Ground-breaking management solutions for the transportation industry: Green Mile LLC

GreenMile was established with the vision of offering clients a global set of cloud-based solutions and services including optimized logistics planning and real-time route & vehicle visibility to help companies become more effective and improve their bottom line.

The most expensive part of the supply chain for most companies tends to occur during the ‘last-mile’ segment: the portion that includes delivering products or services from the warehouse out to the end customer. Known for its popularity in last-mile transportation, the GreenMile Suite provides route execution management for companies looking to improve visibility & accountability in their fleet, decrease route costs, and improve their customer satisfaction levels.

Building a steady reputation of unparalleled customer service
GreenMile is a software & technology company which has managed to thrive, establishing a strong foothold for itself in the transportation market – a market known for being very challenging. “We have a very loyal customer base because we always put them first; we understand that they are the reason we are in business to begin with. Our philosophy is pretty simple: deliver a customer-focused service model and create the best technology that allows customers to expedite and improve their customers’ overall delivery or service experience”, added founder Ronald Barcellos.

After implementing routing & scheduling solutions in some of the largest companies around the globe for more than 10 years, GreenMile’s founders realized that while building an efficient route plan is important, the real hurdle for companies needing to distribute their products was ensuring that the plan was executed once the drivers left the distribution center. Much of the cost savings planned by companies was being lost due to inefficient route execution in the field. Existing GPS & telematics solutions in the market focused mainly on engine diagnostics and driver behavior and not true real-time actual-versus-planned logistics management. It was this critical route execution component that companies needed to not only help with reducing distribution costs but also to ensure superior customer service levels.

Today, GreenMile solves a huge problem faced by many transportation companies: route execution. The GreenMile software platform provides the logistics management middleware that connects route planning solutions to telematics solutions and mobile devices in the field, providing In-depth actual-versus-planned visibility and management over mobile resources in the field. In addition, GreenMile “learns” from the execution as it’s occurring in the field and feeds this updated information back into route planning solutions, thus improving the quality of the planning data for better route optimization.

“We are evangelists for helping customers reduce their transportation costs and lowering their carbon footprint–all while helping them to provide outstanding levels of customer service in a never-changing and challenging business climate.”

Executives Speak

Q. How do you position yourself in the market? Is keeping up with the latest technology and fulfillment of business commitments at the same time a challenge for GreenMile?
A. We have positioned ourselves as leaders in ‘route execution & fleet management technology’. Our platform is 100% SaaS enabled, allowing access from any computer or device that has internet connectivity. Our technology team is continually innovating to ensure that the business objectives and goals of our customers are being met. Strategically, we are focused on developing technology that enhances the current and future landscape of the verticals we serve, including Beverage, Foodservice, Retail, LPG, Healthcare and Field Services.

Q. Why have so many logistics companies deployed the GreenMile solution?
A. The GreenMile Suite delivers fleet performance tracking and metrics on mobile workers in the field, including drivers, merchandisers and sales or service professionals, providing complete, real-time visibility into the delivery or service day. GreenMile’s cloud-based solutions work seamlessly with existing routing software, providing Actual vs Plan (AvP) information as well as real-time insight into the delivery day from practically any mobile device or telematics system.
‘Last-mile’ logistics tends to be the most expensive problem for our customers to solve, and it’s the area that GreenMile directly impacts – so the ROI potential is enormous.

“We work very closely with our customers and really focus on creating a true partnership. We still dedicate roughly 70% of our product roadmap to customer requests. We recognize that delivering customer-driven functionality is one of the key components to remaining successful in today’s ever-changing market landscape.

We respond quickly to customer needs; it’s one of our driving principles at GreenMile. An example can be seen in our software updates; we release updated versions of our solutions quarterly, each with dozens of new features and software enhancements. We also have a very agile development process and an incredibly energetic development team that thrives on making the customer happy.

We innovate constantly. GreenMile has been recognized for always being (at least!) a step ahead of the competition in terms of technology and functionality. Our solutions have a clean, modern design with easy to use interfaces and features that create real value and ROI for our customer base.”