Cetaris is pleased to announce that Purolator Courier Ltd. has successfully implemented Cetaris’ Fleet Assistant maintenance software with the PocketPC wireless modules throughout its maintenance network across Canada.
“From a financial perspective one of our key project return on investment goals that we set for ourselves was to increase our warranty recovery both from the OEMs as well as service replacement parts – we have already met our initial warranty capture goal and we believe that we can double warranty capture again” says Serge Viola, Purolator National Fleet Director. “From an operational perspective we are now hiring apprentices to help us fill the shortage of technicians – all of our new hires are expected to work with advanced software systems like Fleet Assistant with its wireless technology – and we find the acceptance of Fleet Assistant by our people maintaining our vehicles is excellent”.
“We have been able to achieve measureable improvements in our parts operations – our parts numbering integrity has improved, we carry fewer parts now, and we have been able to effectively implement national parts pricing that is reducing our cost” says Alana Janssen, Purolator National Parts Manager. “What I particularly like is Cetaris’ open and approachable philosophy and their passion for the business – this is an improvement over what we had before”.
“Purolator is an excellent client to work with – they are very progressive in their use of technology to continue to lower their costs – one great example is their hybrid electric vehicles program and Quicksider battery-operated electric delivery prototype vehicle program” says Ric Bedard, President of Cetaris. “Purolator has been very progressive in implementing Fleet Assistant, providing us feedback on where we need to make key enhancements in the system to allow them to continue to set new goals every year for improving their operation.”
About Purolator
As Canada’s largest courier company, Purolator delivers innovative products and superior service on which you can depend. With more couriers, more vehicles, and more planes in more places than any other courier in Canada, Purolator provides solutions that are right for you – whenever and whatever you need to ship. From automated solutions to around-the-clock pick up and delivery, Purolator provides its customers with the services and customized solutions required to get their shipments across town or around the world. Purolator now employs over 12,500 people across Canada, and is recognized as one of Canada's largest employers. Today, Purolator boasts an extensive network that delivers more packages to destination points in Canada than any other courier. Purolator's network of 147 operations locations including three main Hub facilities, forty-five garages, one hundred and ten locations with approximately 5,500 mobile assets handles more than 5.5 million pieces each week (pick up and delivery).
About Cetaris
Cetaris Software Inc. as a premier provider of enterprise asset management solutions helping organizations around the world reduce the cost and complexity associated with managing their fleet related assets. Their solution Fleet Assistant was built by fleet people for fleet people, whose evolution began on the shop floor with an understanding and emphasis on the needs of fleet owners, managers, service technicians and administrative personnel. Their solution continues to evolve addressing all the key requirements a business demands to optimize the performance and productivity of its fleet related assets. Consequently, today some of the world’s largest; most sophisticated and efficient organizations depend on the Web Fleet Assistant to manage millions of their assets in more than 50 countries worldwide.
Headquartered in Toronto, Cetaris is more than just a software provider, combining exceptional human capital, with best of breed business processes and world class software tools to deliver a robust, turnkey solution.
More information is available at www.cetaris.com. Contact: Ric Bedard 416.679.2720 rbedard@cetaris.com