s carrier network from the legacy TMS to Turvo. They added less-than-truckload order and shipment consolidation not available in the legacy TMS, simplified EDI connections for smoother, faster processing of orders for both low and high volume customers, consolidated driver communication devices to Turvo’s Driver App for load tracking on a single screen, and accelerated user acceptance and training.
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