collectiveFleet Review - why 4.3 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 24, 2022

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What is collectiveFleet?

CollectiveFleet offers a fleet & asset management solution. The software is designed to improve fleet productivity through better preventative maintenance, parts & inventory management as well as resource utilization and deployment.

Collective Data addresses organizations that need mission critical fleet and equipment management solutions. The company’s objective is to provide software that improves long term productivity, while ensuring it is scalable to meet the growth of the organization as well as any change in requirements.

Who is it best for?

CollectiveFleet addresses the Transportation, Construction, Utilities & Energy Production, as well as Government sectors. The product is scalable for any business size and is offered as an on premise and cloud based solution which can be hosted by the customer or by a third party hosting provider.

CollectiveFleet is best for companies looking for flexible and configurable fleet management systems. It is designed to incorporate industry best practices, but due to its modular design it also allows companies to easily configure the system and customize it to meet business requirements. There is mobile device access of the application as well which is critical for managing mobile fleets to allow real time update & tracking.

In addition the system is designed to be scalable to grow with a company whether it has a small or large enterprise fleet. Finally CollectiveFleet also allows integration to multiple third party software and if required a custom designed interface can be developed for any other software that it does not support.

Customers include Green Mountain Power, Star West Satellite, Croell Redi-Mix, Columbia Helicopters, NJCU Fleet Services, Emergycare and Benton County, Oregon

Main features and functionalities

CollectiveFleet provides a comprehensive fleet maintenance management system that works well with transportation industry fleets and includes support for warranties, employee certifications, vehicle & equipment assignment, as well as accidents & claims.

The solution supports fleet right sizing for identification & management of over or under utilized vehicles. This allows for better vehicle & equipment management to extend their life while also reducing operational costs. In addition information about fuel, location, inventory and repair history is all unified along with pre & post trip inspections. Finally DOT & OSHA inspections are easily managed in the software.

The Solution helps Utilities companies by allowing them to manage in addition to vehicles such things as substations & electrical equipment as well as ensures that all necessary licenses & certifications are maintained. In addition Construction companies can utilize CollectiveFleet to manage heavy equipment with support for upfitting & disassembly, resource allocation, job site costing & equipment component tracking.

For public sector fleets the focus is on improved efficiency with greater accountability while controlling spending and meeting budgets. This is achieved through inspections, certifications, replacement budgeting, asset depreciation as well as maintenance scheduling.

There is an optional CRM module that can be used by companies providing repair and maintenance services for fleets so that they can effectively manage, validate, and report on services provided to each of their customers. Additionally there is an Extended Asset Management module that allows organizations to track any physical asset that includes power lines, HVAC units, generators, computers, etc. that need location management, life cycle costs & maintenance schedules to be supported.

Finally CollectiveFleet includes standard reports for analysis as well as the option to generate ad hoc reports using an inbuilt report editor.

What is the actual cost?

ITQlick pricing score is 8 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for collectiveFleet. You can also find here pricing information from collectiveFleet's website.

Pros

• Mobile device access of the application is supported by CollectiveFleet
• CollectiveFleet is scalable to meet the requirements of any size of company fleet
• The software can integrate with third party software and the vendor can provide a customized integration interface for those applications it does not currently support
• The product supports user driven customization requirements
• CollectiveFleet provides both an on premise as well as cloud based solution

Cons

• CollectiveFleet does not offer a free trial or guarantee period for the product
• There are no social collaboration tools provided as part of CollectiveFleet
• The product does not provide advanced Business Intelligence and Analytics tools for reporting
• CollectiveFleet does not support vehicle rental & leasing
• There is no support for environmental standards such as greenhouse gas emissions tracking in the product

How it stacks up?

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