What if we told you that you could, on occasion, have your cake and eat it too?
In today's article, we discuss vehicle data collection, the critical role it plays in your fleet's efficiency, and how to get it done automatically and without paying recurrent, per-vehicle fees.
Topics: maintenance management, fleet maintenance, vehicle data, preventative maintenance, fleet management, vehicle tracking, automated fleet data
One of the most significant benefits of being in the business of helping people manage their fleets is learning where the challenges are and focusing energy on finding solutions for them. Data plays a crucial role in effective fleet management. Not just having it but being able to quickly and accurately collect it and then easily use it for the company's benefit. Through 30 years of successfully consulting for mobile-reliant industries, adapting modules to service-specific industries, and growing services to fit the evolving needs of fleet managers the world over, we’ve hopefully learned a few things on how to be helpful to them: It’s all about the data at your fingertips in your Fleet Management Software.
Topics: maintenance management, maintenance software optimization, fleet maintenance, vehicle data, preventative maintenance, fleet management, driver behaviour, real-time data, trucking, preventive maintenance, safety
As fleet operators, companies acquire various mobile assets for various reasons. For all the benefits those assets bring, their increased quantity means that fleet managers are also increasing the risk of loss through operator theft and/or misuse. According to automotivefleet.com, there’s an average of 2,248 vehicles stolen each day in the United States alone, and these numbers increase on holiday when the majority of vehicles are supposed to be out of service due to holidaying drivers. Fleets contend with many related asset-tracking problems regularly, which ends up all but stalling productivity.
Topics: fleet maintenance, vehicle data, fleet management, AVL, vehicle tracking, real-time data
Buses running out of fuel on the road occur far more often than most people would believe and are seldom addressed (if at all) by the average fleet management system. It is a major, costly problem in terms of both money and citizen goodwill. The problem is much more complex than it seems and much simpler to solve than many within the industry believe.
Topics: public transit fuel management, fleet fuel management, vehicle data, preventative maintenance, fleet management, real-time data
Across industries and markets, we hear the call to real-time data collection and its importance to profitable big data analytics. Companies with fleets to manage have known this for a long time and continue to partner with fleet management system (FMS) suppliers to improve business practices and outcomes.
Topics: fleet fuel management, maintenance management, maintenance software optimization, vehicle data, fleet management, AVL, real-time data
Many fleets spend tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars implementing a vehicle maintenance management system. They pay recurring license fees to use that software to handle crucial maintenance-related areas such as parts, maintenance plans, vehicle recalls, and work orders. However, many of those companies then turn around and act as though all the time and money they spent putting those maintenance systems in place was burning a hole through their pockets!
Topics: maintenance management, maintenance software optimization, fleet maintenance, vehicle data, preventative maintenance