TechValidate Research on FleetLocate

Introduction

This case study of Buzzard Express is based on a May 2017 survey of Spireon FleetLocate customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select Spireon FleetLocate:

• Signed up for FleetLocate solutions to solve the following challenge:
  • Knowing where their drivers are

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of Spireon FleetLocate that the surveyed organization uses:

• Saw the following improvement by implementing FleetLocate:
  • Knowing exactly how many miles each of my trucks are running is extremely helpful

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with Spireon FleetLocate:

• Found FleetLocate has done the following:
  • Pays for itself in reduced costs and improved efficiency
  • Helps get more out of drivers and assets
  • Makes the fleet safer
• FleetLocate reduced the fuel expenses by up to 10%.
• FleetLocate increased the vehicle/asset utilization by 25-50%.
• FleetLocate reduced their fleet’s idle time by 25-50%.
• FleetLocate’s proactive maintenance monitoring saved 25-50% in vehicle downtime.

Introduction

This case study of Merx Global Logistics, Inc. is based on a January 2020 survey of FleetLocate customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select FleetLocate:

• Hoped to address the following with FleetLocate:
  • Have better visibility to their trailers/assets at all times
  • Use their trailers/assets better

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of FleetLocate that the surveyed company uses:

• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Use of fleet manager’s time
  • Ability to serve their customers
• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Their confidence that trailers/assets are where they’re supposed to be
  • Their confidence that trailers/assets are being used evenly
  • Their ability to manage trailer pools
  • Their ability to grow business with the same or fewer trailer/asset resources
  • Their use of trailer/assets overall
• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Staying on top of preventive maintenance schedules
  • Their confidence that trailer repair/service is performed when it’s needed
  • Trailer maintenance management overall
• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Their control of trailer maintenance costs
  • Prevented theft of trailers
  • The recovery of stolen trailers
  • The identification of lost/misplaced trailers.

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with FleetLocate:

• Saw levels improvement in the following areas since implementing FleetLocate:
  • trailer/asset productivity: moderate improvement
  • trailer/asset maintenance: significant improvement
  • trailer/asset utilization: significant improvement
  • cost savings: moderate improvement