Case Study: Business Services Company achieves 22% (≈$36,000) Q1 maintenance cost savings and full asset visibility with Element Fleet Management

Reducing Maintenance Costs for Material Handling Equipment

Business Services Company faced intense pressure to cut costs for its material handling equipment—about 70 forklifts across 11 U.S. sites—where each facility ran its own maintenance with no centralized oversight or visibility. Element Fleet Management was engaged to address these issues, bringing maintenance management, inventory auditing, and consolidated billing services to the account.

Element Fleet Management performed on-site equipment surveys, consolidated all OEM providers into an open service network, centralized maintenance transactions and billing, and assigned a dedicated material handling analyst to audit invoices and negotiate credits. As a result, Element Fleet Management delivered a 22% cost reduction in the first quarter—nearly $36,000 saved in three months—while improving uptime, asset visibility, and streamlined administration.