04-19-84 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

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• Miller Transporters can count several longtime employees as one Hattiesburg terminal manager N L Carlisle now finds a computer of its operating benefits. Collins terminal shop foreman John CRT one of his management tools. Computer is used for making Carlisle has been with Miller for 26 years. reports to headquarters, and for communicating throughout the system. ;ree of compliance in their weekly :erminal manager reports to head- luarters. "Our compam• is known for clean equipment," says Bill Roberts, director of operations. `Clean equipment makes the driver :-appy, the shipper and his customer sappy, and presents a good image to :he public." The Jackson maintenance facility ncludes a seven-bay welding shop for major trailer work. The shop vas able to handle bottom loading con- ersion and vapor recovery installa- tion, and is used to convert used railers to meet .Miller's standards. The facility also has rebuild shops for engines, pumps, transmissions, :lifferentials, and other components. ~~ our of Miller's terminals are able to perform their own in-frame oyer- iauls. Miller Transporters may have a arger inventory than any truck parts store in Mississippi. The major storage is in Jackson, and each ter- ninal has its own inventory. Vehicle parts inventories are closely manag- ~d through computerized inventory ,ystem. All truck and trailer parts stored are assigned an eight digit Miller Parts Number. The system is patterned after ATA's Vehicle Main- tenance Reporting Standard VMRS) part numbering s}stem. Through use of a CRT screen, each terminal can quickly show the luantity on hand for any part. The computerized system is used for assembling company purchase orders, tracking parts used and costs, ind helping to avoid overstocking. ? • Miller Transporters started using computers in 1961, and is currently constructing a new computer room for its Sperry Univac 90140 system. Pictured from left are Bill Roberts, director of operations; Scott Miller, president; and Frank Farner, data process- ing manager. Miller recently worked with Ernst & Whinney on a computerized costing package. Each terminal receives one parts and tire delivery from Jackson each week. Local purchasing by terminals is limited to emergency require- ments. Mississippi Bandag, a com- pany started by Miller Transporters, handles all tire tracking and recap work. Recap tires are used on trailers and tractor drive axles. Another operations area in which Miller Transporters takes a back seat to no one is in safety and training. The company has a fulltime safety director, five fulltime safety super- visors, and 72 part-time driver trainers. The safety program stresses good hiring, extensive training and driver controls. "There are a lot of good reasons for safety, but one of the most im- portant is that it helps the company make money," says Terry Malone. He points to the fact Miller's in- surance cost of 1.03 percent of revenue was the best among leading tank truck carriers in 1981. Workers compensation costs were below one percent of revenue that year.