Only 1 in 10 companies take total cost of ownership into account when buying new vehicles.
Shocked?
We were.
According to a study published by Fleet News, only one in 10 companies (11%) take total cost of ownership (TCO) into account when procuring vehicles, according to latest research. Purchase price or lease cost ranked as the biggest consideration, selected by 64% of companies, with vehicle reliability a priority for just a third (33%), the study by fleet management specialist Fleet Operations revealed.
After so many years of managing fleets, with so many million gallons of fuel used, new tyres and engine replacements, one would not be foolish to assume that fleet operators realised the priority of managing and controlling their fleet costs. However – with statistics published above – it is scary to see that fleet owners are still grossly underestimating the power they hold in being able to cut their fleet costs dramatically.
And if you are one of those fleet owners, then this blog is specifically for you.
Your fleet may be 1 vehicle – it may be 2000. Your vehicle may travel from house to house in Dorset, or it may travel around the world. Circumstance doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you hold the key to managing and controlling how much you pay out.
That is where a Fleet Management system comes into the discussion.
Motorsparks is an authorised reseller of Scorpion Automotive’s Fleet Management solution – a simple plug & play solution that gives you the access you need to be able to manage your fleet effectively.
Here’s why this is the solution for you:
- Live map with vehicle position updates in near real-time (at least once a minute)
- Reports with vehicle position data in real-time (every ten seconds)
- Highly customisable dashboard with KPI graphs
- Flexible vehicle groups, assign vehicles to multiple groups
- Highly customisable, powerful and intuitive reporting and report scheduling
- View reports online or export to HTML, PDF or Excel for further processing
- Add a flag to any journey or event in a generated report for later perusal
- Receive scheduled reports by email
- Highly customisable, powerful and intuitive alert system
- Highly customisable, and extensive geofence system, including either circular or polygon (any shape) geofences
- Receive alerts by email, text message or both – 24/7
- Alerts displayed in real-time on live map with audio notification
- Unique driver login allowing drivers to manage their own mileage
- Unique driver comparison allowing drivers to compare KPI statistics against other drivers promoting driver efficiency and safety
- Powerful permission controlled user access
- Comprehensive user activity log
- No more tutorial fees – simple and easy to understand online context sensitive help
Want to know more?
Talk to us about a Fleet solution today.
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