KSM & McLeod M Software Operations Performance...
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cLeod Software and
Katz, Sapper &
Miller (KSM) have
come together to create a joint
project to provide an operations
level benchmark for the trucking
industry. This initiative seeks
to break new ground in giving
truckload carriers the opportunity
to measure the real performance of
their operations against their peers.
KSM & McLeod Software
Operations Performance
Benchmarking Project
M
O ur benchmarking
initiative is designed
to be complimentary
to other benchmarking initiatives
in the industry, and to break new
ground for those companies who
want to understand where their
operating efficiencies stand as
compared to similar carriers.
In the first iteration of this
benchmarking program, we are
offering carriers across the United
States and Canada the opportunity
to submit their results and data for
the calendar year 2013 for a number
of operations functions. Katz,
Sapper & Miller, one of the leading
CPA practices in the United States,
will accept this information under
the terms of our confidentiality
agreement, and compile a report to
ensure that each participant’s data
remains confidential and completely
anonymous in the final report.
In exchange for each carrier’s
participation in this first benchmark
study, the carriers will receive a copy
of the final benchmark report, which
includes the high, low, median, and
average values for each benchmark
category, as well as the group
qualification parameters to allow for
comparison of their results on each
benchmark to those of their actual
peer group.
A Look at Operating MetricsOur benchmarking survey of operating
metrics examines several aspects that
are common performance indicators
for every truckload carrier.
• People and headcount by category or role
• Fuel consumption, expense, purchasing, and efficiency
• Revenue miles, rates, and surcharges
• Equipment counts and actual utilization
• Safety profiles
• Operating expenses
Where do we really stand?And to create the truly valuable peer
comparisons, we will segregate
the benchmark data by
several criteria that give
carriers the chance to
compare their metrics
with their true
peer group.
• Carriers of a similar size
• Carriers with the same equipment types
• Carriers with a similar length of haul
What can we do with this benchmark?It is a problem for most carriers that
they don’t clearly see how they
stack up against similar companies
in many of these operating metrics.
The goal of the KSM & McLeod
Benchmarking Initiative is to begin
to give truckload
carriers a
better
picture of
their relative
performance in
these areas than has
previously been available.
This sort of benchmarking
information should provide a
call to action for you and your
company. By understanding how
you rank against your peers in each
of these operating categories, you
understand where there is real
room for operations performance
improvement. If your true peer
group is doing something better
than you are, the opportunity for
you to improve in that aspect of your
operational performance is likely
within your reach.
What do we need to do to participate in the program?Companies who would like
to participate in the 2013
benchmarking program must
collect and submit their data to KSM
via a pre-formatted spreadsheet,
and ensure that their data meets
the strict definitions set out in our
benchmarking data collection
documents. We will provide this data
collection document, the definitions,
and a copy of our confidentiality
agreement to you upon request.
The deadline for submissions to be
included in the 2013 benchmark
report is May 1, 2014.
Additional assistance will be
available to current KSM clients
and current McLeod system
customers to help them prepare
this report for submission to the
benchmark project.
For more information about
joining this benchmarking project,
contact Tim Almack
at 317.580.2000 or
As one of the top 65 CPA firms in
the nation, Katz, Sapper & Miller
(KSM) has earned a reputation as a
leader in the areas of accounting,
tax and consulting services. KSM
has provided audit, tax and business
consulting services to the trucking
industry since its founding in 1942.
Through the firm’s experience with
100-plus trucking and logistics
clients throughout North America,
KSM has become a national service
provider to the trucking industry.
The firm provides additional services
through KSM Transport Advisors,
LLC (KSMTA), a part of the Katz,
Sapper & Miller Network. KSMTA
exclusively services the trucking
industry, providing freight network
engineering and profit improvement
services and products.
Katz,Sapper&MillerCertifiedPublicAccountants800East96thStreet,Suite500Indianapolis,IN46240317.580.2000www.ksmcpa.com
Since 1985, McLeod Software has
provided powerful transportation
management and trucking software
solutions to the trucking industry.
These solutions, developed entirely
by our company, are comprehensive
and support integration with a
broad array of complimentary
logistics products.
We are the leader when it comes
to software for trucking dispatch
operations management, freight
brokerage management, fleet
management, document imaging,
workflow, EDI, and business process
automation solutions for trucking,
freight brokerage, third party
logistics, and shipper companies in
the United States.
With an established base of
more than 700 active customers
throughout North America, McLeod
Software is dedicated solely to
the transportation industry. This
focus means we have a deep
understanding of the needs and
intricate details involved in carrier,
broker, and freight management
businesses of all types.
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