Partners At Work isn’t just a feel-good phrase. It’s how we do business. Serving your company as if we are part of your company. Because you need a proactive force behind you with the skill, expertise and technology to generate solutions. Pushing to derive every last bit of value from your fleet. That’s how we build trust. And that’s how your business grows.
Finding Fleet Knowledge — Fast
How a partnership with ARI helped an up-and-coming fleet manager solve some unique-to-the-industry problems, led to a best-in-class fleet, and reaped more than $3,500,000 in savings. Read more.
Meeting the Unique Needs of Government Fleets
And along with those savings, achieve seamless integration of fleet systems and technology for better efficiency and productivity. With our dedicated team and specialized support staff, we understand and can serve the unique needs of government fleets. Work in partnership with ARI to build the fleet solution that’s right for you. Read more.
A Streamlined Data System Helped Save More Than $222,000
After merging several smaller companies into one major provider of natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution services, fleet personnel were faced with three separate management systems, and three separate sets of data… So the fleet managers set a goal… Read more.
A Sourcing Perspective on Fleet Vehicles vs. FAVR Reimbursement
As many people know, the recession has affected businesses in a number of unexpected ways. In the auto industry, vehicle manufacturers have gone through some major adjustments. Pentair, Inc. a global diversified industrial company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., experienced firsthand...Read more.
Sustainability is key for Tennant Company
In today’s highly competitive global business market, sustainability is a critical success factor that every company strives to accomplish. Achieving it while maintaining solvency is harder than ever due to a shaky economy and skyrocketing expenses. Partnering with ARI has enabled Tennant Company to…Read more.
Swedish Match: A Tenured Partnership Built on Trust and Commitment
When Ivar Kreuger founded a fledgling match company in 1917, he probably had little idea that one day it would rank among the world’s leading producers of tobacco specialty items. Today, Swedish Match carries on Kreuger’s tradition of innovative business practices that include identifying and implementing cost savings without diminishing customer service…The company’s North American subsidiary, Swedish Match North America (SMNA), has partnered with ARI for more than 17 years to help accomplish…Read more.
Partnership Fuels Success at Smith International
Novelist Franz Kafka once said, “Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.” Although he was speaking of his own works, the sentiment could apply very easily to the underlying principles at ARI, where a team of specialists makes it their business – literally – to successfully address… Read more.
A Fleet Course on Sustainability
A global education publisher made “going green” a company-wide priority. As a strategic partner for over 20 years, ARI was asked to analyze the fleet’s vehicle emissions for opportunities to reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint…ARI’s Strategic Consulting team reviewed fuel purchases for the fleet of approximately 1,000 vehicles and identified...Read more.
Engineering Solutions for Railroad Fleets
Forget the trains for a minute. To keep a railroad running takes a large and highly complex fleet of specialized vehicles—for security, welding and mechanical work, telecommunications, materials handling and track inspections, just to name a few. In the face of today’s tight budgets, railroads have to be smart about replacing the right vehicles at the right time in order to manage both capital expenditures and maintenance costs…About five years ago, a Class 1 railroad partner asked ARI for help in...Read more.
Empowering Solutions for Utility Fleets
When the cold winter winds whip across the prairie, folks there count on NorthWestern Energy to supply the gas and electricity they need to heat and light their homes. And the folks at this innovative and award-winning utility company count on ARI to help them manage a complex fleet of nearly 1,000 vehicles, from passenger cars and pickups to service vehicles to bucket trucks and digger derricks, ensuring...Read more.
Communications of the SureWest Kind
SureWest needs all aspects of its fleet running in order to effectively deliver product to its customer base and honor deliverable dates. From large construction trucks and boom trucks to vans and sedans, ARI assists SureWest in meeting…Read more.
P&C Insurance Company Opts for Partnership to Minimize Downtime
The company used an in-house AS/400 system to manage its fleet of nearly 1,300 sedans and minivans spanning 19 Midwestern states. Drivers turned in hard copy expense and personal mileage reports plus maintenance and gasoline receipts, which was labor-intensive for both them and the accounting department. Additionally, not all expenses were captured, fleet data frequently was inaccurate, and the reporting capabilities of the AS/400 were rudimentary, at best..One of the first recommendations delivered by ARI...Read more.