TechValidate Research on FleetLocate

Introduction

This case study of Ken Murnane and Sons Concrete Forms 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:
  • Better know where their drivers/vehicles/assets are at all times
  • Better utilize their vehicles/assets
  • Improve fleet safety
  • Reduce costs

Use Case

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

• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Their ability to identify what drivers need improvement
  • Speeding violations
  • Reducing harsh braking
  • Seat belt use
  • A safer fleet overall
• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Their ability to serve their customers
  • Their ability to route the closest driver
  • Use of driver time
  • Use of fleet manager time
  • ELD/FSMA compliance
  • A more productive fleet overall
• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Their confidence that vehicle/assets are where they’re supposed to be
  • Their confidence that vehicles/assets are being used evenly
  • Their ability to grow business with the same or fewer vehicle/asset resource
  • Their use of vehicles/assets overall
• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Their confidence that vehicle service is performed when it’s needed
  • Vehicle downtime
  • Maintenance management overall
• Have seen tangible improvements in the following since implementing FleetLocate:
  • Wasted/out-of-route miles
  • Fuel cost
  • Their confidence that fuel card purchases match miles driven
  • Idling time
  • The recovery of lost/stolen vehicles/assets
  • Control of fleet costs overall

Results

The surveyed company achieved the following results with FleetLocate:

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