London, UK: Classic Fresh Foods usually provides fresh produce to London eateries but the coronavirus has forced a change to home delivery made possible with new transport planning software.
Based in New Covent Garden Market, Classic Fresh Foods now delivers to around 200 addresses per day, which it has achieved by using My Transport Planner, a pay-as-you-go, web-based transport planning tool designed for commercial vehicle operators.
Peter Banfalvi, general manager, Classic Fresh Foods, said: “This is a completely new venture for us: we’ve never done home delivery before. My Transport Planner has played a significant role in making it a success for us,” Banfalvi said.
The business tried a tried a different system before adopting My Transport Planner. “We used a basic route planner, but it was very, very limited in terms of its features and capabilities,” he said. “For example, I couldn’t download or export the job list.
“Now I can give the orders for each van to the picking team, whereas before the drivers had to find each order in the warehouse. It took up to three hours to load each van, whereas it is now under an hour per van, so it is saving us a huge amount of time. The goods get loaded into the vans in the correct order, according to the manifest. I love it – it makes my life so much easier.
“If there remains a demand for home delivery after lockdown ends, then we will continue to offer it. And this system enables us to combine home and business delivery into one seamless operation,” Banfalvi said.
My Transport Planner works for commercial vehicle operators of all sizes. It uses algorithms to plan routes, generating savings in time, cost, and mileage. Planning costs 99p per vehicle, per day, with no minimum contract, number of vehicles or usage requirements. However, customers who sign up for contracts will unlock additional features such as mobile apps.
