“We needed to tackle vehicle usage first – and cost reduction strategies are quick to follow,” said AEP Strategic Initiatives Lead Derek Ash. “Utilimarc helps us see where we’re at, where we’d like to go and avoid bad decisions [like removing excess vehicles] that would cost us more than it would save.”
As with many large, widespread fleets, it can be tricky to balance between rightsizing assets to save on costs and the natural urge to overextend for the feeling of security. Using AEP’s usage, maintenance and cost data, Utilimarc’s BI Platform was able to identify which vehicles were underutilized and no longer needed. Alternatively, the fleet could use this recommendation to reposition underutilized vehicles for higher efficiency.
The rightsizing analysis was completed on a selection of 3,000 heavy-duty vehicles from AEP’s total asset count of 13,000. It took into consideration the fleet’s utilization throughout the calendar year to understand the peaks and valleys in vehicle usage, which helped to pinpoint the “bloat” in the fleet’s asset count.
By bringing data in from multiple siloed sources, Utilimarc’s BI platform was able to offer AEP insights broken down by each department identifying which vehicles are critical to fleet operation and which they could afford to release. Alternatively, the fleet could use this recommendation to reposition underutilized vehicles for higher efficiency. Overall, these kinds of insights are key in reducing fleet costs, reducing waste and increasing fleet efficiency.
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About Utilimarc
Utilimarc leads the industry in business intelligence solutions for enterprise fleets, reporting on over 500,000 fleet assets today. Twenty years of working with data from the nation’s largest utility fleets led to the development of a data-agnostic BI platform that unifies fleet data sources into a single environment. The team of expert data scientists and fleet analysts work closely with customers to build custom scheduled reports and need-specific dashboards. The results are a true understanding of fleet performance and reliable data that inform change within the organization.
Utilimarc is headquartered in Minneapolis with remote teams around the world, currently working alongside North America’s highest performing fleet organizations. For more information visit www.utilimarc.com.
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