Natchez Transit — Driving Fuel Costs Down and Avoiding
Collision Liability
Company Profile
Natchez Transit is a public transportation agency that is a contractor for the city
of Natchez. They have been in business for 35 years and continue to provide the
community with safe and reliable transportation.
Challenges
Natchez needed to know where their buses were at all times because it is vital to
the daily operation of the company. Prior to utilizing Comet Tracker they routinely
had issues locating buses that were not where they should be. After seeing commercials
that showed dots on a map where workers were, Natchez began looking into a GPS tracking
system that could solve their vehicle location issues. They were searching for a
system that was efficient, met their needs and was low in cost.
Benefits
Comet Tracker was a complete mobile management solution for Natchez. It is proficient,
a good fit for their business needs, and the price is reasonable. It is the perfect
solution to the problem they were facing. Comet Tracker is used on a daily basis
for basic tracking and locating buses. Natchez is pleased that they are able to
pull accurate reports that precisely indicate where buses have been throughout the
day.
Comet Tracker has really benefitted Natchez by enabling them to view the location
of buses. It has truly streamlined the operation of their business. The product
has made it possible to avoid or in most cases alleviate service overlap. Implementing
Comet Tracker has helped them see an increase in time efficiency and a decrease
of cost in fuel. They were also able to avoid a costly lawsuit by being able to
prove conclusively that one of their vehicles was not involved in a collision that
was alleged. “
“We estimate that in fuel alone that we have reduced our cost by 5%.”
— Sabrina Bartley, Natchez Transit
Deka Batteries — Improving Efficiency And Accountability
Through Comet Tracker
Company Profile
Deka Batteries is located in Birmingham, Alabama and specializes in wholesale battery
distribution. The company is part of East Pen Manufacturing in Pennsylvania and
has been in business for over 50 years. East Pen makes thousands of different sized
batteries, lead-acid batteries, battery accessories and wire/cable products for
virtually any application.
Challenges
Prior to Comet Tracker, Deka was having a hard time accounting for employee’s time
on the clock and did not know how much time was spent on deliveries. Without a means
of tracking employees, Deka faced challenges with dispatching and general communication.
Route optimization was also a big concern and demonstrated an immediate need to
implement a solution that would improve efficiency and make employees accountable
for their time during business hours.
Benefits
It was necessary for Deka to get a complete mobile management application and Comet
Tracker filled the bill. They felt it was important to be notified of speeding violations
so that Deka could coach those employees and reduce the costs associated with speeding.
Setting up geo-fences was particularly useful to Deka in order to communicate often
with their best customers when deliveries were near.
Payroll was also able to reduce their workload by utilizing automated time-clock
and start/stop times, which also facilitated job costing. Comet Tracker additionally
helped in time-management and productivity by dispatching driving directions; reducing
extra trips to the office to receive assignments, which ultimately reduced fuel
consumption.
“Comet Tracker has been instrumental in determining and correcting Deka’s weaknesses.”
— Jim Henderson, Warehouse Manager