Succeeding with Tricolops Dimensioner

Grote Industries
Selecting the most optimal carrier with accurate dimensioning

Grote Industries - Tricolops Dimensioner case study

SUCCESS STORY

This vehicle lighting and safety systems manufacturer used accurate dimensioning to select the most optimal carrier for every shipment, reducing average freight cost by 3.7%.

3.7%

Decrease in freight cost

82.7%

Reduction in billable weight overcharge

99.93%

Volume-based accuracy rate

THEIR STORY

Making Vehicle Safety Systems

Grote Industries is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers for vehicle safety systems.

Since 1901, the company has provided state-of-the-art safety system solutions for OEM and aftermarket customers worldwide. Its products include LED and incandescent lighting, mirrors, obstacle detection systems, vehicle wiring systems and reflective accessories.

THEIR CHALLENGE

Rising Freight Charges

Grote uses BlueJay multi-carrier shipping solution supported by Logistyx Technologies to pre-calculate shipping costs for invoicing and selecting the lowest cost carrier for a particular shipment

When carriers in North America introduced dimensional weight, 37% of Grote's U.S. bound shipments were charged by dimensional weight, resulting in billable weight that is sometimes 30% higher than quoted. As a consequence, the BlueJay software wasn’t always picking the lowest cost carrier based on actual weight alone.

THEIR SOLUTION

Implementing Tricolops

Grote Canada implemented the Tricolops dimensioner at its Markham, Ontario distribution warehouse.

The company chose the Tricolops dimensioner not only because it is much more affordable compared to competitive products, being fully integrated with the BlueJay software meant that it did not slow down its existing fulfillment workflow.

The Tricolops dimensioner was installed by trained technicians under 30 minutes without disrupting operations, and instantly dimensioned boxes and mailing tubes.

THEIR SUCCESS

Do Shipping the Right Way

By integrating Tricolops dimensioner with its BlueJay system and selecting the most optimal carrier for every shipment, Grote Canada has seen the following results:

99.93% accuracy rate between estimated and actual volume
82.7% decrease in billable weight overcharge compared to prior periods
3.7% reduction in average freight cost per pound compared to prior periods, accompanied by a shift from selecting one carrier to another

Tricolops dimensioner gives us a tool that we have been looking to help us in our shipping department for years now, taking the guesswork out of our shipping process. Seamlessly integrating into our shipping lines, it gives us dimensional weights and allowing us to make intelligent cost saving decisions by chosing the best low cost courier.

In addition, Tricolops' AI software platform will be able to use gathered package dimension data to improve packaging efficiencies. When Tricolops' software gives us carton requirement at the beginning of the order, our picking / packing efficiencies will increase, void fill requirements will decrease and we save again by shipping out the most effective carton.

Gill Leblanc, Operations Manager

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