Our transportation engineers, logistics planners, and computer modelers can design or reconfigure your entire distribution  network with a focus on efficiency and productivity.  Our design  team inputs your existing data and projections regarding current  or potential shipments into our software system to develop the most cost-effective means of distribution available.  We also  provide contingency plans to handle a variety of "what-if" scenarios.

LRM's  state-of-the-art software - Logistics Modeling System (LMS),  analyzes a number of variables, including traffic lane availability,  modes of transportation, applicable rates and tariffs, revenue-generating back-haul opportunities, and shipment volume  frequencies.  We can develop a concrete budget for all transportation expenses and help you monitor your company's progress, tracking potential problems before they become insurmountable.  The end result is a totally integrated distribution system that is custom designed to achieve maximum results at a minimum of costs.

Capabilities

• Private Fleet Alternatives: LRM  determines your best course of action -- if you should lease assets, drivers, both, or neither -- if you should have a single source or a separate source lease -- or if you should employ for-hire tracking or rail carriage. In the public sector, we analyze  privatization alternatives.
• For-Hire Trucking Alternatives: If for-hire trucking is right for your company, LRM  will handle the selection of and negotiation with your  common and dedicated contract carriers. With our focus on optimum  service at value pricing, we can assist with even the most troubling  lanes.
• Site Location Studies: LRM  will show your company where to establish your warehouses or regional distribution centers to minimize  distribution costs. We perform complete site location studies,  including facility compatibility with your needs, local ordinance review,  economic incentives, real estate costs, taxation issues, and dock/rail/highway accessibility.
• Fleet Utilization: LRM  examines your core fleet to determine if vehicles are being fully utilized. We analyze your historical utilization,  routes, load capacities, and other pertinent factors to determine which routes are economical.
• Back Haul Opportunities: LRM  compares your distribution system's performance with nationally recognized standards and published statistics regarding motor carrier productivity. Our aim is to eliminate your company's "empty miles". We will even examine the feasibility of soliciting freight for your return hauls.
• Authority Applications: LRM  will assess the merits of common carriage authority, contact carriage authority, or a property broker  license. If one of these approaches is practical for your company, we will even apply for the appropriate permits on your behalf.
• Railroad Alternatives: If rail carriage has been identified as a viable solution, LRM  will eliminate the arduous tasks and confusion  associated with rail movement. We will negotiate your tariff structures with the railroads, identify and negotiate with' 'trans-loaders' at both point of origin and point of destination, and design the best routing available to minimize transit times, demurrage, and switching charges.