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Provides fleet management hardware and mobile workforce management solutions primarily to the demand response passenger transport and taxi markets.

The agency has used Trapeze Group's demand response scheduling solution PASS for many years and sought a maintenance management system that could integrate with this and other existing systems.

One of the larger operations within the NCDOT system and will be the first non-rural agency to participate. They will be using FleetFocus to track over 140 transit vehicles.

Ontario, Canada-based Regional Municipality of York will implement FleetFocus to manage its fleet operations for transit, roads, EMS and police.

Allows "mechanics to easily identify the correct part the first time, and then transfer the part numbers from the web based parts catalog into a requisition directly within the AssetWorks application, automating the parts ordering process."

Metro sought a comprehensive fleet maintenance management solution that would automate the tracking, periodic maintenance/warranty maintenance, checkout of pool vehicles, budget expense tracking by vehicle and by user group, allotment of replacement costs for vehicles and equipment depreciation for their fleet.

The system can help improve customer communication through a secure customer access portal or through automated email notifications related to vehicle service and availability.

It chose AssetWorks' FleetFocus solution after evaluating several software options because the system can help the agency achieve its goals to increase the efficiency of technicians, reduce costs and streamline maintenance processes throughout the organization by utilizing technology.

Island-based transit agency provides year-round public transit service to six towns: Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury.

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