Optrak Distribution Software Ltd (www.optrak.com) today announced that Tourline Express (TE) a company based in Spain, entirely owned by CTT- Correios de Portugal, SA (the Portuguese Post Office) has created a business control system in which Optrak is used in an innovative way.

Tourline is the fourth largest courier operator in Spain, and its nationwide operation is based on 274 local offices and 25 intermediate platforms for the consolidation and re-routing of parcels.  The parcels are accepted at a local office (origin), processed and forwarded to the local office serving the area where the final destination is located. Approximtely 93% of the local offices are franchises, with the remaining being owned by Tourline. Every local office manages the delivery of the parcels whose final destinations belong to their area of operation.

New white paper available on how to make vehicle routing projects successful

Optrak Distribution Software Ltd (www.optrak.com) today announced that it will be launching the latest version of its vehicle routing software and real-time fleet tracking and customer service add-on Optrak Realisation at Logistics Link South on 15th and 16th February 2011. Using pre-configured interfaces to TomTom Work, Optrak Realisation allows customers to record vehicle activity and on-time delivery performance which helps increase customer service levels.

New features provide greater visibility, insight and control over fleet operations

Birmingham, England, 14th September: Optrak Distribution Software Ltd today announced that the availability of the latest version of its vehicle routing and scheduling software. The new features allow companies to plan more efficient routes taking into account the balance between meeting customer service commitments and managing customer and account profitability. Optrak also urged companies that have not yet adopted a routing system to consider making it a top investment priority in the next 12 months or risk incurring unnecessary costs. 

Tim Pigden, Managing Director of Optrak stated, “Routing systems have been around since the 1980’s but there are still many companies relying on time consuming manual planning to build their vehicle routes.  As a result they face higher costs and are missing out on many opportunities to increase transport efficiency.  The new features in Optrak make it easier to gain greater insight into fleet operations, e.g. to see the profitability associated with each customer or order.  Armed with this information more effective management decisions can be made with a view to reducing costs and increasing overall profitability.”

Lubricant distributor set to achieve rapid ROI and customer service improvements

Optrak Distribution Software Ltd today announced that NOCO Energy Corp. the North American distributor of industrial and commercial lubricants and engine motor oils is now live on the Optrak vehicle routing software.  Optrak’s superior optimisation capabilities for the lubricants industry has enabled NOCO to slash the time spent planning, increase vehicle and compartment utilisation while improving customer service.