April 2025
Transforming operations in the wood treatment industry
fleet management overview
Put your fleet in our hands and get back to business.
Too many assets, not enough hands? Too many locations, no clear overview? GFS streamlines fleet management—assessing your needs, creating a plan, and handling everything from procurement to disposal. Get expert support, factory-direct pricing, and proactive maintenance to maximize efficiency and minimize costs across North America.
why choose gfs?
What to expect
1. Access Extensive Equipment Brands
Leverage our North American material handling market expertise to lower costs, increase efficiency, and enhance convenience. Our direct supply agreements ensure better pricing and optimize fleet operations.
2. Single Point of Contact
Simplify fleet management with our centralized service dispatch, providing seamless coordination, timely support, and hassle-free management throughout your fleet’s life cycle.
3. Unlock Cost Savings
Our comprehensive fleet management program reduces long-term operational costs by identifying savings across maintenance, downtime, fuel, and more, ensuring a significant reduction in your fleet’s total expenses.
4. Fixed Cost Financing
Our flexible financing plans provide a single monthly payment that covers equipment, parts, and services, eliminating large capital outlays.
5. Uptime & Productivity
We boost uptime by minimizing major repairs and streamlining equipment specifications while increasing productivity through application and efficiency analysis, ensuring your equipment and workforce are fully optimized.
6. Safety
We enhance workplace safety by replacing outdated units with modern machines featuring the latest technology and safety systems, improving both safety and productivity across your facility.
7. Time Savings
Our fleet and maintenance managers handle the details, freeing up your time to focus on running your business instead of managing machinery.
8. Customer-Centric Advocacy
At GFS, we prioritize your needs, acting as a trusted extension of your team. We deliver a fleet management experience focused on cost savings, efficiency, and unwavering customer advocacy, providing solutions you can trust.
9. Market Influence & Expertise
Benefit from our extensive knowledge and influence in the North American material handling market. We help secure lower costs and greater efficiencies through direct supply agreements, eliminating middlemen for competitive pricing and optimized fleet operations.
10. Centralized Service Dispatch
Simplify fleet management with our centralized service dispatch. We eliminate vendor complexity, ensuring seamless coordination, timely support, and hassle-free maintenance, offering unmatched convenience and efficiency.
HOW IT WORKS
Our step-by-step
approach
approach
At GFS, we take a structured approach to fleet optimization. From initial review to ongoing analysis, we assess your needs, implement tailored strategies, and continuously refine your fleet operations—ensuring maximum efficiency, cost savings, and long-term productivity. Here’s how we do it:
HOW IT WORKS
1.
Key Concepts Review
We begin with a complimentary deep dive into our fleet management concepts, ensuring your team understands key principles that enhance mobile equipment efficiency.
2.
Application & Cost Study
We assess your entire fleet’s utilization, maintenance practices, repair history, and site conditions. Our goal: maximize efficiency by optimizing storage, travel patterns, safety, and asset use.
3.
Findings & Recommendations
We deliver a detailed report outlining equipment specs, service support recommendations, training schedules, turnover timing, and asset disposal strategies, complete with cost estimates.
4.
Implementing Strategies
Our team handles equipment prep, delivery, maintenance, training, and utilization reporting, ensuring seamless execution of your fleet program.
5.
Analysis Review
Through ongoing site visits, we monitor fleet performance and utilization trends, adapting strategies as needed to maintain maximum efficiency and productivity.
our services
What our Fleet Management System offers
Our comprehensive fleet management system slashes costs by identifying savings across all mobile equipment operations. We boost uptime by minimizing major repairs and offer creative financing with a single monthly payment covering all aspects. Our program enhances safety with modern machines, increases productivity through detailed analysis, and saves time—allowing you to focus on the future.
1.
Analysis
& Consulting
& Consulting
Analysis
& Consulting
& Consulting
We optimize fleet operations through analysis, tailored strategies, maintenance training, and efficiency improvements.
2.
Procurement,
Sales & Leasing
Sales & Leasing
Procurement,
Sales & Leasing
Sales & Leasing
GFS offers flexible leasing, financing, and rental options, ensuring timely equipment replacement, budget-friendly acquisition, and alignment with project goals and financial needs.
3.
Maintenance
& Support
& Support
Maintenance
& Support
& Support
We offer proactive, data-driven maintenance, handle the manufacturer and dealership interactions, reviews invoices, ensures warranty compliance, and maximizes uptime through telematics, parts support, and a strong distributor network.
4.
Asset Liquidation
Asset Liquidation
GFS offers streamlined asset liquidation with diverse options such as guaranteed buybacks, consignments, and trade-ins. Our global network and certified inspectors ensure swift remarketing and maximum value, handling the entire process for you.
5.
Safety
& Training
& Training
Safety
& Training
& Training
Comprehensive, North America-wide equipment training and risk management, combining theory with hands-on experience. We prioritize safety, maintenance, and inspections to prevent accidents, ensuring a safety-first culture and reducing risks.
6.
Part Support
Part Support
We offer seamless support with a vast parts network, ensuring quick access to high-quality, genuine parts and minimizing downtime to keep your projects running smoothly.
7.
Telematics
Telematics
Telematics enable real-time monitoring of fleet performance, including location, fuel use, and maintenance. This drives efficient resource allocation, proactive maintenance, and improved productivity, resulting in cost savings.
Analysis
& Consulting
& Consulting
We optimize fleet operations through analysis, tailored strategies, maintenance training, and efficiency improvements.
Procurement,
Sales & Leasing
Sales & Leasing
GFS offers flexible leasing, financing, and rental options, ensuring timely equipment replacement, budget-friendly acquisition, and alignment with project goals and financial needs.
Maintenance
& Support
& Support
We offer proactive, data-driven maintenance, handle the manufacturer and dealership interactions, reviews invoices, ensures warranty compliance, and maximizes uptime through telematics, parts support, and a strong distributor network.
Asset Liquidation
GFS offers streamlined asset liquidation with diverse options such as guaranteed buybacks, consignments, and trade-ins. Our global network and certified inspectors ensure swift remarketing and maximum value, handling the entire process for you.
Safety
& Training
& Training
Comprehensive, North America-wide equipment training and risk management, combining theory with hands-on experience. We prioritize safety, maintenance, and inspections to prevent accidents, ensuring a safety-first culture and reducing risks.
Part Support
We offer seamless support with a vast parts network, ensuring quick access to high-quality, genuine parts and minimizing downtime to keep your projects running smoothly.
Telematics
Telematics enable real-time monitoring of fleet performance, including location, fuel use, and maintenance. This drives efficient resource allocation, proactive maintenance, and improved productivity, resulting in cost savings.
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