Case Study: Hancock Carriers, Inc.

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Case StudyHancock Carriers, Inc.

• Ronald L. Hancock

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Company Information

• Hancock Carriers transports power cable, steel
  and steel products throughout the United States.

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Company Background

• Hancock Carriers started in March of 1986 with
  only one truck.
• Currently we have seventeen company trucks with
  seventeen operators pulling throughout the United
  States.

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Tracking Idle Time

• Hancock Carriers started tracking idle time five
  years ago.
• The company started tracking by means of a
  satellite tracking system.
• Idle time was tracked on a weekly basis.

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Managing Idle Time

• We managed our idle time by installing Auxiliary
  Power Units (APUs).
• We programmed our trucks to idle two minutes and
  then automatically shut off the engine.

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Employees Reactionto Idle Time

• Employees reaction to the APUs and the idle time
  has been minimal.
• As an incentive, employees gained a non-idle
  bonus once a quarter. These bonuses were given to
  drivers who kept very low idle times.
• We have been very successful managing the idle
  time.

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Outcome CompanySavings

• The company has enjoyed a one half mile gallon
  increase in fuel mileage which amounts to a total
  of 100,000 a year.
• Also the company has experienced less wear and
  tear on the engines resulting in substantially
  less cost per mile.

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Drivers Response toAuxiliary Power Units

• At first the drivers rejected the idea.
• After the first few drivers used the APUs and
  began talking with other drivers, they began to
  accept the idea.
• The company has had positive feedback since that
  time.

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Auxiliary Power Unitsand The Environment

• The APUs create about 1/10 of the pollution that
  a truck does when it is idling therefore, APUs
  are safer to our environment.