SUPPLY CHAIN except Venezuela . Unlike freight companies in Europe for example Aldrees does not see fuel as a major cost . Tyres are another matter . A little over two years ago , says Mohamed Hanno , the company contracted with Michelin to run its Tyre Management System . “ We now have control of every tyre on every truck at any time . At the click of a mouse we can tell the wear condition of that tyre , the mileage it has covered and which axles it has been fitted to .” This is an effective way of ensuring safety while keeping tyre costs down – since the implementation of the system in 2012 , he says , average running mileage has increased by around ten percent , and overall tyre costs reduced by a similar factor .

To keep its network working seamlessly , and to manage the complex truck movements , Aldrees developed its own enterprise system together with a sophisticated Transport Management System ( TMS ), says Hanno . “ Right across company all our operations are linked together and all the data is transmitted on line – the orders from the customer either coming to head office or to the branches are constantly tracked and because we have GPS satellite tracking throughout our fleet , from the Riyadh control room we can monitor the trucks wherever they are operating , even outside the kingdom .”

Thus , with key costs under control and truck maintenance controlled by Aldrees ’ own software a couple of key best practice boxes have been

– Mohamed Yousri Hanno Truck maintenance facility

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