NFT DISTRIBUTION IMPROVES FLEET EFFICIENCY WITH TRAFFICLINK’S REAL TIME TRAVEL INFORMATION
08/05/07
NFT Distribution, the leading provider of time critical logistics services to the food retail and manufacturing sectors, is utilising Trafficlink’s real-time travel information service to manage its transport and logistics solutions.
The Trafficlink service is available to NFT’s drivers and logistics managers via a TV screen connected to the internet. This allows the company to identify and avoid congestion spots, ensuring that its clients, including all major retailers, receive their chilled grocery deliveries in the quickest time possible.
NFT, whose mission statement is to be the market leader in the provision of time-critical logistics services, makes use of the Trafficlink information system at its headquarters in Alfreton, Derbyshire and at its depots across the UK.
“Trafficlink’s services allow us to identify and plan around major traffic incidents. They also allow us to warn our drivers of hold-ups both before and after they have started their journeys.” says Nigel Topham, Customer Liaison Manager, NFT Distribution.
“The Trafficlink plasma screen has become invaluable, allowing us to keep abreast of up-to-the minute travel delays and enabling us to take appropriate action to ensure we limit the inconvenience to our customers as well as warning them before delays occur.”
Trafficlink supplies real time traffic and travel information to the BBC, UK commercial radio, GMTV, Government and the Highways Agency, reaching in excess of 40 million people each week. In addition, Trafficlink offers an innovative solution to the growing cost of travel disruption, giving businesses access to up-to-the- minute traffic and travel information from any plasma, TV or PC screen in the office.
“We offered NFT a free three month trial of our unique services in November 2006. The company has since reaped the benefits of our real-time traffic and travel information and it will continue to manage its tight time scales with the help of our services,” said Michelle Reardon, Director of Sales, Trafficlink.
“We offer an invaluable service to logistics companies and businesses as the financial cost of travel disruption to employees and customers is growing with the UK network becoming more congested. We are offering businesses a chance to take a clear lead in making real-time traffic and travel data available to their staff on a localised basis.”
