Vehicles that work create savings
Downtime is deadly. An idle truck with an OUT OF ORDER sign on the windshield means no revenue for its owner. Fleets that don’t enforce PM schedules, repair vehicle damage, halt repair shop overcharges, or cash in on available rebates and discounts, lose out on savings that lower the cost of fleet maintenance dramatically. Our Total Management System® (TMS) can help. TMS puts clients in control and creates savings averaging 10%-25%.
For vocational vehicle fleet maintenance, ARI offers our TruckServe® solution that is designed specifically for each client and includes a dedicated coordinator with ASE certification and experience in medium/heavy truck repair.
Our fleet management strategies include:
- Preventive maintenance to lower repair costs later in vehicle life.
- Controlled authorization to prevent overcharges and unnecessary repairs.
- Lower contracted pricing through National Account facilities and effective vendor management. Both can generate long-term savings.
- Post-warranty claims and field adjustments that save money by securing proper parts and labor pricing, negotiating discounts with independent vendors, getting vendors to cover repeat repairs and cashing in on the manufacturer's warranties.
- Effective vehicle cycling that helps cut fleet maintenance expenses.
ARI maintenance specialists look at client "spend," the work being done for the money, trends and problem areas — which tell us if a maintenance operation is on track or in trouble. Once we identify the problems, we fix them. Fixes that improve vehicle performance, lengthen fleet life and generate TCO savings for clients.
Getting a handle on rising costs
One company in the retail food and beverage industry had been trying unsuccessfully to control fleet maintenance activities and costs for a fleet of 250 fleet vehicles. With our TruckServe® program, this ARI client saved more than $200,000 in one year by consolidating maintenance activities, enforcing PM schedules, declining unnecessary repairs, post warranty recovery and capitalizing on vendor goodwill adjustments, labor discounts and price negotiations.