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Strategic Alliances
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Fleet Management Systems (FMS)
Applicable Functions
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Fleet Management
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
A U.S.-based multinational energy company needed a comprehensive solution to align 150+ decentralized company-run van pools, offered as an employee transportation benefit. With no direct business owner assigned to the overall operation, the customer turned to Element as a trusted resource for vehicle sourcing, management assistance, consolidated billing and delivery of a consistent employee experience. The customer needed 150+ passenger vans equipped with specific amenities. The customer wanted Element directly involved as a business partner, to work with them to source and manage the units.
About The Customer
The customer is a U.S.-based multinational energy company with a total fleet size of 5,500. They offer a unique employee transportation benefit in the form of company-run van pools. However, these van pools were decentralized with no direct business owner assigned to the overall operation. The company needed a comprehensive solution to align these van pools and turned to Element for assistance. They required 150+ passenger vans equipped with specific amenities and wanted Element to be directly involved as a business partner to source and manage the units.
The Solution
Element conducted interviews with the certified van pool drivers and management to fully understand the usage and requirements of the vehicles needed to transport employees. In order to deliver the solution the customer wanted, Element brought in Enterprise, a national rental and leasing company, to provide the required vans as long-term rentals. Enterprise also brought an added benefit to the company’s employees called a “Guaranteed Ride Home.” Any employee utilizing the van pool can be immediately provided with a rental vehicle in case of an emergency, where the employee needed a vehicle right away and could not ride home in the van pool.
Operational Impact
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