Fleets Using Technology to Cut Costs—Where Have We Heard That One Before?
It’s a safe bet that “cutting costs” is on virtually everyone’s list of priorities. Even millionaires and billionaires take pains to avoid paying for anything they don’t absolutely need to pay for (and even then…). There’s nothing unusual about saving money.
Unless, that is, you’re talking about the transportation industry. The current cost-cutting trend among fleets is remarkable for 3 reasons:
- the scope of the challenge,
- the reasons fleets give for cutting costs, and
- where executives are turning to save money.
Each of these factors crop up in a recent Work Truck story, which reported on the results of a Teletrac Navman transportation industry survey:
The survey, which examined best practices, trends, and current issues influencing transportation operations in the U.S., found that reducing costs, increasing fleet size, incorporating telematics solutions, and hiring and retraining new drivers were the top business priorities across the industry.
With margins thin across the industry, more organizations are looking to technology and outsourcing drivers and equipment to improve productivity, streamline operations and reduce waste, according to Teletrac Navman.
In other words, this isn’t run-of-the-mill cost-cutting, but a concerted effort to survive in an increasingly tough industry. And it’s not just antiquated processes or the driver shortage that are harming fleets’ bottom lines: “Of those implementing new technologies, 41% said they were doing it to increase regulatory compliance.”
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