Disrupting the Hauling & Logistics Industry

A Brief History

Redskin Transport started with just a few trucks, but has quickly scaled– with 32 employees, 26 trucks, and 40 owner-operated trucks that they broker daily. This hauling company was founded in 1990 by Rock VanWey in Newark, Ohio.

Today, Redskin Transport offers services such as selling and delivering salt, sand, gravel, limestone and topsoil, as well as supplying bagged de-icing salt products for property management, industrial, commercial, and landscape companies and homeowners. Additionally, Redskin Transport provides driveway services such as reclamation and grading.

Struggles Before Dauber

  • Antiquated processes
  • Complex workflows
  • Unreliable tracking of critical information on paper
  • Wasted time, money and resources
  • Communication gaps amongst team

Leading Up to Dauber

Redskin Transport was, and continues to be, part of a niche industry. This meant if they settled on just any hauling, transportation, or software service run by people who had never worked in the industry themselves, they would never reach their full potential.

After researching various companies and poking around on the internet, the team at Redskin Transport finally reached Dauber Applications’s website. Founder of Redskin Transport, Rock VanWey, initially thought the name was interesting and was intrigued, so he decided to reach out to Dauber. Within an hour after Rock sent his message, Dauber’s owner– who had dedicated his entire career to the hauling and logistics industry– called him back to set up their official first meeting.

“I don’t see myself ever looking at another company – especially once we’ve mastered the algorithm for our back office operations.”
– Rock VanWey, Founder of Redskin Transport

 

Life With Dauber

 

Since Implementing Dauber Into Their Hauling Services, Redskin Transport:

  • Receives continuous invested service from Dauber’s owner
  • Accomplishes more with less resources and people
  • Improved their truck to dispatch ratio from 80:2 to 100:1

A Few of Redskin Transport’s Favorite Dauber Features:

  • Paperless Ticketing
  • Touchless Ticket Approval
  • Smooth Adoption and Implementation
  • Simple and Great Usability

Due to their evident success, Redskin Transport is excited to expand their partnership with Dauber by actively researching and experimenting on an innovative solution to implement Dauber’s software into their back office operations.

Redskin Transport says they’ve thrown a curveball at Dauber, but they’re confident they’ll successfully disrupt the industry with their innovative solution.

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Fitting The Business vs. Fitting The Solution

Manatt's employees out on site at a project.

A Brief History

Manatt’s Inc. is the true definition of a family-owned business. Established in 1947 with nothing more than a single Studebaker truck, Manatt’s impact now spans across multiple generations, the Midwest, and beyond. Nowadays, the company offers more than just aggregate hauling; from ready-mix to construction services, Manatt’s continues to be a midwest must. To date, they have 53 locations across Iowa, employ over 800 individuals, and run over 500 trucks, with 50 – 80 of them supporting hauling services.

A few years ago, Manatt’s Inc. welcomed Bridger Moreland, CTO, and Brandon Ford, Business Analyst, to the team. Both men saw the opportunity to scale the business and optimize operations through the use of data and technology. From there, the hunt began to find the perfect system.

Struggles Before Dauber

  • Finding Technology That Offered The Customization Needed
  • Keeping Track of Paper Tickets
  • Billing on Time And Accurately
  • Lack of Visibility for Customers

Leading Up to Dauber

Every sports fan knows it’s very rare to hit a home run on the first pitch. The same goes for finding a technology partner that can check off all of the boxes. The Manatt’s team started their technology journey with another hauling and logistics software, but found that it couldn’t meet their wishlist’s needs. The model was too self-contained, and options for customization were limited. They felt like another fish in the corporate pond when it came to customer support, causing a low adoption rate among drivers. As a family-owned and operated business for over 65 years, Manatt’s needed more than another software system; they needed a software partner. 

After hearing about Dauber from a friend in the industry, Bridger and Brandon quickly set up a demo to learn more. From the initial meeting to the Dauber team flying out to meet them, it was clear that Dauber offered a solution like no other. Finally, a system that met their customization, flexibility, support, and partnership needs.

“In working with Dauber, we were able to take the solution and fit it to our business rather than try to fit our business to a solution.”
– Brandon Ford, Business Analyst for Manatt’s Inc.

