Tech in Trucking:  Interactive maintenance software

Two interactive evaluation tools for companies considering fleet maintenance software are available for free from Arsenault Associates. The first is a detailed worksheet for calculating return on investment; the second evaluates software providers.

“The economic downturn has many fleet-dependent firms looking for the means to control operating costs. Among the more popular technologies being reviewed is fleet maintenance management software,” said CEO Charles Arsenault. “In recent months we have seen a spike in inquiries from companies anxious to reign in maintenance expenditures.”

The ROI Calculator is formatted as a Microsoft Excel document. Managers simply fill in the appropriate fields to receive a projected yearly savings for an entire fleet.

The Decision Matrix, also formatted as an Excel spreadsheet, offers a series of questions to ask any potential software vendor and then ranks the answers from excellent to poor, providing an overall score for each vendor.

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