Home Builders Supply Company

Industry: Delivery
Number of Vehicles: 16

Overall Corporate Goal:

To continue to be known as a leading resource for construction materials in North Carolina and to find new ways to provide contractors and customers superior service.

Challenges:

Nearly all of the company’s purchases are delivered directly to job sites. Inefficient routes and a lack of visibility into vehicle locations made it difficult to plan the most economical travel and job order.

Solution:

Home Builders Supply Company implemented SageQuest’s Mobile Control GPS vehicle tracking to receive insight into their fleet’s activities:

  • The real-time view of their vehicle locations on the map has been critical—they can easily tell if there’s an issue with delivery time, or if a driver is overdue, when the customer can expect their delivery.
  • Reporting allows the company to verify when vehicles delivered materials and how long they were there.
  • Using the Vehicle Maintenance tool, they no longer have to depend on service people to tell the company when maintenance is due—they are able to keep better records and track it right in the system.

Results:

  • The company improved efficiency with greater visibility into real-time conditions and optimized routing.
  • Billing disputes have been reduced since management can be assured of activity from an objective source.
  • The vehicle maintenance program is better organized and better able to project upcoming maintenance costs.

“Before purchasing Mobile Control, I went to a company nearby already using the system, and when I saw his up and running and talked to him about the pros and cons, I was sold on it.”

Gray Blount, Vice President & General Manager
Home Builders Supply Company

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