Case Study - Jaeger Logistics - Four-to-Five Daily Scale Visits Eliminated
Jaeger Logistics says Air-Weigh on-board scales ‘changed everything’.
Solution Overview
CUSTOMER: Jaeger Logistics
LINE OF BUSINESS: Hauling grain
LOCATION: Washburn, North Dakota
IN BUSINESS SINCE: 1985
AIR-WEIGH ON-BOARD SCALE USER SINCE: 2021
The Situation
Since 1985, Randy Jaeger has line-hauled grain from his Washburn, North Dakota home base to anywhere a customer needs it. He currently owns four trucks and hauls more than 33.5 tons per run on at least four – and sometimes five – daily runs.
A downside to so much activity, though, is that Jaeger spent more than 35 years having to make at least four trips a day to an in-ground scale. Those out-of-route diversions cost him at least an hour every day – and often more if he had to spend significant time waiting in line behind other trucks who got to the scales first.
It seemed like a fact of life, until he found a way to change that.
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The Answer: Air-Weigh On-Board Scales
In 2021, Jaeger bought his first on-board scale from Air-Weigh. He has since added them to two of his other trucks.
The results:
- Jaeger saves at least an hour each day by not having to make multiple trips to a scale that’s a mile outside his route. Before he got the Air-Weigh scales, he had to make at least four and as many as five such trips each day.
- Jaeger estimates the saved time is worth nearly $200 a day even after the cost of buying the scales.
WHAT THEY TOLD US ABOUT THE IMPACT OF AIR-WEIGH ON-BOARD SCALES
Quotes from Randy Jaeger, Owner
Time Given Back:
“The nearest scale for us is about a mile away, and we’d have to go in and out of that scale four times a day, and if there are a lot of trucks in line, we have to wait. It saves us an hour every day.”
The Value of an Hour:
“Truck repair shops charge us $160 to $170 an hour to repair a truck. I think the initial cost of buying a new scale is a bargain compared to that, and we’re getting that back in terms of time.”
Big Move, Big Impact:
“They’ve changed everything. That’s why these scales came in so handy for me, because now I don’t have to go out of route every time I do a run.”
Precise Readings Every Time:
“We can legally haul 33-and-a-half tons, and with the Air-Weigh scales it’s a lot safer and more convenient. You know where you’re at as soon as they finish loading.”
Quick and Easy:
“I’ve got no complaints about Air-Weigh. It’s a good system, and it’s an easy system to do.”
“We can legally haul 33-and-a-half tons, and with the Air-Weigh scales it’s a lot safer and more convenient. You know where you’re at as soon as they finish loading.”
The Conclusion
With four-to-five runs per day, Jaeger Logistics is saving an hour each day by no longer having to visit scales that are a mile out of route, and they are able to load right to the 33.5-ton limit without concern of being overweight. It’s boosting the company’s bottom line and completely changing the experience of Randy Jaeger in running the company.
Jaeger Logistics Case Study eBook
Learn how Air-Weigh On-Board Scales helped Jaeger Logistics eliminate four to five in-ground scale visits a day. View or download this case study as a free PDF eBook.