Field Service IT News For VARs —January 14, 2015
By Cheryl Knight, contributing writer
This week’s news includes factors that will affect fleet company mergers and acquisitions in 2015 and predictions that the fleet management market will grow. An article cites a study that shows a link between using GPS tracking technologies with fleets and cost savings. Also, the Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association has released a report including best practices and tools to benchmark costs for field operations.
Fleet Mergers And Acquisitions In 2015
Fleet Owner looks at some of the factors that will affect mergers and acquisitions in 2015. Some of the factors presented in the article include driver retention, technology upgrades, and new regulations.
Fleet Service Management Market Is Predicted To Grow
A MarketsandMarkets report details the basis for predictions that the field service management (FSM) market is expected to be worth $3.52 billion by 2019 at a CAGR of 17 percent per year.
Study Reveals GPS Fleet Tracking Savings
A Motorola study shows a link between GPS tracking technology and cost savings, according to FieldLogix. The study shows that companies using GPS tracking technologies with their fleets save, on average, $5,584 per employee per year.
Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM) Report
The PRSM has issued its latest report that presents best practices and tools to help benchmark costs associated with operating a fleet in the field. According to a HeraldOnline article, the report is the first of its kind and gives information and insight from suppliers who service retailers in North America. This insight allows companies across the world to use the information as standards and benchmarks to measure against their own operations.
Using GPS Trackers To Deter Bike Thefts
Reed College in Portland, OR, has added a new tool to its arsenal against theft on the college campus. A KOIN6 article talks about how security on the college campus has installed GPS devices on some bicycles in an attempt to thwart the thefts; 30 thefts have occurred on campus between August and December.
Field Service IT Talking Points
Customized, or “last-mile,” service has become a hot topic for discussion in the TL and LTL (truckload and less-than-truckload) delivery community. Check out this FleetOwner article on this area of valued-added services.
A BSM article talks about how customers are more likely to hire a residential service company if the company uses GPS technology to track its technicians.