Dallas, TX, October 29, 2024 — Optym, the leader in transportation network optimization, announced today improvements to North America’s largest privately owned freight carrier Estes Express Lines pickup and delivery operations as they roll out RouteMax inbound planning.
Part of an expanded partnership between Optym and Estes, RouteMax provides Estes inbound planners with a simple, efficient, and easy-to-use solution for coordinating and managing inbound freight. With shipment data, equipment, and customer/location preferences, like delivery windows, etc., RouteMax generates optimized routes and sequences for thousands of shipments in minutes without missing any customer commitments.
"Estes has already seen impressive results with RouteMax's inbound planning,” Estes VP of Process Engineering & Continuous Improvement Howard Cochran said. “Throughout the roll out, Optym has been engaged, quickly adding new features and functionality to help our planners save precious planning time, while reducing our mileage and routes. And because of the intelligent optimization features in RouteMax, we have even seen returns decline.”
With 85 of 222 terminals live with RouteMax, Estes has already decreased planning time, routes, miles, and returns. Further efficiencies will be gained as more terminals roll out the new system, which will be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
“While the product may be RouteMax by Optym, we prefer to think of it as RouteMax for Estes by Optym,” Optym Director of Routing Solutions Rambabu Yadlapalli said. “As we work with our customers, we strive to understand their needs and unique operating models. Estes has been a great partner to Optym, helping us add new features and enhancements that have made the product more robust. We look forward to expanding our work together.”
Inbound planning represents as one piece of RouteMax’s end-to-end pickup and delivery optimization capabilities with additional modules, including dispatch and a driver mobile app. RouteMax represents the third Optym less-than-truckload (LTL) solution to be implemented by Estes, following the implementations of HaulPlan and DriverPlan. LiveHaul and DockAi will be implemented in the near future.
About Optym
Backed by decades of experience, research, and development, Optym makes transportation operations more efficient. By combining industry experience with cutting-edge optimization techniques, our solutions determine the best decisions for the complex challenges unique to today's transportation and logistics companies. Optym holds a portfolio of innovative optimization solutions designed to tackle the biggest challenges facing transportation operators today.
For more information about Optym, visit https://www.optym.com.
About Estes
Estes is North America’s largest privately owned freight carrier. As an asset-based transportation provider with a global footprint, Estes combines nearly a century of regional freight shipping expertise with the resources, reach, and reliability of a national carrier. Backed by its 280+ North American terminals, nearly 7,000 next-day lanes, and fleet of more than 10,000 tractors, Estes is committed to getting America's freight where it needs to go, when it needs to get there. And with its continued investment in leading-edge technology, as well as the support of its more than 23,000 employees, Estes always goes the extra mile to deliver exceptional experiences that keep its customers coming back. The carrier’s comprehensive freight shipping solutions include Less Than Truckload (LTL), Volume LTL and Truckload, Time Critical Guaranteed, Custom Shipping and Logistics, and Final Mile. From short-haul to global freight forwarding—Estes does it all.
For more information on Estes Express Lines, visit www.estes-express.com