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	Vehicle Plumbing Service Saves $1,500/Month With FleetLocate Solera

Vehicle Plumbing Service Saves $1,500/Month With FleetLocate

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Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Fleet Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Tommy Rooter Plumbing, a company specializing in drain cleaning for commercial businesses in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, faced a challenge of tracking and managing their fleet of 11 vehicles. The company had limited awareness of technician locations throughout the area, which spans approximately 303 square miles, including the cities of Indio, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs. The staff is typically out in the field all day, whether on a job or on stand-by, so driver efficiency was neither trackable nor reliable. Read More
About Customer	Tommy Rooter Plumbing is a company that specializes in drain cleaning for commercial businesses, including insurance agencies and restaurants, as well as other general plumbing. The company operates in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, a region that spans approximately 303 square miles, including the cities of Indio, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs. The business is staffed by nine technicians and laborers operating a mixed fleet of 11 vehicles that includes box vans, Econolines, and pickup trucks. The company is led by President, CEO, and Owner Tommy Clarke and his wife Beth. Read More
Solution	To address the challenge of tracking and managing their fleet, Tommy Rooter Plumbing implemented FleetLocate by Spireon. This solution provides real-time location intelligence, enabling the company to maximize staff efficiency by routing the nearest available technician to jobs as they come in and relaying directions to hard-to-find job sites on unmapped roads. The solution also allows for driver behavior monitoring, with speeding and hard-braking alerts, and location monitoring. The company has been using FleetLocate for the past five years, monitoring their entire fleet from their home base in Indio. Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Tommy Rooter Plumbing, a company specializing in drain cleaning for commercial businesses in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, faced a challenge of tracking and managing their fleet of 11 vehicles. The company had limited awareness of technician locations throughout the area, which spans approximately 303 square miles, including the cities of Indio, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs. The staff is typically out in the field all day, whether on a job or on stand-by, so driver efficiency was neither trackable nor reliable.

About Customer

Tommy Rooter Plumbing is a company that specializes in drain cleaning for commercial businesses, including insurance agencies and restaurants, as well as other general plumbing. The company operates in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, a region that spans approximately 303 square miles, including the cities of Indio, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs. The business is staffed by nine technicians and laborers operating a mixed fleet of 11 vehicles that includes box vans, Econolines, and pickup trucks. The company is led by President, CEO, and Owner Tommy Clarke and his wife Beth.

Solution

To address the challenge of tracking and managing their fleet, Tommy Rooter Plumbing implemented FleetLocate by Spireon. This solution provides real-time location intelligence, enabling the company to maximize staff efficiency by routing the nearest available technician to jobs as they come in and relaying directions to hard-to-find job sites on unmapped roads. The solution also allows for driver behavior monitoring, with speeding and hard-braking alerts, and location monitoring. The company has been using FleetLocate for the past five years, monitoring their entire fleet from their home base in Indio.

Impact #1	The implementation of FleetLocate by Spireon has allowed Tommy Rooter Plumbing to maximize staff efficiency by routing the nearest available technician to jobs as they come in.
Impact #2	The solution has enabled the company to relay directions to hard-to-find job sites on unmapped roads.
Impact #3	The company has been able to reduce fuel costs through driver behavior monitoring, with speeding and hard-braking alerts, and location monitoring.

Impact #1

The implementation of FleetLocate by Spireon has allowed Tommy Rooter Plumbing to maximize staff efficiency by routing the nearest available technician to jobs as they come in.

Impact #2

The solution has enabled the company to relay directions to hard-to-find job sites on unmapped roads.

Impact #3

The company has been able to reduce fuel costs through driver behavior monitoring, with speeding and hard-braking alerts, and location monitoring.

Benefit #1	The company has seen a drop in fuel cost by $1,500 since the implementation of FleetLocate.

Benefit #1

The company has seen a drop in fuel cost by $1,500 since the implementation of FleetLocate.

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Vehicle Plumbing Service Saves $1,500/Month With FleetLocate

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