- I own my lift trucks, so they don't cost me anything, why do I need fleet management? Answer
The acquisition price of a lift truck is only about 20% of its total lifetime cost. The other 80% of your costs are derived from the maintenance and utilization of it. Fleet management can help to reduce your overall costs by up to 25%.
- I don't have a "fleet" I only have a few lift trucks. Can fleet management really help me? Answer
Yes A single truck by itself, or in a fleet with others, still costs money to run and maintain. We have helped companies with fleets of all sizes because our Fleet Management Solutions are designed to uncover your cost drivers whether you have one truck or twenty.
- I have a mixed fleet, with all different makes, models and types. Will a fleet management program work in my situation? Answer
Yes - Helping maintain your mixed fleet is our specialty. Changes in your business over the years can result in a fleet that has the wrong model mix and/or quantity of trucks, both can lead to lost productivity and higher maintenance costs. Correcting both will position your organization to optimize productivity and efficiency while reducing costs.
- Does Associated have to perform the service work on my lift trucks, in order for me to take advantage of their Fleet Management Programs? Answer
No - The purpose of our program is to provide cost saving solutions to drive down your total cost of ownership and increase operational efficiencies.
- I lease my equipment from someone else, does this program still make sense for me? Answer
Yes The methods used to acquire the truck does not affect the overall value that a fleet management program can provide. The cost to run and maintain your trucks is by far your greatest expense. Identifying equipment utilization and avoidable cost drivers is valuable information regardless of how the equipment is acquired. Fleet Management will help drive down your expenditures.
- I need to reduce my downtime and increase my productivity. Will this program help? Answer
Yes In our discovery process, we will identify and recommend action steps that will reduce downtime and increase productivity. For example, damage issues, repetitive repairs, parts problems, application questions, operator dilemmas, and utilization challenges, just to name a few.
- My current service provider gives me service histories, isn't that all I need? Answer
No Our Fleet Management Program is not designed to simply provide you with a listing of the costs you have incurred. We analyze your data to gain insight to your true cost drivers. We then provide real world solutions to reduce overall costs and increase efficiencies.
- I need to understand my avoidable damages and the utilization of my equipment, can this program provide that? Answer
Yes At Associated we believe knowledge is power and our Fleet Management Programs are designed to give you the information needed to make informed decisions. We will provide actionable recommendations to minimize avoidable damages and increase fleet utilization.
- I have a lot of equipment that is not a part of my lift truck fleet. Can they also benefit from this program? Answer
Yes Every piece of machinery has a cost of ownership that needs to be monitored. These can be included in a fleet management program to ensure you are operating at the highest level of efficiency.
- Who do I contact to get more information? Answer
