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Case study

Thai Nguyen middle-mile: VND 40 million on one 527km run

A distribution business running middle-mile operations in Thai Nguyen. On 18 December 2024, one 40 tonne run across 18 drop points was planned with Route4Green instead of by hand.

Run details

Date
18 December 2024
Freight
40 tonnes
Drop points
18
Optimised distance
527km
Operation type
Multi-stop middle-mile

Stop order across the 18 drop points

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optimised plan, 527km
previous plan, distance not published

Measured result

40 millionVND

transport cost saved

1,800 kg CO2

emissions avoided

How to read these two numbers

We state the scope explicitly, because an emissions figure without a stated scope cannot be used in any report.

  1. 01Both figures apply to one run on 18 December 2024. They are not a monthly average and not a typical result.
  2. 02The comparison baseline is the route plan the customer intended to run for the same freight, not an industry benchmark.
  3. 03The emissions reduction is derived from the distance and fuel removed from that run for that customer fleet. The full calculation method is presented in direct discussion, so your auditor can check it.
  4. 04This is not a claim that the service is carbon neutral, nor a lifecycle claim, nor a statement about a company total footprint.
  5. 05The customer name is withheld by agreement.

Why this run saved so much

Because it had 18 drop points. On a point-to-point run there is no stop order to optimise. The more stops on a run, the larger the solution space and the wider the gap between a hand-built plan and the best one available. That is also why we say plainly on the home page that this product suits multi-stop, high-frequency work and is worth less to a fleet running two-ended long haul.

We are looking for more case studies

One data point is not enough for you to decide on, and we know it. If your operation has its own quirks, we are willing to run a trial on your real data and publish the result if you agree to it.