AutoSavvy: Building a Logistics Partnership for Streamlined Transport

Moved Cars Faster

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Revolutionizing Logistics for a Seamless Future

In the fast-paced automotive industry, efficiency and innovation are crucial for success. AutoSavvy, a leading car dealership and auto transport company, faced the challenge of building a logistics team from scratch and finding the right technology to streamline operations.

By partnering with Super Dispatch, AutoSavvy transformed its logistics, enhanced productivity, and achieved remarkable cost savings.

Their Goal

Building a Logistics Team from Scratch

As AutoSavvy’s dealerships continued to grow across the country, they knew a logistics transformation was needed. The company looked to new logistics leader and transport veteran, Kolby Robinson, who had inherited a department with outdated manual processes and disorganized data that had spread across multiple platforms.

“Before Super Dispatch, with the outdated tools in place, there was a mix of carriers not held up to any standard, and there was no real way to track stuff.”

Drawing on his experience as a broker, Kolby knew he needed the right technology partner to build a new team and manage logistics across 26 car dealerships and over 1,000 builder locations.

AutoSavvy’s logistics department had no central way to store and organize data back then. This resulted in no visibility into critical operational elements like delivery times, carrier insurance and payment preferences, communications, and W9s, causing frustration for the internal teams and a complete lack of needed efficiency. The manual processes also were time-consuming and prone to human error, leading to costly mistakes and inefficiencies. With a rapidly growing business, AutoSavvy needed a solution that could handle its increasing volume of shipments and data.

“It was all spread apart. Everything was just saved on random individual computers. Nothing was in one place or easy to navigate.”

Their primary goals in identifying the right auto transport platform partner were clear:

Streamline transportation operations.
Enable a lean but highly product logistics team.
Implement a technology stack that would centralize data and automate processes.

“I used Super to track our payments to carriers in previous years and then leveraged the rate negotiation tool to drive down a few cents on lanes where it made sense, and now we are ahead on costs by $60,000.”

Kolby Robinson

Director of Logistics

Their Solution

Discovering More Than Just a Solution, Finding a Partner.

In their search for a technology partner, AutoSavvy knew they needed an advanced Transportation Management System (TMS). After evaluating several options, including a few brokers, they found Super Dispatch, which offered not only an advanced TMS but also every tool needed to streamline auto transport in one place.

“Super Dispatch houses everything you need. It’s a real TMS software, in my eyes. And the other load boards aren’t.”

They knew they needed a centralized platform, like Super Dispatch’s, to better access a digital and secure process to track their carriers, ensure those carriers were being held to a standard that matched AutoSavvy’s expectations, and have instant access to all of their carriers’ documents and payment requirements.

As a data-obsessed logistics leader, Kolby knew how critical centralized data would be for his teams’ success. He knew an auto transport platform that could provide access to all BOLs (Bills of Lading), Carrier profiles and ratings, transport performance data, and integrations with his own internal systems communicating data back and forth was key.

For dealerships, time is money, and it’s a nonstop hustle, so when there is room to save time, they need to do it. Kolby knew from his previous transport experience that automation could be key to not only saving his team a ton of time, but also enabling him to keep his logistics team lean. Ultimately resulting in a super team working smarter, not harder.

“It’s all here. And it’s just pretty to look at. Once I started to create a load, I saw the opportunity that everything really is housed in this thing and I wouldn’t have to use another logistics tool.”

AutoSavvy only arrived at their solution after testing their options. Kolby tested or entered a trial with almost every major auto transport platform and ultimately found that Super Dispatch the best solution for his productivity goals, and the one that saved him the most money. To arrive at the chosen solution, Kolby ultimately found a partner that provided him and his team with hands-on, dedicated support and the ability to manage better and offer cost savings for this logistics department.

“It’s a full-blown relationship. Every year, we test our systems to ensure we’re using the right one. And every year, it is clear that Super Dispatch is the one.”

“Super Dispatch streamlining everything helped us save around $200,000 a year on just headcount alone. And from the time a car is marked ready to ship to the time it is delivered, we were previously at 12 days. Now with Super Dispatch, we are at 4.7 days.”

Kolby Robinson

Director of Logistics

Their Results

The Transformation: Streamlining Operations for Big Savings

The implementation of Super Dispatch marked a significant turning point for AutoSavvy. The logistics department underwent a complete transformation, resulting in numerous benefits that enabled them to not only quickly meet, but also beat their goals.

Kolby and his logistics team are data-driven. High-quality data is essential, and by using a single tool for all logistics needs integrated with AutoSavvy’s internal systems, they achieved clear and accessible data.

By leveraging that data on how carrier costs have ebbed and flowed in the market with their legacy carriers and their ability to leverage Super Dispatch’s rate negotiation tool, Kolby has saved over $60,000 in just the first four months of this year. This progress has enabled Kolby to forecast an estimated annual savings of 1.4 million dollars in 2024.

“I used Super to track our payments to carriers in previous years and then leveraged the rate negotiation tool to drive down a few cents on lanes where it made sense, and now we are ahead on costs by $60,000.”

With a lean team, AutoSavvy’s productivity was crucial. With a unified platform and key automations, the team could remain at just three people without straining each team member’s time and resources.. AutoSavvy’s remarkable savings didn’t stop there. With essential tools like digital rate negotiation, instant booking, automated pricing insights, a streamlined order management process, and more, the team could move cars three times faster.

“Super Dispatch streamlining everything helped us save around $200,000 a year on just headcount alone. And from the time a car is marked ready to ship to the time it is delivered, we were previously at 12 days. Now with Super Dispatch, we are at 4.7 days.”

AutoSavvy is a driven organization with a determined mindset that keeps them at the top. From cost savings to time savings, leveraging a connected and comprehensive platform has been mission critical to their goals and meets them where they are as they continue to set a new and higher bar.

A Partnership for the Future

At the heart of AutoSavvy is a passion for progress. With a relentless focus on evolving for the future, they prioritize solutions that drive efficiency and growth. As AutoSavvy continues to expand, they rely on Super Dispatch to keep pace with their ambitious goals. Today, AutoSavvy is already reaping the benefits of SuperPay, a testament to their forward-thinking approach.

“We just started SuperPay yesterday, and I can already tell we’ll feel the benefit.”

For car dealerships, auto transport companies, and automotive industry professionals looking to optimize their logistics operations, the lessons from AutoSavvy’s journey are clear: invest in a comprehensive, scalable TMS like Super Dispatch and focus on building strong, collaborative partnerships. The right technology and partnerships can transform operations, drive significant cost savings, and pave the way for continued success.

AutoSavvy’s story is not just about meeting today’s challenges but about setting a new standard for the future of automotive logistics.