Asset and Inventory Tracking Software; Fuel Tracking Program

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"Top 9" Construction Company FAQs

Q. Climbing in and out of equipment in the early morning
hours to get fuel and hour readings seems like an antiquated
way to get information. In bad weather, it probably isn’t very
safe, either. Plus, we know this task takes, on average,
two hours a day to complete, so it’s also costly.
Do you have an alternative?

A. Yes. With an OEM Data Delivery Service Tracker, you beam the equipment,
rather than climb on it. It’s safer, faster, more accurate, and takes a fraction of the time.
You can’t bill for climbing time – it’s pure overhead. This aspect alone makes
the ROI on a system very short.

Q. Since you brought it up, what is a rough ROI for a system?

A. One construction company we worked with recently had a return on their investment
of 17 months - and they were not even using all of the systems’ features at the time.

Q. We’d also like to look at productivity. For example,
how much time does it take for a low-boy operator to
pick up and deliver equipment, and what could we do
to speed that process?

A. Service Tracker systems can be configured to generate data on worker
productivity, and the productivity of subcontract workers, too. Systems can also
help with other temporary assets – such as rental equipment, which can have a
huge impact on project profitability.

Q. How does that work?

A. Well, run time is everything, and if the rental is based on that, you want to be
able to document actual run time hours at the worksite. Service Tracker technology
takes the estimates, memory and potential disputes out of such transactions.

Q. Our office staff is overwhelmed with inputting jobsite data,
hours per machine, fuel gallons, etc. Plus, there are inevitable
transpositions and other errors, and readability problems from
person to person. We even have some repetitive data recording
by foremen and fuel and lube personnel. Is there a better way?

A. Yes. All parties are happier and more productive when data is generated
automatically, once. It’s also ideal when the recorded information is not subject
to human error, and when the usefulness of that information is not dependent
on good penmanship. OEM Data Delivery accomplishes all this, and makes information
quickly available to management in the form that’s most useful.

Q. We’ll soon need to overhaul – or trade-in - some equipment,
and fuel economy is part of that equation. We know total fuel
consumption, but not as it applies to individual machines.
Any ideas?

A. Yes. An OEM Data Delivery system tracks the consumption of fuel and other consumables
by individual machine, providing an objective tool for deciding which machines to
keep, or trade. It will also tell you which equipment, for one reason or another,
costs the most, per work hour, to maintain.

Q. What about something as specific as gallons per hour,
so individual machine efficiency can also be evaluated?

A. Gallons per hour per machine is calculated automatically with the OEM Data Delivery
system. Site managers can review that information, every night via web reports.

Q. Web reports would be great, but we have a back office
system that needs the data, too. How does that work?

A. Service Tracker data integrates easily with virtually any back office system.
And if you change your office system, as one client did recently, the Service Tracker
transition will probably be the easiest part of the task.

Q. We’re about to implement a strategy that should reduce
our fuel and oil costs by approximately 15%. Is there a way
to track how much this new strategy will actually save us?

A. Yes, an OEM Data Delivery system will easily generate information for quantifying that
savings, and for making best-possible decisions in the future.

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"Top 9" Construction Company FAQs

Q. Since you brought it up, what is a rough ROI for a system?

Q. We’d also like to look at productivity. For example, how much time does it take for a low-boy operator to pick up and deliver equipment, and what could we do to speed that process?

Q. How does that work?

Q. We’ll soon need to overhaul – or trade-in - some equipment, and fuel economy is part of that equation. We know total fuel consumption, but not as it applies to individual machines. Any ideas?

Q. What about something as specific as gallons per hour, so individual machine efficiency can also be evaluated?

Q. Web reports would be great, but we have a back office system that needs the data, too. How does that work?

Q. We’re about to implement a strategy that should reduce our fuel and oil costs by approximately 15%. Is there a way to track how much this new strategy will actually save us?

Q. We’d also like to look at productivity. For example,
how much time does it take for a low-boy operator to
pick up and deliver equipment, and what could we do
to speed that process?

Q. We’ll soon need to overhaul – or trade-in - some equipment,
and fuel economy is part of that equation. We know total fuel
consumption, but not as it applies to individual machines.
Any ideas?

Q. What about something as specific as gallons per hour,
so individual machine efficiency can also be evaluated?

Q. Web reports would be great, but we have a back office
system that needs the data, too. How does that work?

Q. We’re about to implement a strategy that should reduce
our fuel and oil costs by approximately 15%. Is there a way
to track how much this new strategy will actually save us?