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How APL Cargo Saved $100K+ with DataTruck Migrating Off McLeod
APL Cargo: Off McLeod and onto one AI-native platform built around carrier profitability
Customer | APL Cargo |
Spokesperson | Stefan Trifan, President |
Industry | Long-haul trucking |
Replaced | McLeod legacy TMS |
Summary
APL Cargo left a legacy McLeod TMS that could not keep up with its operation and moved its whole team onto DataTruck. The switch consolidated dispatch, communication, data analysis, and factoring reconciliation onto one platform, saved the carrier more than $100K immediately, and cut manual dispatch work by more than half. President Stefan Trifan credits the move to DataTruck putting carrier profitability at the center of the platform.
The challenge
APL Cargo ran on a legacy TMS that could not match the pace of the operation. The cost showed up as manual work across the team:
• Dispatchers handled load updates through manual back-and-forth email.
• Reconciling factoring and aging reports against WEX was a hand process.
• Work spilled into spreadsheets that sat outside the core system.
• Profitability was hard to see in real time, so margin decisions lagged.
Why DataTruck
“We switched to DataTruck from a legacy TMS because it couldn’t keep up with our operation. DataTruck puts carrier profitability front and center in the platform, which helps my team operate more efficiently and continuously expand our margins.”
Stefan Trifan, President, APL Cargo
The results
Outcome | Detail |
Immediate savings | More than $100K saved on the move off McLeod |
Dispatch efficiency | Manual dispatch work cut by more than 50% |
Platform adoption | Team uses more than 70% of DataTruck's features |
Consolidation | One platform for the whole team, no spreadsheets |
Communication | Load-update emails fully automated with AI Updater |
Invoice accuracy | AI Updater POD verification catches issues before invoices reach the factor |
Factoring | WEX factoring reconciliation with aging reports matched to WEX via AI reconciliation |
What APL Cargo runs on DataTruck
• AI Updater for automated load-update communication and POD verification.
• AI Dispatcher for load booking.
• Stronger data analysis for profitability and operations.
• Deeper integrations, including WEX factoring reconciliation.
The takeaway
APL Cargo replaced a legacy TMS that slowed the team down with an AI-native platform built around carrier profitability. The result is a leaner dispatch operation, automated communication and POD checks, clean factoring reconciliation against WEX, and a team working from one system instead of scattered spreadsheets.