"Parts and inventory cost money...but not having them costs even more. When a truck is down, it costs us about $1 a minute, so it doesn't take too long for it to get expensive if you don't have an item you need."
--Don Cooper, Maintenance Manager Central Concrete
Challenge
Solution
Results
Consolidate and reduce fleet and equipment of two competitors to align costs with industry downturn in construction
Loaded mixer breakdowns must be fixed in under 1 hour or concrete sets up
Maintenance technician productivity and retention had to be improved
Implemented TMT Fleet Maintenance Software
Provided technicians with state-of-the-art shop technologies
Work-load scheduling addressed with new software
Parts & Inventory Management features deployed to optimize inventories and minimize parts outages
Fleet uptime averages 96-97%
Fleet size reduced by 15% while work load for each remaining unit was increased
Parts inventory reduced overall without sacrificing fleet and equipment uptime
