“Companies cannot control the rising cost of fuel,” points out Paul Schweet, TZA Senior Vice President. “But they can control other factors that have an equally critical impact on transportation costs. These assessments enable us to exercise our years of transportation operations expertise to help companies identify those factors and utilize their assets more effectively.”

TZA transportation specialists will begin by assessing a company’s current inbound activities, including freight terms, carrier costs, backhaul allowances and opportunities for consolidation. They will also evaluate outbound operations, investigating scheduling and routing, loading methods, resource utilization, equipment and personnel, carrier costs, fleet status, driver productivity and pay/incentive programs.

Finally, they will examine existing transportation support systems and the key performance indicators that are used to measure the performance of the transportation operation.

The outcome of each assessment will be a written document summarizing TZA’s assessment of the company’s operational transportation practices, accompanied by recommendations for improvement. Estimated cost savings will be stated for each recommendation.

Companies wishing to take advantage of this opportunity should contact Paul Schweet, Senior Vice President, at 847-540-6543 or at pschweet@tzaconsulting.com.

About Tom Zosel Associates, LTD. - Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Zosel Associates (TZA) is a best practices logistics consulting company. Core competencies include strategic planning, facility design and material handling engineering, productivity improvement programs, training, transportation system design and logistics software solutions, including labor management software and warehouse management systems. TZA’s critical advantage is its hands-on operational expertise, which allows it to create and implement innovative solutions for even the most complex distribution challenges.