 

Life With Dauber

 

Since Implementing Dauber Into Their Hauling Services, Manatt’s Has Seen:

  • Doubled Adoption Rate Among Drivers
  • Increased Customer Satisfaction
  • Faster, More Accurate Driver Compensation
  • Increased Efficiency and Loads Delivered with Smaller Fleet Size
  • Simplified Back Office Processes

A Few of Manatt’s Inc. Favorite Dauber Features:

  • Paperless Ticketing
  • Responsive Route Optimization
  • Flexible and Supportive Partnership

Instead of finding a software they could fit into, Manatt’s found a solution they could tailor to them. Bridger and Brandon use Dauber’s data to identify opportunities, both big and small, to be more efficient and effective as a company. Dauber works every day through collaboration and input of current users, like Manatt’s, to improve and grow the software that’s revolutionizing the trucking industry.

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Increase Operational Efficiency to Improve Customer Satisfaction: A Case Study of Whitney Transport

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A Brief History

Whitney is a local, family-owned and operated company in the dry bulk material and dump truck services industry with a combined 60 years of experience. Founder & CEO, Chris Whitney, was frustrated with the challenges he was experiencing in the industry when he found Dauber. With Dauber, Whitney was able to increase the satisfaction of their drivers and better serve their customers.

Struggles Before Dauber

  • Stagnant Technology
  • Paper tickets
  • Unreliable communication

Leading Up to Dauber

Chris Whitney had a vision of working with large fleets, but he knew this wouldn’t be possible following these outdated processes. He believed that visibility, accountability, and transparency would allow Whitney to provide superior customer service. 

They needed a more efficient operations system that would accurately communicate to their customers when their load was coming. He had a vision of the perfect product and knew a solution was out there. Whitney was introduced to Dauber, and after seeing it in action, Whitney knew they were onto something. 

With aggressive goals, they onboarded their entire operation with Dauber in January 2019. Chris’s father, Rick, who has been in the industry for 46 years, was there to help oversee Whitney Transport’s launch. After only a few hours of operation, Rick was in awe, explaining to his son that “[He has] been around for 68 years and this is the coolest thing [he’s] seen.”

“The positive response from our customers and drivers has been unbelievable”
– Chris Whitney.

 

Life With Dauber

 

Since incorporating Dauber Applications into their structure, Whitney has:

  • In 6 months: Chris' fleet size goal for 2021 has already been reached
  • A surge of positive feedback from customers and drivers

A Few of Whitney’s Favorite Dauber Features

  • Paperless Tickets
  • Automatic Dispatching
  • Real-time Visibility

There’s an increase in transparency by seeing what’s going on in real-time. Whitney now can be proactive and solve issues before customers/drivers know the problem even exists. Dauber’s impact on their internal onboarding process has been another massive win for Whitney. Overall, Whitney is excited to have Dauber as a partner and can’t wait for what the future holds.

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Building a Business from the Tech Up: AGGSHIP

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A Brief History

Steve Howard started in the trucking industry back in 2006, working for other large aggregate haulers. From the start, he couldn’t help but notice the decades-long inefficiencies that were holding the industry back. With the rise of technology in the 2000s, Steve figured that there had to “be a better way.”

In January of 2018, AGGSHIP Solutions was founded with Dauber technology as an integral part of their business model. AGGSHIP operates solely off of independently contracted truckers. With Dauber, AGGSHIP has created a business model that decreases paperwork while increasing revenue and loads per day.

Struggles Before Dauber

  • Keeping Track of Paper Tickets
  • High Volume of Outbound Trucking Calls
  • Finding Technology That Was Easy to Use and Integrate

Leading Up to Dauber


Steve had worked with other trucking and logistics applications prior to starting AGGSHIP. However, none of them stuck. The business model either interfered with how he wanted to manage his fleets, or the tech was too complicated for drivers and project managers to integrate.

For Steve, all roads lead to a dead-end that did not justify the expense. Until, a friend in the industry referred him to Dauber, claiming it could accomplish all that he was missing beforehand, and then some.

Steve set up a demo with Dauber and quickly saw how the technology was different than everything else on the market. After vetting the application and working with the Dauber team to find the perfect solution, AGGSHIP Solutions was built.

“Before I found Dauber, I was about to call an end to my career in the hauling industry”
– Steve Howard

 

Life With Dauber

 

Since creating a business model around Dauber Applications, AGGSHIP has seen: 

  • 60-70% Decrease in Outbound Trucking Calls
  • Simplified Back Office Processes
  • Faster Driver Compensation
  • 30-40% Increase in Gross Revenue over the Previous Year
  • Contracts with Larger Construction Companies

A Few of AGGSHIPs Favorite Dauber Features:

  • Paperless Tickets
  • Automatic Dispatching
  • A True Partnership

Although a growing company normally comes with extra stresses, AGGSHIP says their success and growth have almost gone unnoticed because of the workload Dauber helps to relieve. Steve loves the accuracy and reliability of Dauber applications. He feels as though Dauber truly is “the better way.”

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