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Operational Assessment: build data-driven baselines to make the right decisions across ICE, hybrid, CNG, and battery-electric fleets.

Transform your fleet operations with clear, defensible insights tailored to your network, assets, and constraints.

Operating a modern fleet is complex - whether you’re running diesel today, piloting eBuses, or managing a mix of both. fleetcast’s Operational Assessment turns real operations data into evidence-backed findings that lower cost, improve reliability, and de-risk future plans.

Why choose fleetcast’s Operational Assessment?

Deep Analysis

Uncover inefficiencies, quantify opportunities, and establish a transparent performance baseline.

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Actionable Insights

See the true drivers of cost and reliability across ICE, EV, and mixed fleets - energy/fuel intensity, dwell and deadhead, maintenance drivers, schedule adherence, and more.

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Translate findings into practical recommendations for right-sizing fleet mix, improving schedules and yard flow, and preparing for phased transitions.

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Strategic Planning

What’s included in an Operational Assessment?

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Comprehensive data analysis

  • Harness advanced analytics to assess historical performance, identify bottlenecks, and surface high-ROI improvements.

  • Establish robust KPIs for utilization, energy/fuel efficiency, service reliability, uptime, and cost per service hour.

  • Leverage an operational digital twin to test scenarios and deliver targeted recommendations that boost efficiency.

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Insights into EV operations

  • Gain a clear view of energy use and fueling/charging behavior across the whole fleet, with EV-specific performance under weather, terrain, and demand variability.

  • Assess depot/yard readiness—including charging capacity, queuing, staging, and pull-in/out—to align infrastructure with real operations.

  • Generate actionable insights to enhance resilience, reduce energy consumption, and maintain service quality as EV share grows.

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Tailored recommendations

  • A concise assessment report with executive summary and evidence-backed recommendations.

  • KPI baseline dashboard and route/garage-level findings.

  • Scenario results from the operational digital twin with clear “if/then” actions.

  • A prioritized improvement roadmap (quick wins, 90-day actions, and longer-term items).

How it Works

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Discovery and Data Collection

Collaborate to gather operations data, assets, facilities, tariffs/fuel prices, and work rules so the model reflects how your system actually runs.

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Detailed Assessment

AI-assisted models and simulations reveal inefficiencies, quantify tradeoffs, and identify lean, reliable options under real constraints.

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Report Delivery

Receive a clear, actionable package - findings, KPIs, scenarios, and a prioritized roadmap - aligned to your goals and timelines.

Discover how fleetcast can strengthen day-to-day operations and de-risk future plans with a tailored assessment.

  • Reduce Costs: Lower total cost of ownership by eliminating waste, right-sizing assets, and optimizing schedules, yard flow, and energy/fuel use.

  • Enhance Reliability: Improve schedule robustness, minimize downtime, and streamline depot operations.

  • Boost Efficiency: Increase vehicle and bay/charger utilization and improve pull-in/out, dwell, and layover planning.

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