CHANTILLY, VA, April 5, 2011 - Hit hard by the national economic downturn and rapidly increasing gas prices, Forsyth County, N.C. significantly slashed the cost of managing its vehicles by implementing FleetCommander, a web browser-based fleet and motor pool management application. FleetCommander technology enabled Forsyth County to transition from cumbersome legacy systems, spreadsheets, and log books to a fully automated system that resulted in cost savings that included cutting 30 vehicles. The transition was made in roughly 100 days, according to FleetCommander creator Agile Access Control, Inc. (Agile), who made the announcement today.
Forsyth County rolled out FleetCommander to four locations that manage 127 of its total 620 vehicles. Three locations are now equipped with touch-screen, self-service kiosks, and secure key boxes that distribute and collect keys. The fourth location manages the motor pool using the web-based software's graphical dispatching tools. The new technology has enabled county executives to analyze day-to-day fleet utilization statistics and recognize significant cost-cutting measures. With FleetCommander technology, Forsyth County is now able to:
• Replace labor-intensive, paper-based vehicle request processes with online reservation forms.
• Automatically communicate and enforce the county's fleet policies using the online request capabilities.
• Provide 24 x 7 x 365 access to vehicles at motor pool locations using self-service kiosks and secure automated key systems.
• Provide real-time, automatically-updating fleet dashboards to alert staff of ways to reallocate vehicles or reduce fleet size.
According to county officials, FleetCommander metrics provided information allowing them to make immediate cost-cutting changes. "By utilizing the FleetCommander software, we were able to right size the fleet while ensuring that transportation is available to employees when needed. The county fleet was immediately reduced by 30 vehicles, and this number may increase as usage data is collected," says Forsyth County General Services Department Business Manager Sara Warmuth. In addition, Warmuth says that personal mileage reimbursement is expected to decrease because of more efficient vehicle sharing, which eliminates the need for employees to use their personal vehicles for county business. The county fleet currently serves 2,000 employees.
Matthew Wade, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Agile, says despite having a tough budget situation, Forsyth County employees have the right tools and the right attitude. "I'm excited about the end-user acceptance we're already getting from county employees. It appears they are 'all-in' when it comes to focusing on cost savings. When we envisioned developing a 100% automated fleet and motor pool technology, we wanted it to enable our customers to achieve savings and efficiency just like what Forsyth County is now realizing. It's a great fit."
In addition to the motor pool capabilities, Forsyth County fleet managers are using FleetCommander for asset management, driver management, policy enforcement, reporting, communication with fleet drivers, and more.
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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