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Logistics: cut empty miles without adding dispatch workload

A practical setup that reduced wasted kilometers and stabilized weekly fuel spend.

Situation

The fleet had repeated ‘empty’ trips, long idle periods, and inconsistent route adherence.

Empty miles
↓ 12–18%
Idle time
↓ 20–25%
Fuel spend
↓ 6–10%

What we changed

We focused on visibility and repeatable rules instead of manual micromanagement.

  • Route playback + stop clustering to spot pattern waste
  • Idle alerts with thresholds per vehicle type
  • Weekly driver coaching list (top 5 only)

Rollout in 10 days

A simple phased rollout that avoids overwhelming the team.

  1. Day 1–2: baseline metrics + agree target thresholds
  2. Day 3–5: alerts + dashboards for dispatch
  3. Day 6–8: driver scorecards + coaching routine
  4. Day 9–10: review results and lock SOP

Want this set up for your fleet?

If you share your route and idle patterns, we can propose thresholds and dashboards in 48 hours.