Fleet Efficiency Analysis & Process Improvement
LTL – Less-than-Truckload Carrier
Delivered $5.4 million in maintenance and tire savings while decreasing breakdown frequency by 170,000 miles. Increased fuel economy .2 MPG via driver outreach incorporating education, competitions, and incentives within nine months.
OTR – Over the Road Truckload Carrier
Averted company bankruptcy through consulting efforts resulting in $2.1 million in savings and 297% road failure reduction. Developed new maintenance processes, vendor management, and instituted a company-wide revitalization via preventive maintenance, and equipment and warranty recovery campaigns, and fuel/tire management efforts. Upgraded procurement for units, parts, and supplies.
Package Delivery
Delivered 3.1 million in annualized savings, reduced maintenance costs 24%, improved breakdown frequency 20%, slimmed turnover 25%, and transformed less than 10% emissions testing pass rate to 85%+.
Airlines
Realized $8.2 million in annual cost savings. Decreased cost by 25% while increasing service by 50% within three months. Evaluated fleet maintenance processes, compliance issues, accounting systems, budgetary forecasting and expenditures to prevent redundancy, reduce costs and maintain fiscal responsibility. Identified vendor products that were overcharged and reduced tire/fuel costs to increase profit margin. Concurrently managed a five-member consultant team charged with overseeing service initiatives.
Waste Hauler
Secured $7 million cost reduction across an 6,800 powered-unit fleet while improving reliability 25% via benchmarked metrics, process enhancements, and cost-benefit analysis of maintenance measures.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Utilities
Cut $7.1 million by leading 20-person team to integrate two organizations comprising 6,000 power units; reduced FTE – Full Time Employees count by 42; boosted reliability 56% and fleet availability 30%; achieved 2,200-unit fleet reduction.
Refrigerated & OTR Carrier
Cut $1.5 million from a $12 million company purchase price through equipment valuations; led post-merger integration of maintenance, safety, HR, operations, and IT functions.
Fuel Conservation
LTL – Less-than-Truckload Carrier
Captured $1.5 million annualized savings in three months by bettering fuel efficiency; installed monitoring equipment and conducting driver training and ongoing communications initiatives.
DOT & Sarbanes – Oxley Compliance
Utilities
Develop Master Operating & Corporate Compliance Plan including the development of procurement process to meet SOX requirements within 12 months.
Maintenance Parts Delivery Service
Developed & Implemented a Corporate Compliance – DOT, EPA, & OSHA plan within six weeks.