The Challenge A major office furniture manufacturer was looking to improve its delivery to job sites, where synchronizing with construction crews was important to avoid costly downtime. The company wanted to better calculate the precise arrival times of long- distance deliveries, traveling through busy, densely-populated areas. FourKites Solution The company chose FourKites to track outbound deliveries to job sites and inbound deliveries to furniture dealerships. By utilizing FourKites’ best-in-class geofencing capabilities, the company learned exactly when loads were about to leave pickup facilities, and what weather conditions those loads would encounter en route. Using historical travel time averages and predictive weather and traffic, FourKites calculated exact estimated times

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