Company: Reeves Construction
FleetWatcher Customer Since: April 2020
Like many contractors, Reeves Construction had issues with over-trucking and was looking for ways to cut costs when they came across FleetWatcher.
Jerod Kornn, project manager at the Georgia-based company, explained, “Some of the issues that we faced were very high trucking costs, not knowing where the trucks were at, and having to call them on the phone and ask them where they were. If one of them was broken down you couldn't get in touch with them,” he said.
Kornn went on to explain that there were many instances in which drivers would make careless mistakes and leave tickets at the plant, causing them to have to call the plant later and ask for the tonnage report.
To improve driver behavior, the company has been using automatic deductions on FleetWatcher’s virtual shift tickets for unauthorized stops. This feature sends out alerts anytime a driver makes a stop that is not at an approved location.
“When you start holding these drivers accountable and they know that you're watching, they start performing the way that they're supposed to be performing,” Kornn said.
“I've seen significant savings on jobs that I deal with as far as the trucking costs,” Kornn said of using FleetWatcher’s virtual shift tickets.
The company has found that when driver performance is high, it helps limit the number of trucks that are needed on a job.
Using the FleetWatcher mobile app gives everyone in the company better visibility into what is happening in real time. They can see the location of trucks, eliminating the need for phone calls.
The Reeves Construction team loves the FleetWatcher app because “… it gives them pretty much the exact information that they want right then and there,” Kornn said.
“All we've got to do is refresh and it tells you exactly how many loads out and tons out, and it will tell them how close the trucks are and what order they're coming in. They really like that.” Plant operators have a better idea of when to start the plant back up and how many trucks to run.
The company’s experience with FleetWatcher has resulted in savings of up to a thousand dollars a day by being able to know when to cut the trucks off. Overall, Kornn has been very pleased with the company's performance and looks forward to continuing to improve operations through FleetWatcher's many features.