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	Perry County Sees the Benefits

Perry County Sees the Benefits

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS) Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Transportation
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management Predictive Maintenance Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Perry County’s challenges building reliable daily schedules as well as monitoring a fleet of vehicles represented just a couple issues the agency faced prior to implementing Ecolane software. Difficult-to-maintain two-way radios had also been their standard but were costly and unreliable in the rural terrain which made up Perry’s operating area. Additionally, the agency’s dependence on manual scheduling led to inefficient, and often inaccurate, data entry. Reports which were subsequently run on that inaccurate data added to the headaches. One of Perry’s largest struggles was the staff’s inability to perform compliance checks on their provided services. Poor Data Entry, Cumbersome financial management, Difficulty managing route changes, Operational deficit. Read More
About Customer	Perry County Transit, located in central Pennsylvania, has an operating area of over 550 square miles. They run 375 trips per day using 28 vehicles (plus subcontractors). The agency was using a basic Windows scheduling system and faced multiple challenges in building reliable daily schedules and monitoring their fleet. The rural terrain made their two-way radios costly and unreliable, and their dependence on manual scheduling led to inefficient and inaccurate data entry. This resulted in cumbersome financial management and difficulty in managing route changes, contributing to an operational deficit. The staff also struggled with performing compliance checks on their provided services. Read More
Solution	The implementation of Ecolane DRT scheduling and dispatch software provided Perry County Transit with multiple benefits. The overall ease-of-use and intuitive design of Ecolane's platform allowed for a smooth transition for administrators, drivers, and schedulers. The real-time nature of the software enabled more efficient transit management across the board. Ecolane DRT provides continuous optimization and fully automated scheduling and dispatching. Automated data collection and real-time reporting have improved system management and administration. Web-based supervision and administration tools allow the staff to monitor, guide, control, and adjust their operation in real-time. Drivers have an intelligent interface, freeing them to focus on safety and customer service. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Predictive Maintenance

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Perry County’s challenges building reliable daily schedules as well as monitoring a fleet of vehicles represented just a couple issues the agency faced prior to implementing Ecolane software. Difficult-to-maintain two-way radios had also been their standard but were costly and unreliable in the rural terrain which made up Perry’s operating area. Additionally, the agency’s dependence on manual scheduling led to inefficient, and often inaccurate, data entry. Reports which were subsequently run on that inaccurate data added to the headaches. One of Perry’s largest struggles was the staff’s inability to perform compliance checks on their provided services. Poor Data Entry, Cumbersome financial management, Difficulty managing route changes, Operational deficit.

About Customer

Perry County Transit, located in central Pennsylvania, has an operating area of over 550 square miles. They run 375 trips per day using 28 vehicles (plus subcontractors). The agency was using a basic Windows scheduling system and faced multiple challenges in building reliable daily schedules and monitoring their fleet. The rural terrain made their two-way radios costly and unreliable, and their dependence on manual scheduling led to inefficient and inaccurate data entry. This resulted in cumbersome financial management and difficulty in managing route changes, contributing to an operational deficit. The staff also struggled with performing compliance checks on their provided services.

Solution

The implementation of Ecolane DRT scheduling and dispatch software provided Perry County Transit with multiple benefits. The overall ease-of-use and intuitive design of Ecolane's platform allowed for a smooth transition for administrators, drivers, and schedulers. The real-time nature of the software enabled more efficient transit management across the board. Ecolane DRT provides continuous optimization and fully automated scheduling and dispatching. Automated data collection and real-time reporting have improved system management and administration. Web-based supervision and administration tools allow the staff to monitor, guide, control, and adjust their operation in real-time. Drivers have an intelligent interface, freeing them to focus on safety and customer service.

Impact #1	Ecolane DRT provides continuous optimization and fully automated scheduling and dispatching.
Impact #2	Automated data collection and real-time reporting have improved system management and administration.
Impact #3	Web-based supervision and administration tools allow the staff to monitor, guide, control, and adjust their operation in real-time.

Impact #1

Ecolane DRT provides continuous optimization and fully automated scheduling and dispatching.

Impact #2

Automated data collection and real-time reporting have improved system management and administration.

Impact #3

Web-based supervision and administration tools allow the staff to monitor, guide, control, and adjust their operation in real-time.

Benefit #1	40% fuel savings per month.
Benefit #2	From deficit to surplus operational costs.

Benefit #1

40% fuel savings per month.

Benefit #2

From deficit to surplus operational costs.

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Perry County Sees the Benefits

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