We understand businesses and organizations are looking for ways to lower their carbon footprint when it comes to transportation. EVs are the fastest way to sustainability and working with Merchants is the least risky way to do it.
EVs are an affordable, environmentally friendly solution, and our fleet management consultants are ready to help! We’ll review your current and future needs and discuss which EVs and charging strategy (strategies) are best suited for your business.
Our AdoptEV service assesses your current fleet and identifies the best path forward to begin adopting EVs.
We understand that no two clients are alike, which is why we’ll provide recommendations based specifically on your business needs. Our EV options from top OEMs include new battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).
Our fleet management consultants average over a decade of experience in the fleet industry, and utilize deep industry knowledge to identify critical factors that will have the greatest impact on your fleet operations.
Depending on your fleet and business goals, we will provide a tailored selection of the following fleet consulting services:
Using TotalView fleet management software, insights from existing clients, telematics, third-party sources, and other reporting avenues, our consultants put big data to work to help our clients better manage their fleets.
TotalView equips us with real-time, actionable, fleet data, presented visually for sharp analyses. Before recommending a more cost-effective fleet management solution, we evaluate advanced analytics and data relating to your:
Our fleet consultants are focused on thoroughly understanding your fleet, processes, and organizational culture to make tailored recommendations that take the broader context of your business into account. By pairing data with experience and a collaborative, client-centered approach, we can help make a significant impact on your fleet operations and your bottom line.
Leveraging the multitude of datapoints created by the use of Merchants’ products and services, we create a Fleet Scorecard, which is a business review of your fleet and driver performance.
While reviewing your Fleet Scorecards, we assess vehicle and driver performance in total and by cost-per-mile. We evaluate performance toward existing goals, and we determine exactly where your business can save on maintenance, fuel, and vehicle costs. One client saw a 10% overall improvement in driver behavior and a 15% decrease in accidents!
Electric vehicles are another way to save due to decreased fuel and maintenance expenses. If properly managed, the average U.S. fleet manager would effectively save $1 per gallon in fuel costs with an EV fleet, and electricity costs are much more stable for fleet cost forecasting. You can also compare the cost savings with the Department of Energy’s eGallon calculator.
Merchants can also help identify whether tax credits and manufacturer rebates apply to you.
Step 1: Research and Analyze
First, our fleet consultants begin by reviewing your fleet data from TotalView. We identify opportunities for improvement and use predictive analytics to deliver data-driven solutions that lead to meaningful changes across the lifecycle of a fleet vehicle. A few areas of focus include:
If you’re looking to transition to EVs, we have the big data analytical tools and deep expertise in electrification to assess your fleet needs, understand your electrification and sustainability goals, and identify the best path forward.
Step 2: Develop and Implement Strategies
Once we have discussed opportunities and a tailored strategy is in place, we provide tools to monitor and manage fleet costs and trends. Our consultants use Fleet Scorecards to examine fleet costs and performance throughout the lifecycle of your vehicles, along with industry knowledge to deliver actionable information and targeted recommendations for improvement. We analyze major fleet costs, performance, behaviors, and sustainability goals to create benchmarks and target new opportunities.
Step 3: Continually Optimize
Strategic fleet consulting is an ongoing, collaborative process. Our consultants will continually work with you to ensure that your goals are achieved and gains are maintained over time. We will work with you to maintain an open dialogue about your fleet strategy, and we will examine your fleet’s performance at a regular interval that makes sense for your business — quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.
This iterative process enables us to continue to offer proactive recommendations to drive continuous improvement, best practices, and superior performance. Together, we will help keep your vehicles and drivers operating at maximum performance while lowering your total cost of ownership.
“Since partnering with Merchants Fleet last year, their professional team members have provided excellent service and offered innovative solutions to address our unique needs. Merchants has proven to be a top-tier fleet management company, exceeding our expectations on all levels.”
“My experience has been one of overwhelming delight. Merchants facilitates the expansion of Novus Ag business possibilities with their experienced professional staff by engaging in supporting activities. Allowing Novus Ag to lease short term vehicles while factory ordering enables us to save tens of thousands while immediately placing the employee in a high-quality truck. From permitting Novus to lease agricultural, material handling assets, to fuel and maintenance programs, we consider them a valuable partner.”
“Floor Coverings International is proud to partner with Merchants Fleet. Their responsiveness and consultative approach has been beneficial to us and our franchise partners.”
Let the Merchants Fleet strategic consulting team find opportunities to drive meaningful change for your fleet.
Fleet Optimization
Driver Productivity
Cost & Risk Management