Tracking a mixed fleet of heavy equipment and machines without the help of telematics can become a guessing game. When you have a fleet as large as OHL’s working on job sites all over the world, guaranteeing their maintenance and service is the key to success.

Challenge

Extending the life of a construction machine can save rental companies, like OHL, thousands. But to extend that life, equipment must be maintained and serviced on time. OHL was in a situation where they were unsure of when or if machines were being serviced or maintained.

Pains

Some machine service was going unreported or being skipped entirely. To solve this, OHL needed to be able to:

• Pull reports on the maintenance of machines
• Discover breakdowns in their existing plans
• Uncover patterns for what kind of break downs were happening the most

“Without telematics, it’s basically a guessing game.”

Emmanuel LeHardy, Loss Prevention Manager

Solution

Trackunit created clarity for OHL. Machine maintenance and service were no longer guesswork. OHL was able to pull up-to-date reports on their machine health. Uncovering undiagnosed problems, allowing machines to be reviewed for serviceability and safety.

Outcome

The ability to generate reports on the health of machines solved a set of problems that were costing them time and money. A clear understanding of what underlying faults the machines had, meant that OHL was able to extend the life of their equipment.

Understanding the problem is the first step in the right direction. With telematics, OHL uncovered hidden problems with their machines.

“If you spread the access to data out over many pieces of machinery across the US, it savess a lot of time and money and increases the amount that each machine can do.”

Emmanuel LeHardy, Loss Prevention Manager

If you would like to know more about how you can get an overview of your fleet, you can request a demo from one of our experts, here.

About

Big L Rentals & Sales has been serving Southwest Kansas with steel and trailer parts since 1947. After seeing a gap in the market it has grown into the equipment rental and services industry. Big L aims to support the evolving businesses in the region with high-quality service.

Founded: 1947
Size: 14+ employees