TranzAct Technologies
Client Profile Clark National, Inc. owns and
operates 13 high quality distribution businesses across
the United States. Clark's companies distribute a wide
array of food service and industrial products including
equipment & supplies, janitorial maintenance items,
foodstuffs, and industrial packaging. Clark's 15,000
customers operate healthcare facilities, hotels, schools,
restaurants, airlines, office buildings, and industrial
facilities in 20 states across the U.S. www.ClarkNational.com
Faced with the complexity of conducting
transportation operations for 13 separate distribution businesses,
Clark National turned to TranzAct Technologies, Freedom Logistics
Network to simplify and provide state of the art transportation
management technology, payment and audit services and carrier
rate negotiations. With Customer Satisfaction as Clark Nationals
#1 goal, the company sought from TranzAct Technologies an
elegant, robust Transportation Management Solution that would
meet the demands of its 15,000 distribution customers.
TranzAct’s Freedom Logistics Network provided a turnkey solution
for the payment and audit complexities of the Clark National businesses.
Additionally, Freedom was able to deliver double- digit savings on
Out Bound freight rates with a premium group of LTL carriers. The Freedom
Logistics Network conducted the bids, negotiated the contracts and
loaded the resulting rates into StarRate, TranzAct’s web enabled
rating and routing tool. Clark National uses the full range of StarRate
capabilities to meet the transit times and shipping requirements of
its 15,000 customers. Freedom Logistics combination of consortium carrier
pricing, web rating and routing, and freight payment and audit gave
Clark National the sort of turnkey transportation management solution
the firm was seeking.
Freedom Logistics has provided consistent year over year savings in
the areas of carrier rates, as well as freight payment and audit
rate application and duplicate reductions. Clark National enjoys
the use of a custom designed web site, which provides all-modes rating
and routing for product shipments. Monthly reporting regarding compliance
with preferred carrier routings enables Clark National analysts to
manage corporate transportation information with an eye toward continuous
monitoring and cost reductions. Most importantly, logistics and finance
staff members are able to contribute time and resources to the support
of Customer Satisfaction, which is the #1 goal of Clark National.
