Utility Services Firm Saves $530,000 in Vehicle Acquisition Costs

BACKGROUND

Location: Stouffville, ON

Industry: Utility Services

Total vehicles: 115 vehicles

THE CHALLENGE

K-Line operates a nationwide utility firm with a dispersed fleet. All vehicles were being managed from the company’s main location, which caused issues as the aged fleet started to need more services and repairs. K-Line was seeking professional help to keep its vehicles maintained.

The Solution

Through multiple planning sessions, Enterprise Fleet Management identified which vehicles in the fleet posed the most risk for downtime and high maintenance costs. Additionally, many vehicles were incorrectly equipped for the job application, impacting total fleet expenses.

THE RESULTS

K-Line worked with Enterprise to right-type the fleet based on usage and job requirements. By developing a proactive vehicle replacement strategy, Enterprise was able to secure$530,000 in manufacturer incentives to lower total acquisition costs. Vehicles are replaced around 100,000 KM improving the resale value. The average age of the company's vehicles has been reduced by 6 years. K-Line’s in-house maintenance shop has been able to reallocate time and resources to servicing larger equipment instead of routine maintenance for the light-duty fleet.

Our partnership with Enterprise Fleet Management has allowed us to concentrate on the larger equipment that is more costly to procure and manage for our construction business. With Enterprise, we have reduced the amount of time spent sourcing vehicles and getting them up-fitted for the job. K-Line has seen the benefit of ordering from a single manufacturer which allows us to streamline our maintenance and receive a “ready for service” fleet.

Renzo Cacciotti

V.P. Corporate Services

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