Region:

USA

Industry:

Logistics & Transportation

Company size:

Enterprise

Asset Value:

$2.5B+

0 → 200

Dashboards Created

3 mo → 3 days

New Report Delivery

4 days → Daily

Data Latency Reduction

75%

Data Automation

About Evans Network

Founded in 1939, Evans Network of Companies has grown from a single truck into one of North America's largest logistics and transportation networks.

More than 1,000 independent freight agents broker freight across 8,000 trucks, managing $2.5 billion in annual transportation spend.

Known as the "Expedia of Drayage," Evans moves containers from ports to inland destinations across North America.

Before Keboola

The Challenge:
Fragmented Data and Operational Risks

Before Keboola, Evans had zero analytics capabilities. Data lived in disconnected silos, every decision depended on manual processes, and the organization had no real-time visibility across its network.

Disconnected, Siloed Data Sources

Data lived across numerous homegrown SQL databases and manually updated systems. Every decision required tracking down individual point persons – and data accuracy was always questionable.

Zero Automated Reporting

No dashboards, no automated data pools, no centralized reporting. Evans relied entirely on manual processes, resulting in slow, inefficient, error-prone decision-making.

Critical Operational Risk

When the developer who built Evans' core data systems passed away, it exposed severe vulnerabilities - a single point of failure with no documentation or redundancy.

No Governance or Compliance Framework

The absence of centralized governance created compliance risks and limited visibility into how data was accessed across the organization's many companies and systems.

"We had multiple sources, manual processes, people working in silos. There was no centralized data management or clear governance framework. We were not a data-centric company – none of our decisions were data-driven."

AJ Chandra, Global Director of Data Services, Evans

Why Evans Chose Keboola

Evans adopted a "data first" approach – centralizing and activating data immediately rather than waiting to modernize legacy systems. Keboola was selected for its ability to rapidly transform complex data scenarios into streamlined, automated workflows.

Native Connectivity to Legacy Systems

Keboola connected all existing sources – even broken and outdated ones – without requiring Evans to modernize first. 20+ systems unified from day one.

Speed to Value

New reports that once took 3 months were delivered in 3 days. Evans achieved full ROI within Year 1 – one of the fastest paybacks AJ had seen across any technology investment.

Scalable Automation

Overnight orchestration routines, automated data pipelines, and the flexibility to scale from a single data team to an enterprise-grade intelligence layer.

Enterprise Security and Governance

Purpose-built governance, PII anonymization, and multi-project security gave Evans the compliance foundation it had never had – without slowing deployment.

Implementation and Adoption:
Evans’ 3-Year Journey with Keboola

Year 1 - Foundations

Evans connected 20+ legacy data sources and built its first centralized data warehouse. Data latency dropped from 4 days to daily. ROI was recognized within the first year - validating the data-first approach before any legacy system modernization.

Year 2 - Scaling

Evans rapidly expanded its analytics footprint to nearly 200 dashboards - covering revenue performance, sales, commissions, settlements, load counts, and gross vs. net profit. 75% of all data flows became fully automated.

Year 3 - Full Transformation and AI Readiness

Evans manages 2 million orders annually across 150,000 transportation lanes, with 100+ data points feeding a real-time dynamic pricing engine. Data quality improved by 60%. Keboola is now the intelligence backbone for every franchise in the network.

"Keboola allowed us to focus on being innovative and not worry about whether our toolset would be able to keep up with us."

AJ Chandra, Global Director of Data Services, Evans

The Results

Key Outcomes and Competitive Advantages

With Keboola, Evans achieved measurable impacts and competitive benefits, including:

Real-Time Dynamic Pricing

Keboola consolidates raw pricing data, identifies mileage buckets, and feeds a pricing engine factoring in weather, port tariffs, and market models across 150,000 transportation lanes.

Analytics Without Bottlenecks

From zero to 200 dashboards in three years. The Agent Health dashboard tracks ~20 KPIs across every franchise - giving Evans HQ the same network visibility McDonald's has over every franchise it operates.

Unmatched Speed of Delivery

Enhanced speed of development, with Evans able to roll out new data-driven solutions rapidly, setting a pace previously unimaginable.

"Keboola enabled us to put analytics ahead of traditional processes, making our company truly data-hungry and innovative."

AJ Chandra, Global Director of Data Services, Evans

By the Numbers

Measurable Impact

Metrics

Result

Analytics Maturity

From zero analytics to 75% data-driven decisions, approaching 100%

Dashboards

Close to 200 dashboards across all major KPIs

Data Latency

Reduced from 4 days to daily (overnight refresh)

Report Development

From 3 months to 3 days for medium-sized requests

Data Quality

~60% of data now higher quality through Keboola's processing engine

ROI Payback

Achieved within Year 1 of implementation

Dynamic Pricing

Real-time pricing tool active at corporate level, factoring in weather, port tariffs, and market models

Strengthening Governance and Compliance

Evans uses Keboola's multi-project architecture to maintain strong governance, particularly for sensitive data.

Dedicated governance layers (L0 acquisition, L1 transformations, L2 modeling) clearly delineate responsibilities and permissions.

Advanced anonymization and PII management
(hashing, salting, anonymized table joins) ensures compliant handling of sensitive data across PowerBI, Sigma, and every team in the ecosystem.

Governance Architecture

L0 - Raw Data Acquisition

20+ Sources

L1: Transformation Layer

Quality Rules & Enrichment

L2: Data Modeling

Business Logic & Analytics

Visualization & Consumption

PowerBI / Sigma

The Road Ahead: AI-Driven Future

Evans is building on its Keboola-powered data foundation to deploy a new generation of AI capabilities across its network.

01 Location Optimization

AI-driven routing agents targeting at least 15% improvement in routing efficiency across 8,000 trucks.

02 Traffic Prediction

ML models factoring in real-time traffic, weather, and port conditions to proactively reroute freight before delays hit customers.

03 Predictive Maintenance

Equipment management to reduce truck downtime and improve service reliability across the entire network.

04 Warehouse Management

Intelligent inventory and dwell-time analysis to optimize container staging and reduce port congestion.

"Keboola has given us confidence, clarity, and speed. We've transitioned from manual processes and siloed data into an automated, intelligent data ecosystem, enabling our network of over 1,000 agents to outperform the market. Keboola isn't just a tool – it's the heart of our data-driven strategy."

AJ Chandra, Global Director of Data Services, Evans

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