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Article: Optimize routes to save on fuel costs: today's routing systems help fleets of any size save money on fuel.(ROUTING SYSTEMS)
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- Food Logistics
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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The price for a gallon of diesel fuel has reached $4 a gallon in many parts of the United States and there are few signs that this trend will reverse itself.
As a result, food and beverage distributors are becoming desperate to find ways to save on fuel. One way to accomplish this is to optimize delivery routes. Fortunately, thanks to advances in software and GPS technology, fleets of any size can take advantage of routing systems to cut down on miles traveled.
The mileage routing and mapping solutions offered by companies such as Prophesy Transportation Solutions Inc., Bloomfield, CT, allow fleets to generate the most effective routing plans possible.
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