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How Gwinnett County Saves Money with FleetFocus and FuelFocus

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS) Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Maintenance
Use Cases	Fleet Management Vehicle Performance Monitoring
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Gwinnett County, Georgia, is home to over 750,000 residents and has been one of America’s fastest-growing counties for the past twenty years. The Gwinnett County Fleet Management Division is responsible for providing the most efficient and cost-effective support, maintenance, and operation of all Gwinnett County vehicles, associated equipment, and fueling sites. The fleet management department owns and maintains over 2,700 vehicles utilized for road maintenance, parks and public services, police protection and other government business. In addition to the vehicles and equipment in Gwinnett County’s fleet, Gwinnett County provides fuel for over 5,500 vehicles including the Board of Education, the Health Department, Gwinnett Medical Center, the Gwinnett Library System and the cities located inside Gwinnett County. The challenge was to manage these vehicles and fuel consumption in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Read More
About Customer	Gwinnett County, located just thirty miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia, is home to over 750,000 residents and has been one of America’s fastest-growing counties for the past twenty years. The county is ideally located for residents who wish to enjoy the city life without missing out on the scenic beauty of rural Georgia, including the recreational haven Lake Lanier. The Gwinnett County Fleet Management Division is an internal service organization that is solely responsible for providing the most efficient and cost-effective support, maintenance, and operation of all Gwinnett County vehicles, associated equipment, and fueling sites. The fleet management department owns and maintains over 2,700 vehicles utilized for road maintenance, parks and public services, police protection and other government business. In addition to the vehicles and equipment in Gwinnett County’s fleet, Gwinnett County provides fuel for over 5,500 vehicles including the Board of Education, the Health Department, Gwinnett Medical Center, the Gwinnett Library System and the cities located inside Gwinnett County. Read More
Solution	Gwinnett Fleet Management Division has depended on AssetWorks’ FleetFocus fleet management software for over thirteen years. In recent years the county has upgraded to the browser-based version of FleetFocus and implemented AssetWorks’ fully integrated automated fuel management system, FuelFocus. FleetFocus and FuelFocus allow Gwinnett County fleet managers, supervisors and technicians to access all their fleet and fuel information on a single database and provides them with valuable tools to help with service requests, work order management, shop scheduling, utilization, and inventory management. FleetFocus provides real-time labor capture recording actual time spent on a task as it is done. Indirect labor or general time that cannot be billed to a specific work order is also measured in real-time, allowing for true analysis of ‘wrench’ vs ‘non-wrench’ time. The county relies on AssetWorks’ FuelFocus to manage all fuel transactions county-wide. FuelFocus is an Automated Fuel System (AFS) which supports continuous, real-time fuel management over virtually any communication platform and integrates seamlessly with the county’s FleetFocus software application in real-time. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Maintenance

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Vehicle Performance Monitoring

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Gwinnett County, Georgia, is home to over 750,000 residents and has been one of America’s fastest-growing counties for the past twenty years. The Gwinnett County Fleet Management Division is responsible for providing the most efficient and cost-effective support, maintenance, and operation of all Gwinnett County vehicles, associated equipment, and fueling sites. The fleet management department owns and maintains over 2,700 vehicles utilized for road maintenance, parks and public services, police protection and other government business. In addition to the vehicles and equipment in Gwinnett County’s fleet, Gwinnett County provides fuel for over 5,500 vehicles including the Board of Education, the Health Department, Gwinnett Medical Center, the Gwinnett Library System and the cities located inside Gwinnett County. The challenge was to manage these vehicles and fuel consumption in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

About Customer

Gwinnett County, located just thirty miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia, is home to over 750,000 residents and has been one of America’s fastest-growing counties for the past twenty years. The county is ideally located for residents who wish to enjoy the city life without missing out on the scenic beauty of rural Georgia, including the recreational haven Lake Lanier. The Gwinnett County Fleet Management Division is an internal service organization that is solely responsible for providing the most efficient and cost-effective support, maintenance, and operation of all Gwinnett County vehicles, associated equipment, and fueling sites. The fleet management department owns and maintains over 2,700 vehicles utilized for road maintenance, parks and public services, police protection and other government business. In addition to the vehicles and equipment in Gwinnett County’s fleet, Gwinnett County provides fuel for over 5,500 vehicles including the Board of Education, the Health Department, Gwinnett Medical Center, the Gwinnett Library System and the cities located inside Gwinnett County.

Solution

Gwinnett Fleet Management Division has depended on AssetWorks’ FleetFocus fleet management software for over thirteen years. In recent years the county has upgraded to the browser-based version of FleetFocus and implemented AssetWorks’ fully integrated automated fuel management system, FuelFocus. FleetFocus and FuelFocus allow Gwinnett County fleet managers, supervisors and technicians to access all their fleet and fuel information on a single database and provides them with valuable tools to help with service requests, work order management, shop scheduling, utilization, and inventory management. FleetFocus provides real-time labor capture recording actual time spent on a task as it is done. Indirect labor or general time that cannot be billed to a specific work order is also measured in real-time, allowing for true analysis of ‘wrench’ vs ‘non-wrench’ time. The county relies on AssetWorks’ FuelFocus to manage all fuel transactions county-wide. FuelFocus is an Automated Fuel System (AFS) which supports continuous, real-time fuel management over virtually any communication platform and integrates seamlessly with the county’s FleetFocus software application in real-time.

Impact #1	Gwinnett County uses accurate real-time information to create and monitor productivity reports. Productivity can be tracked by almost any subset of data; by shop, technician, task, vehicle class or by vehicle type. This information can also be tracked and compared against industry standards, such as the NAFA (National Association of Fleet Administrators) standards, allowing Gwinnett County to measure technicians productivity vs. national standard.
Impact #2	FuelFocus provides the security features to ensure that the county is only fueling authorized vehicles, which reduces waste and abuse. FleetFocus’ real-time reporting and tracking tools enable Gwinnett County to better manage maintenance processes that keep vehicles running optimally and driver behaviors that improve fuel efficiency.
Impact #3	An essential component of the county’s carbon footprint reduction strategy involves reducing the vehicle idling which will lessen the amount of fuel the county consumes. The county is able to audit and improve vehicle idling utilizing FleetFocus reports.

Impact #1

Gwinnett County uses accurate real-time information to create and monitor productivity reports. Productivity can be tracked by almost any subset of data; by shop, technician, task, vehicle class or by vehicle type. This information can also be tracked and compared against industry standards, such as the NAFA (National Association of Fleet Administrators) standards, allowing Gwinnett County to measure technicians productivity vs. national standard.

Impact #2

FuelFocus provides the security features to ensure that the county is only fueling authorized vehicles, which reduces waste and abuse. FleetFocus’ real-time reporting and tracking tools enable Gwinnett County to better manage maintenance processes that keep vehicles running optimally and driver behaviors that improve fuel efficiency.

Impact #3

An essential component of the county’s carbon footprint reduction strategy involves reducing the vehicle idling which will lessen the amount of fuel the county consumes. The county is able to audit and improve vehicle idling utilizing FleetFocus reports.

Benefit #1	Gwinnett County was able to reduce the fleet by 8%, saving the county hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in maintenance, operations and fuel costs.
Benefit #2	Since the county began selling its retired vehicles on eBay, it has increased profits by 35% and realized well over $1 million in revenue.

Benefit #1

Gwinnett County was able to reduce the fleet by 8%, saving the county hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in maintenance, operations and fuel costs.

Benefit #2

Since the county began selling its retired vehicles on eBay, it has increased profits by 35% and realized well over $1 million in revenue.

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