If you’re a shop manager, there’s a good chance you’re drowning in work. Even if the fleet you oversee is profitable, you might know there are areas where the company is bleeding dollars, and you’ve recognized before that those holes can be plugged – with the right solution. Sadly, you and your co-workers might all be too busy to address any loosely identified problems seriously.
Guess what? There’s a solution that can save fleets thousands of dollars without burning up your precious time. In fact, the right software will only free up your average breathing room in a day. Equipment360 on the HCSS platform has a set of features specifically crafted to help manage even the largest fleets in the construction industry.
Say Goodbye to Unscheduled Repairs
Want to automate preventive maintenance by setting up custom alerts for maintenance items based on calendar days, run-time hours, and your equipment’s odometer? By using Equipment360 software from HCSS, you can easily automate the capture of meter readings and record them with APIs from virtually any location.
Just ask Shelley Cameron at Condon Johnson & Associates, who serves as an Equipment Coordinator and had her work life transformed through heavy civil equipment software.
“It actually alerts them,” she raves about Equipment360 in regards to her crew and maintenance. “I don't have to call, ‘Hey, you guys need to do a service.’ It does it. If there’s a problem, all I have to do is follow up on it. If it’s just a regular service and they didn’t have any issues, I don’t have to even read it. It’s already filed under that equipment number. I can look it up anytime I want. Their hours are already in there. I know how long it took them to do that service. I know what they used to do that service. All of that is available.”
More Benefits of Fleet Automation
Hopefully, you’re now all in on the idea of ditching the hassle of unscheduled repairs by automating regular maintenance – which can effectively prevent problems like costly repairs and a devastating loss of productivity – so let’s further highlight specific benefits that fleet management software can provide.
Improved cash flow: Managing cash flow is an absolute must for every business that wants to stay successful and grow its operations. Maintenance and replacement costs are always going to exist, yet this way you can accurately plan for when both occur, reducing those expenses in the long run.
Reduced downtime: Equipment not running properly results in project delays. We all know the cliche that time is money – that’s a cold hard fact that can sting badly when not properly addressed. Leveraging the strength of automation is an outstanding tool to keep equipment working when needed and help finish jobs on schedule.
Extended heavy equipment lifecycle: Knowing exactly when to sell off equipment, before repairs start adding up, is definitely an art. Take control of your fleet with advanced tracking metrics that help identify which pieces of equipment are losing money. Additionally, automating regular maintenance for the duration of the equipment’s lifecycle is an efficient way to prolong its mileage.
An end to expensive rentals: Renting equipment, especially last minute, is far from cheap. Yet thousands of construction companies big and small regularly swallow this hefty expense just to avoid project delays. The exciting news for Equipment360 users is that having to flush thousands of dollars away on overpriced heavy civil equipment rentals can become occasional or even non-existent rather than frequent.
Ready to Bring Automation to Your Fleet?
When it comes to a tracking system, Excel spreadsheets and paper just don't cut it in today's competitive world. It's time to make it simple for in-house shop managers to prevent problems. By implementing Equipment360 and automatic alerts, you're only boosting your own bottom line.
Schedule an Equipment360 demo with one of our fleet software experts today!
