The function of managing, directing and coordinating an organization’s vehicle transportation and related activities is referred to as vehicle fleet management. Truck fleet management falls into this grouping. Fleet management companies who provide truck fleet management services offer truck tracking, vehicle destination and communications services to their customers. For most organizations, devoting time and money to oversee non-core expenses such as fleet monitoring and truck fleet tracking isn’t a practical consideration. Are additional cost-savings opportunities possible? From experience, ERA consultants understand that when a business manages most of their suppliers in the same way, they may be leaving money on the table. By reviewing a company’s vehicle fleet management expenses, ERA helps clients determine if there are opportunities to recover additional cash flow. Cost-saving fleet management solutions may be at hand.

Many businesses depend on freight services providers to transport items across the country or around the world. Two main freight shipping categories are truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) services, industry terms used to describe the amount of space a shipped item will take up on a truck. When Items take up the entire available space on a truck, the shipment is considered TL or full truckload (FTL); LTL freight consists of items from various shippers combined for transport into a single truck. Freight brokers — individuals or companies who will connect shippers and freight carriers — may also work with businesses to handle their shipping requirements. The costs of freight services and freight shipping rates will vary depending on the supplier and the shipment category. ERA consultants with freight management expertise help clients evaluate their freight expenditures to uncover additional savings opportunities in this cost category.

Shipping packages, large and small, is a common business task. For small freight shipping, companies rely on package shipping suppliers to handle the transportation of envelopes or packaged shipments weighing less than 150 pounds. With a variety of parcel shipping suppliers in the marketplace offering domestic and international package shipping services, how does a business know if they’re getting the best pricing from their selected package shipping provider? ERA helps businesses evaluate their small package shipping needs, reviewing expenses. If there are additional cost-savings opportunities, experienced ERA consultants will help a client manage expenses from their small freight shipping supplier base. Reducing parcel shipping costs can free up resources to put extra cash flow back into the business.

For businesses that rely on storage companies to store their goods and keep them secure, finding the most reliable, cost-effective warehouse storage suppliers is a priority. In addition to warehouse storage services, businesses may also contract with storage companies for warehouse logistics services such as labeling, packaging, or warehouse inventory control and management. Skilled ERA consultants with specialized warehousing management expertise bring that experience to clients, helping them manage warehousing services expenses from their supplier base. Reviewing a company’s expenses and supplier relationships can clarify if additional savings in warehouse storage are possible — savings which could lead to a meaningful boost to cash flow. ERA’s goal is to put dollars back to work in a client’s business.