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A Day in the Life Of… A Fleet Manager

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Remote Asset Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Mitch Guenthart, the Fleet Manager for the County of Santa Barbara, California, has been in the fleet industry for 38 years. He is responsible for managing a wide range of complex tasks, including budgeting, complex accounting, accident subrogation, civil service, organizing staff training, and giving presentations. Guenthart receives between 20 and 50 new emails and between 10 and 30 phone calls per day, which he must respond to promptly. He also spends a significant portion of his time managing the business aspects of the fleet, relying on his staff, assistant managers, and shop supervisors to run the more technical aspects of fleet operations. Read More
About Customer	Mitch Guenthart is the Fleet Manager for the County of Santa Barbara, California. He has worked in the fleet industry for 38 years, and has served in his current role at the County of Santa Barbara for 17 years. Guenthart is responsible for managing a wide range of complex tasks, including budgeting, complex accounting, accident subrogation, civil service, organizing staff training, and giving presentations. He receives between 20 and 50 new emails and between 10 and 30 phone calls per day, which he must respond to promptly. Guenthart also spends a significant portion of his time managing the business aspects of the fleet, relying on his staff, assistant managers, and shop supervisors to run the more technical aspects of fleet operations. Read More
Solution	To manage the County of Santa Barbara’s fleet effectively, Guenthart uses AssetWorks FleetFocus fleet management software system and connecting software products. These include work order management, preventive maintenance (PM) management, internal and external fuel management, vehicle accident tracking, asset management, parts management, labor management, automated motor pool, fleet billing, and replacement vehicle accounting. All of these aspects of the County’s fleet operations are controlled by the FleetFocus database, FuelFocus, MaxQueue, and InfoCenter. The implementation of these technologies has been one of Guenthart's proudest accomplishments as fleet manager. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Remote Asset Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Mitch Guenthart, the Fleet Manager for the County of Santa Barbara, California, has been in the fleet industry for 38 years. He is responsible for managing a wide range of complex tasks, including budgeting, complex accounting, accident subrogation, civil service, organizing staff training, and giving presentations. Guenthart receives between 20 and 50 new emails and between 10 and 30 phone calls per day, which he must respond to promptly. He also spends a significant portion of his time managing the business aspects of the fleet, relying on his staff, assistant managers, and shop supervisors to run the more technical aspects of fleet operations.

About Customer

Mitch Guenthart is the Fleet Manager for the County of Santa Barbara, California. He has worked in the fleet industry for 38 years, and has served in his current role at the County of Santa Barbara for 17 years. Guenthart is responsible for managing a wide range of complex tasks, including budgeting, complex accounting, accident subrogation, civil service, organizing staff training, and giving presentations. He receives between 20 and 50 new emails and between 10 and 30 phone calls per day, which he must respond to promptly. Guenthart also spends a significant portion of his time managing the business aspects of the fleet, relying on his staff, assistant managers, and shop supervisors to run the more technical aspects of fleet operations.

Solution

To manage the County of Santa Barbara’s fleet effectively, Guenthart uses AssetWorks FleetFocus fleet management software system and connecting software products. These include work order management, preventive maintenance (PM) management, internal and external fuel management, vehicle accident tracking, asset management, parts management, labor management, automated motor pool, fleet billing, and replacement vehicle accounting. All of these aspects of the County’s fleet operations are controlled by the FleetFocus database, FuelFocus, MaxQueue, and InfoCenter. The implementation of these technologies has been one of Guenthart's proudest accomplishments as fleet manager.

Impact #1	Improved efficiency in managing the County’s fleet operations.
Impact #2	Seamless conversion of the County’s fuel station to AssetWorks FuelFocus fuel management system.
Impact #3	Successful setup of the County’s online reporting structure and fleet portals to provide full transparency.

Impact #1

Improved efficiency in managing the County’s fleet operations.

Impact #2

Seamless conversion of the County’s fuel station to AssetWorks FuelFocus fuel management system.

Impact #3

Successful setup of the County’s online reporting structure and fleet portals to provide full transparency.

Benefit #1	Handles between 20 and 50 new emails per day.
Benefit #2	Manages between 10 and 30 phone calls per day.

Benefit #1

Handles between 20 and 50 new emails per day.

Benefit #2

Manages between 10 and 30 phone calls per day.

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A Day in the Life Of… A Fleet Manager

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