Truckers are required to work for a maximum time of 14 hours a day, with a limit of 11 hours spent driving. - Hours of Service Regulations established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

On-ground staff spend around half a day on the road. When their workflows are not simplified, they face intense pressure during those long hours.

business growth. But building a happier on-ground team is difficult when they have the toughest time on the road.

What’s causing these tough times for the real heroes of the all-mile?

Spending long hours on the road

Spending long hours on the road

Difficulty in identifying exact delivery locations

Difficulty in identifying exact delivery locations

Ad-hoc orders interfering with existing schedules

Ad-hoc orders interfering with existing schedules

Meeting unrealistic Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) targets

Meeting unrealistic Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) targets

Communication gaps with operation managers

Communication gaps with operation managers

The most important step towards building a happier on-ground workforce is to simplify their all-mile operations.

5 best practices to simplify all-mile deliveries for your on-ground staff

Optimize routes

Optimize routes

Generate optimal routes that factor multiple real-world constraints like time windows, vehicle capacity, traffic and location. Anticipate disruptions and resolve exceptions through predictive alerts and notifications, to minimize the time and distance your on-ground staff spends fulfilling orders.

Here or there? Pinpoint addresses!

Here or there? Pinpoint addresses!

Searching for the right address makes it difficult for on-ground staff to complete their tasks on-time. Map addresses accurately so that on-ground staff reach precise customer locations without any ambiguity.

Put an end to unrealistic ETA targets

Put an end to unrealistic ETA targets

Setting unrealistic ETA targets with minimal time between stops makes it difficult for your on-ground staff when they encounter minor delays. Set realistic Expected Times of Arrival using data insights on past orders, so that they don’t miss out due to minor delays.

Get your on-ground staff to become tech savvy

Get your on-ground staff to become tech savvy

Equip your on-ground staff with modern all-mile delivery technology. It simplifies your communication with them, enables you to measure their performance, understand their problems and reward them with incentives. It also enables drivers to handle exceptions like returns, cancellations, and reattempts in real-time.

Simplify driver earnings

Simplify driver earnings

Empower drivers with instant access to their current and potential earnings by streamlining payment structures on an integrated contract library. Creating a single channel visibility system can be a huge time saver for drivers and can help managers track performance and progress better.

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How can Locus help manage your logistics?

  • Locus’ proprietary geocoding engine converts the fuzziest of the addresses into precise geographical coordinates thereby helping your on-ground executives locate addresses easily.
  • Digitize all your operational variables such as fleets, delivery persons etc. to come up with the best route plan every day.
  • Track your orders in real-time with the Locus Live Dashboard. Locus’ all-mile delivery app Locus On The Road (LOTR) helps delivery partners process orders.
  • Visualize and tweak your scheduled plans via three key metrics— geography, time, & vehicle (fleet)—with a birds-eye view of your entire operations.
  • Build your own reports and analyze important parameters that you need to make key decisions.

Join Industry Leaders:

68m+ miles

Reduction in distance traveled

12m+ kgs

Reduction in GHG emissions

$330m+

Savings in logistics costs
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Schedule a meeting with Locus

How can Locus help manage your logistics?

  • Locus’ proprietary geocoding engine converts the fuzziest of the addresses into precise geographical coordinates thereby helping your on-ground executives locate addresses easily.
  • Digitize all your operational variables such as fleets, delivery persons, etc to come up with the best route plan every day.
  • Track your orders in real-time with the Locus Live Dashboard. Locus’ all-mile delivery app Locus On The Road (LOTR) helps delivery partners process orders.
  • Visualize and tweak your scheduled plans via three key metrics— geography, time, & vehicle(fleet)—with a birds-eye view of your entire operations.
  • Build your own reports and analyze important parameters that you need to make key decisions.

Join Industry Leaders:

$100 M+
Logistics costs reduced
100+ Years
Planning time saved
6300 + Tonnes
GHG emissions reduced

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