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Three Severe-Duty Custom Fleet Vehicle Considerations
Proud Carrier of North America’s oldest vocational truck brand looks at the application, environment and operator of custom fleet vehicles
Your employees are the most important assets your company has. A well-trained staff is essential to keeping customers happy, growing profits and reducing overhead costs. Employees equipped with the right tools can be more productive, safer, work faster and produce better results. Just as a carpenter needs the right screwdriver to do their job, a refuse, construction or concrete company's employees need the right fleet to do their jobs.
Whether you run a business independently or with a team, there are three essential considerations needed before investing in a severe-duty custom fleet vehicle. Custom fleets must consider the vehicle's application, environment and operator to maximize performance.
The application considers the industry, environment addresses elements inside the cab of the truck as well as the driving scenario or terrain and the operator considers the overall driver experience.
Custom Fleet Vehicle Application
Productivity of a custom fleet vehicle is mainly dependent upon its application. Autocar, LLC believes the only way to maximize a vehicle's performance and uptime is to fully understand the customer's business's unique demands. Each vocation is always specific, whether it be concrete, hauling, dump or refuse. While the majority of truck manufacturers produce a limited number of body variants, which are then retrofitted to match exact customer specifications, Autocar does this custom work on the front end. Designing and building a truck for the exact job it is intended for can save time and effort over the operational life of the vehicle.
The Environment of a Custom Fleet Vehicle
The environment plays a significant role in design factors of custom vocational fleets. Will the work truck be used on gravel or concrete roads, in snow or extreme heat, on flat or mountainous terrain? For example, the application-specific environment plays a role in heating and cooling the vehicle, the work truck's ingress and egress and whether the custom fleet vehicle needs extra conditioning, condensers, insulation or heating in the floorboards. One size does not fit all.
Operators of Custom Fleet Vehicles
Organizations that invest in custom fleets recognize the importance of the overall operator experience – which is especially critical for driver retention. A comfortable operator is more productive and attentive on the road and on job sites. Operators care about the truck's in-cab environment – from the cab's space, to distracting noises or notifications, to access – as well as its safety features.
A custom fleet vehicle must be productive throughout its entire lifecycle, not just load to load. Custom fleets that consider their business application, environment and operator help ensure the vehicle performs as it was initially intended to – all the time.
Autocar's business model puts a strong emphasis on the customer across the entire value chain. After collaborating with our customers to build trucks to their exact specifications and needs, we offer them direct access to an entire Autocar team dedicated to ensuring their success.
Autocar is committed to customer success for the truck's lifetime, and we take responsibility for our trucks by partnering with our customers every step of the way.
Autocar will build you a truck that lasts and keeps your business moving forward.
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