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Identify under-utilized fleet vehicles.
Individual vehicle utilization information can accurately target under-utilized vehicles in your fleet.

Vehicle Utilization Analysis

Research indicates that between 20-45% of fleet vehicles are surplus to requirements. A major contributor to the problem has been high fleet utilization audit costs using paper-based logbooks. A second contributor is the misleading industry belief that fleets can be sized using distanced traveled per month analysis.

Most reputable management consulting firms will not size fleets using distance traveled methods yet a large number of vehicle leasing companies offer this option. Fleet right-sizing requires a knowledge of vehicle usage patterns to understand where and when vehicles are required. 'Distance traveled per Week/Month/Year' methodogies can only provide a small subset of the required data.

Our MVOS system provides clients with concurrent vehicle usage data that clearly reveals vehicle usage patterns. The data can help your organization determine peak demand times, morning/afternoon use, day of the week patterns and many other important inputs that must be understood when making informed fleet sizing decisions.

The correct application of a fleet right-sizing survey can result in ongoing savings for your organization.

Concurrent Vehicle Usage Information

The Importance of Concurrent Vehicle Usage Analysis:

Understanding Concurrent Vehicle Usage and demand patterns throughout the day is more important than analyzing the distance travelled per month.

A manager must identify the number of vehicles being used simultaneously at a location and the time of day use occurs.

Informed fleet size decisions cannot be made using distanced travelled per month type analysis. The analysis ignores the fact that vehicles can meet usage thresholds if they are used extensively for one day per week then sit idle for the remaining 4 days.

Driving a vehicle 25 miles to and from work each day with no other daily usage is enough to satisfy most distance traveled standards.

Concurrent Vehicle Usage will confirm vehicle number requirements for your fleet. The analysis accurately identifies areas where vehicle numbers are above or below the optimal levels.

Across the board cuts in vehicle numbers penalizes prudent managers who have efficiently controlled their vehicle resource. MVOS identifies these efficient managers and removes vehicles only from less efficient managers.

High demand variance utilization cannot be determined by using mileage data alone. Concurrent analysis reduces the risk of cutting vehicle numbers in departments that have high demand variation over certain periods.

Visit the graphical representations in the report example to study the effect of Concurrent Vehicle Usage Analysis on a fleet that previously used vehicle leasing company Distanced Traveled per Month techniques to size their fleet.

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What BFO can do for your Organization?

Contact us for more information. Our team is ready to assist with your fleet right-sizing needs.

  • Identify departments with under-utilized fleet vehicles
  • Determine vehicle usage patterns including concurrent use analysis
  • Provide independent justification for change management
  • Relieve the burden on busy internal resources by using external specialist staff
  • Ensure rapid project implementation and results turnaround
  • Provide a value added service that can generate net savings at a low cost

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