RC Willey streamlined operations and cut costs while doing it.
By leveraging Link-X's solutions, RC Willey has achieved operational efficiency and cost savings. This includes optimizing fuel, maintenance, and repair expenditures, resulting in $0.07 per mile savings across their fleet.
Impact
Lasting Benefits
$0.07 Saving/Mile
25 Trucks Purchased Annually
300,000 Miles Over Vehicle Lifetime
$21k Saved Annually Per Vehicle
Link-X provided best asset for use case insights that helped RC Willey to refine their asset acquisition strategy and reduce their cost per mile by $0.07. RC Willey purchases 25 trucks annually, keeping each asset for an average of 6 years and running them ~300,000 miles over the useful lifetime. A $0.07 per mile savings equates to $21k savings over the lifetime of each asset or $500k+ lifetime savings per annual purchase cycle of 25 assets!
Background Information
- Home and outdoor furnishings retailer.
- Operations in UT, ID, CA, NV.
- Mixed fleet: straight trucks, tractor trailers, light duty vehicles and vans.
- 400+ assets.
Problem
What We Were Solving For
RC Willey was operating multiple variations of the Freightliner M2. The dealer they purchase from were touting the benefits of a longer PM schedule on the Detroit vs the Cummins engine and encouraging RC Willey to entirely switch to Detroit. RCWilley wanted to know which is the best vehicle for their specific use case? Which engine type results in the lowest overall cost per mile?
Life Cycle & Acquisition Process
Analysis of 2 Vehicles W/ Differing Engines
Providing True Total Cost Per Mile
Solution
How We Helped
Because Link-X consolidates all of the RC Willey fleet data into one system we were able to provide them a true cost per mile analytics by specific asset. RC Willey could see side by side comparisons of the Detroit v the Cummins M2 running under the same conditions and in the same locations. Link-X was able to provide insights into the best asset for their use case and life cycle analytics. RC Willey was able to make extremely impactful business decisions thanks to the insights provided by the Link-X platform.
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