Case Study: HOLT CAT achieves rapid ROI and hands-free tool tracking with HID Global

Hands-Free RFID Tool Tracking System Delivers Rapid ROI

HOLT CAT, the Caterpillar dealer serving 118 counties across Texas, needed a better way to track tens of thousands of tools across 16 facilities. Its barcode-based “virtual tool room” was labor-intensive, costly, and prone to lost man-hours and misplaced tools, so the company sought a hands-free solution from HID Global.

HID Global implemented an RFID tool tracking system using passive UHF RFID tags and employee ID badges to automatically identify who was using each tool and when. The system delivered ROI in less than eight months on the first $76,000 investment, and in just four months at the second facility, while reducing lost and stolen tools, eliminating manual tracking, and improving accountability and sharing of high-value tools.

HOLT CAT

Mark Pavuk

Service Assets Manager