Automotive Fleet, November 2020

THE CONNECTED FLEET GUIDE 2020 16 ALLEGIANT ELECTRIC CONTINUED CASE STUDIES Since implementing its telematics solution in 2017 Allegiant Electrics business has increased Technicians are completing 10 times the number of jobs and revenues have increased 581 Photo GettyImages com mvp64 he was at but having scheduling software allowed us the ability to bring in more employees assign jobs and schedule them says Andrea I can also go back and look at a previous job that was completed all the pictures and any data or notes in one platform Having GPS tracking has also helped Allegiant Electric by allowing it to take advantage of discounts on its insurance premiums The solution notifies Andrea if the technicians are speeding or driving erratically and address that with them THE RESULTS After implementing its telematics platform in early 2017 the electrical company increased revenue by 581 Prior to its telematics implementation Allegiant would complete three jobs per day Since implementation Allegiant has been able to complete upwards of 30 jobs per day add additional vehicles and grown its workforce from three to 15 In terms of revenue growth were going on our fourth solid year of revenue increase says Andrea Our first year we were at about 221000 and that figure has increased to at least 16 million In the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic Allegiant Electrics telematics solution has been IT STARTED JUST WITH MY HUSBAND AND ME SO I WAS ABLE TO TRACK WHERE HE WAS AT BUT HAVING SCHEDULING SOFTWARE ALLOWED US THE ABILITY TO BRING IN MORE EMPLOYEES ASSIGN JOBS AND SCHEDULE THEM extremely helpful in keeping the technicians safe and productive We pay more attention to the job description feature in our telematics solution says Andrea During the COVID 19 pandemic we can make sure that our guys are wearing all of their PPE we can make sure they are only going to be in the garage Or if they need to go into the house we have the ability to notate those things and check in with them