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09/06/2026

A perfectly planned milk collection schedule can quickly unravel if plant intake capacity isn't taken into account.

As dairy supply chains become more complex, closer coordination between milk collection and plant intake is becoming increasingly important.

Kevin McSweeney shares his thoughts on the challenges, opportunities, and practical steps dairy organizations can take to improve alignment.

https://optahaul.com/improving-coordination-between-milk-collection-and-plant-intake/

01/06/2026

Happy World Milk Day!

Today we celebrate the dairy industry and the people who make it possible every day.

This year's focus on women farmers highlights the vital role women play across dairy farming, from managing herds and businesses to driving innovation and sustainability throughout the supply chain.

At OptaHaul, we're proud to support dairy producers, cooperatives, processors, and transport teams who work tirelessly to deliver fresh, high-quality milk from farm to plant.

Thank you to everyone who helps keep the dairy industry moving.

19/05/2026

A lot of discussion around dairy supply chains focuses on processing capacity, inventory and commodity markets.

But transport operations are often where complexity shows up first.

Changing milk volumes.
Plant constraints.
Driver availability.
Last-minute schedule changes.
Pressure to reduce cost without impacting service.

These are operational challenges that require more than static planning tools.

At OptaHaul, we work with dairy processors and cooperatives to improve how milk movements are planned, scheduled and managed day to day - helping teams respond faster and operate more efficiently across complex networks.

The operational side of dairy logistics deserves better tools.

13/05/2026

Milk transportation is becoming more complex, not less.

More data. More variability. More pressure on cost, utilisation and service levels.

Yet many collection and dispatch operations still rely heavily on spreadsheets, manual coordination and static plans.

At OptaHaul, we’re focused on building software that helps dairy logistics teams plan, optimise and adapt in real time : from farm pickup through to plant delivery.

Not just visibility.
Not just tracking.
Operational optimisation that supports better decisions every day.

If you're reviewing how your dairy transport operation is planned and managed, we’d be happy to talk.

29/04/2026

Starting later today:

Managing Milk Haulage for Maximum Efficiency
3pm IST / 10am ET / 9am CT / 7am PT

A short 30-minute session on how to use planned vs actual routes to identify where efficiency is being lost - from tanker utilisation to time losses and haulier performance.

If you’re involved in milk supply chain planning or logistics, still time to join:

https://optahaul-1.hubspotpagebuilder.com/managing-your-hauliers-for-maximum-efficiency

27/04/2026

Set up and ready for day one of ADPI in Chicago.

Gary Gallagher is on tabletop #13 — come over for a chat about reducing cost and emissions in the dairy supply chain through optimized milk collection and intelligent load to plant scheduling.

24/04/2026

The dairy industry loses millions every year to empty miles, bad routes, and spreadsheets held together with hope.

We're at ADPI Chicago next week to do something about it.

We will be at Booth #13, 26–28 April. Come find us!

23/04/2026

We're at the DTAS Annual Conference in Warwick today 🇬🇧

Kevin McSweeney is on the OptaHaul stand - come and say hello if you're attending.

Happy to show you how milk hauliers and co-ops are using OptaHaul to:
✅ Cut annual mileage by 20%+
✅ Halve manual planning time
✅ Run unlimited what-if scenarios to be prepared for future changes

See you there.

21/04/2026

Most milk transport operations know if the milk got to the plant.

Far fewer know whether it was done efficiently.

When you compare planned routes with what actually happened, you often uncover under-filled tankers, unnecessary miles, time losses, and big differences in performance between hauliers.

Next Tuesday we’re running a short 30-minute webinar on how dairy transport teams can use optimisation not just to plan routes, but to measure and improve haulier performance.

Managing Milk Haulage for Maximum Efficiency
April 29 | 3pm IST / 10am ET / 9am CT / 7am PT

Register here: https://optahaul-1.hubspotpagebuilder.com/managing-your-hauliers-for-maximum-efficiency

15/04/2026

A busy and productive day yesterday for the OptaHaul team at the IMHA Annual Convention in Dallas.

It was great to meet so many milk haulers, processors and industry partners, and to discuss the opportunities to improve dairy transport through better routing, scheduling and dispatch.

Looking forward to more great conversations on the final day today.

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Mullingar

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