Led by Perry Mandera, The Custom Companies, Inc., has a strong commitment to driver safety and training and supports its fleet with the latest technologies. In early 2016, Perry Mandera’s company bolstered its freight loading capacities through the introduction of dimensional scanning technologies.

1. The Custom Companies, Inc.’s
Dimensional Scanning Solutions
Perry Mandera

2. Introduction
• Led by Perry Mandera, The Custom Companies, Inc., has a strong commitment to
driver safety and training and supports its fleet with the latest technologies. In
early 2016, Perry Mandera’s company bolstered its freight loading capacities
through the introduction of dimensional scanning technologies.
This was at the forefront of an industry shift that is transitioning U.S. carriers
beyond the class-based structures that have been traditionally used to define LTL
shipments. Dimensional planning drives up truck-level efficiencies through
determining the cubic feet required for the specific freight being loaded. This
improves trailer utilization, which translates into fewer overall truckloads and
exerts green cost savings.
The Custom Companies initially set in place these advances in trailer utilization at
its Chicago and West Coast terminals in 2015. The ceiling scanner system involves
five pictures taken at a variety of angles, with cubic area calculated in less than five
seconds. Weight data is then automatically affixed to each piece of freight, with
360-degree access design enabling simplified pallet placement.