We’ve discussed before how ForWare can save fleets money. It can also save fleet managers that other precious commodity, time. In this article, we’ll take a look at five ways in which the ForWare fleet management system does just that.
Fleet maintenance plans are essential to the smooth running of any fleet. Not only that, but they can also save you money. For example, booking your vehicle in as and when a service becomes due is essential to maintain the warranty, and thus avoid costly repairs in the future. Of course, planning and knowing the service due dates for each individual vehicle can be quite daunting with a manual system. ForWare makes it simple. When one of your vehicles is due for a service, whether it be based on mileage or time, you’ll receive a notification advising you as such.
Vehicle downtime for maintenance is an unavoidable part of running a fleet. However, with the right fleet maintenance system, you can lessen the downtime. Traditionally, authorisation can waste a lot of time. All that back and forth between the workshop, the service desk, and the fleet manager. A missed phone call can add hours to the time the vehicle is in the workshop. ForWare enables technicians to send you a notification as issues are found. You can authorise (or reject) the repair at the tap of your fingers. You can also set pre-authorisation spend limits and designate other authorisers should you be unavailable. It really is that simple.
When you need to look up a vehicle’s service history, whether it be in relation to a warranty repair or with a view to resale, it’s not ideal when this is dispersed across different files or even systems. The process of retrieving it can take up a lot of time in itself. With ForWare, you can access each vehicle’s service history at the tap of a button. It doesn’t matter if it’s been serviced at different workshops over its working life, ForWare enables ready and easy access.
Making your service history and costs readily accessible and digestible, ForWare helps you make informed decisions when it comes to managing current and future fleet management costs.
A lot of time can be saved simply by not having to enter the same data into multiple systems. ForWare avoids this, with integration available for common DMS systems such as Keyloop and Autoview. No more double-handling data. Your admin staff will thank you for it.
The process of paying bills itself can consume a lot of time for Fleet Managers. The back and forth between Accounts digging out repair details, receiving bills from different garages, and even the filing itself can be a maze to navigate at times. Not so with ForWare. Our fleet management system features integrated billing, enabling all multiple bills to be consolidated into just one per month. This is the case whether you use one workshop partner or multiple different garages.
As you can see, ForWare can save you a lot of time as a Fleet Manager. More time is something we could all do with. To start the process today, contact me for a free demonstration. We can have you up and running in no time. Call us on 021 484 5550 or email alan@forware.io.
Alan is a positive and proactive automotive professional with over 25 years of extensive experience in the motor trade.
Alan has been vital in developing and driving the ForWare System and implementing core workshop processes with some of the most significant state and private fleets in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
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