CHANTILLY, VA, March 30, 2011 - The Intermountain West is known for frosty winters and sizzling summers. With these seasonal extremes, the City of Boise, Idaho recognized that their car sharing procedures must be hardy enough to withstand the elements. Not only must city employees be able to make a reservation and pick up and return keys without fleet staff present, it had to be installed outdoors. Boise city officials turned to Agile Access Control, Inc. (Agile), creators of the web-based fleet and motor pool management technology FleetCommander, for a solution to manage their motor pool under extreme weather conditions.
Innovative Agile FleetCommander Kiosk is heated in winter and cooled in summer.
Although FleetCommander technology met 99% of Boise's requirements out-of-the-box, the city's need for outdoor installation challenged Agile to create a self-service kiosk and secure key control solution able to withstand wind, rain, snow, ice, and freezing temperatures, as well as temperatures exceeding 130 degrees Fahrenheit in direct sunlight. Agile engineers developed a solution that houses a thermostatically controlled thermal management system to continually monitor and maintain temperatures with heating and air conditioning for the kiosk and key control hardware within. The solution also includes thermostat readings and a back-up power supply to keep the key box operational in the event of a power outage.
Dennis Falconer, City of Boise Fleet Services, said, "FleetCommander's existing off-the-shelf product was perfect for our indoor garage location. However we needed a solution for an additional outdoor location that could survive the elements and allow employees to pick up and return vehicle keys anytime day or night. The FleetCommander team delivered what we needed. The bright, full-color kiosk is intuitive for our employees, is available around the clock, and able to withstand weather extremes. The temperature extremes in our outdoor location are not a problem for the new solution. The temperature was down below 20 degrees last night, and when I checked the digital thermometer in our kiosk today, the internal low temperature recorded was 46 degrees. I'd say that's a success!"
Agile President Ed Smith said, "I'm very happy with the results at Boise. I see more than an outdoor kiosk solution. I see a partnership in which a customer articulated a need and our engineers developed a solution that met that need. I am very proud of our team and so happy to have Boise as a part of our FleetCommander community." Smith added that the company will be installing the thermal management system for more organizations dealing with similar weather challenges in managing their fleets.
About City of Boise Fleet Services
The City of Boise's Fleet Services Division was named one of the 100 Best Fleets in North America by Government Fleet Magazine for the last two years, 2009 and 2010. The City's fleet competed against 5,000 fleets that submitted applications from over 38,000 eligible public fleet departments in North America. The City of Boise Fleet Services Division was recognized for its efficiency, working environment, productivity and ability to bring a sense of urgency to municipal government.
About Agile Access Control, Inc.
Agile FleetCommander creator Agile Access Control, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Chantilly, Va., which serves fleet and motor pool managers in the commercial, university and government sectors. Agile's FleetCommander is a web-based application that streamlines the use of vehicles through easy-to-use software, and presents real-time data in the form of intuitive graphs, gauges, online forms, and a wide variety of reports. Resulting in lower vehicle and personnel costs and higher customer satisfaction, FleetCommander can be used as a stand-alone, customized fleet management system or integrated with an organization's existing fleet systems. For more information, contact Matthew Wade at 408-213-9555 x555 or mwade@agilefleet.com or visit http://www.agilefleet.com.
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