Product

Accellos One Optimize

Key Benefits

• Increased productivity with no additional resources
• Added services including spot market brokerage, freight payment services, consulting, network analysis, and more

Company

NT Logistics, Inc. was founded in July of 1999 by Lynn Gravley. Though the company started with only six employees, NT Logistics, Inc. was well on its way to success. Over the years, this privately held transportation management and logistics services company has increased in size exponentially and now has satellite offices in Lubbock, Texas, as well as Springdale, Arkansas.

Before 1999, Gravley operated North Texas Carrier Corp (NTCC). Gravley founded NTCC, a carrier company, in 1988 with a single truck. In 1999 Gravley branched out and opened NT Logistics, Inc. to focus strictly on logistics. NT Logistics has grown into a non-asset-based third-party intermediary for manufacturers and shippers and arranges the distribution of packaged food products throughout North America.

Previous Processes

In the early days, the team at NT Logistics used a combination of hand drawn processes and an automated optimization product that essentially was more cumbersome than helpful. Gravley said, “We were looking for something that was both intuitive and affordable. The previous optimization product that we used simply wasn’t as user friendly as we would have liked it to be.”

The Accellos Investment

In search of a more advanced solution, Gravley, along with three other individuals including colleague Bob Pope, Senior Operations Manager, researched a number of leading solutions and ultimately chose Accellos One Optimize based on its intuitive interface and affordability. Gravley explained, “Out of all the products we looked at, Accellos One Optimize offered the biggest bang for its buck. Our choice had to do with the system’s proposed business solutions, as well as its overall affordability. It was the perfect fit for our company.”

Gravley and Pope attended a live online demonstration with National Sales Manager, Kevin Pasternack. Using NT Logistics’ actual client account information, Pasternack created several hypothetical scenarios so the team could see and make a realistic evaluation of how the product would function in their environment. After an exhaustive search, Gravley and Pope had found their new solution. NT Logistics selected Accellos One Optimize for their growing business.

Training and Implementation

The Accellos training experts walked the NT Logistics team through the simple installation process over the phone, and the team quickly got up to speed via web-based training sessions with their instructor. Bob Pope said, “Our investment included a block of training sessions, which gave us plenty of time to learn and practice with the software.” Gravley added, “The customer service was great; the instructors were flexible and concerned more with meeting our company’s needs than pushing us quickly through the course.”

As part of the training and implementation process, NT Logistics, Inc. was able to add real data to the system, much like their live demonstration. They were able to set up personalized location codes and customer data for a hands-on look at the solution. This approach offered the company a closer look at the system, resulting in a better overall understanding of its capabilities. Gravley said, “We saw tremendous results from the online training sessions and the implementation was painless. Not to mention, everyone that we spoke with was kind and helpful. They listened to all of our feedback and really helped us to get a handle on things.”

Results

Once the NT Logistics team began running Accellos One Optimize, they were further impressed with the solution. “We are very happy with Accellos One Optimize. It’s full of useful tools that have helped our business significantly, and at the same time it is easy to understand and affordable.”

NT Logistics has since added services including intermodal, LTL, spot market brokerage, freight payment services, consulting and network analysis. Looking toward the future, Gravley concluded, “With the help of Accellos One Optimize, our company is able to do more with the same amount of resources, and we can confidently look forward to continuing our trend of steady growth.”

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