ConnectedOps Visionaries IntelliShift

Fuel prices are surging – rising higher each day. A number of factors are contributing to the increasing cost of oil, and the net result is the highest gas prices on record. With prices at a 14-year high, it’s hard to imagine paying even more at the pump, but all signs say we will. 
For the fleet industry, that fuel-pump pain is multiplied by the number of vehicles you operate. And these surging fuel prices threaten the health and profitability of your business. 
You can’t change the price of fuel, but you can lessen its impact on your operation. In today’s episode,  host John Carione shares six tips to help you beat the fuel price surge.

Gary Williams, Manager of Business Transformation and Operational Excellence at Liberty Coke, joins us to talk about using data to identify opportunities to streamline operational efficiency. 
Gary discusses his recent initiative to reduce idle time across Liberty Coke’s fleet of vehicles. To complete the project, required extensive data analysis to identify the root cause of excessive idle time across vehicle types, and ongoing driver involvement to gain full context, define an effective new process, and gain buy-in. With hundreds of vehicles on the road every day, the initiative has the potential to reduce Liberty Coke’s carbon footprint by 15-20% and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in fuel expense each year.
Listen in and learn how Gary addressed the challenges and uncovered the insight needed to develop and roll out a new process, positively impacting safety, sustainability and fuel savings.

When you’re responsible for the efficient operation of a growing fleet, figuring out how to get more done in less time is critical. It’s never been more true – time is your scarcest resource. 
The good news? There are concrete steps you can take to reclaim hours in your work week. By cutting the inefficiency out of the tasks and reports that you repeat regularly – some of them, daily – you’ll save countless hours. That’s time you can apply directly to higher-value activities that improve the bottom line of your business.
Automation is the key, because every minute spent chasing down fuel cost or mileage so you can accurately bid a new job, scrambling to put a contingency plan in place because of unexpected vehicle downtime, or sifting through hours of dash cam video to find the few frames that will exonerate your driver, is all time spent not making your business more agile, profitable or customer-centric. 
We’ve talked to thousands of fleet safety and operations managers, and in today’s episode you’ll learn 5 best practices that will save you time, allowing you to work on your business instead of your fleet. 

Discovering the need to expand your fleet is great news; it means your business is growing. But each time you add a vehicle, your costs increase as well. You’re adding to your insurance premiums. More drivers on the road means greater chances of an accident – along their associated costs and liability. And there’s increased fuel and maintenance expenses to consider.
On the surface, it sounds daunting – especially if your business centers on delivering a service and your fleet is simply a means to reach your customers and not a core part of your mission. But with a straightforward plan – a plan informed by the data already flowing through your business – it doesn’t have to be daunting at all. 
In today’s episode, you’ll learn top hacks to cut costs while growing your fleet so you can cut the unnecessary expense out of your operation and maximize the profit that hits your bottom line.
Ready to take action on your cost-cutting plan? Download a short eBook that will help you get started: info.intellishift.com/cut-costs 

If your business depends on mobile workers and fleets of vehicles to deliver your products and services, accident and damage claims are inevitable – even with the best safety program in place. And while studies show that in the overwhelming number of crashes involving a car and truck, the commercial driver is not at fault, they’re often blamed. 
False liability claims harm your drivers’ records, they lower your CSA score and result in excessive legal and insurance payouts. Learn the 6 key pieces of evidence you need in order to build a case to exonerate your drivers – and your brand.
You can download a short ebook that captures this information at: info.intellishift.com/exoneration

Joe Torrente, Director of Transportation at the NJ-based field services business at Stavola, joins us for an in-depth conversation about the challenges he faced while trying to navigate disconnected paper-based processes, a lack of safety monitoring, and a complicated range of construction, asphalt, and recycling equipment. His experience illustrates the difficult transformation emerging companies undergo as their fleet of vehicles and assets grows. 
In the conversation, we talk about the underlying causes of common fleet operations inefficiencies – and how Joe has overcome them to gain back hours of time in his day, and cut costs to drive profit to the company’s bottom line.