MT. LAUREL, N.J., Aug. 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The new ARI insights(tm) web-based car and truck fleet management reporting system, recently developed for customers by Automotive Resources International, gives fleet managers the tools, interfaces and a wide range of options to customize its homepage dashboard application for fast, easy access to their critical fleet information.
ARI insights, hailed as the new generation of the company's web-based fleet management reporting system, replaces the earlier ARI ACCESS(r) system. The new ARI business tool gives customers, even those with the most complex truck fleet operations, comprehensive data about their fleets -- strategic fleet insights -- through comparative performance data, simplified interfaces and tools that get results faster. The company's clients can leverage ARI insights to improve fleet operation, cost management, and business decision-making in the future.
Introduced during August 2006, the new system is currently in use at select ARI customer locations and is scheduled for general customer availability in January 2007.
"In terms of homepage layout and content, every fleet manager has a different set of values, priorities and tastes, so we created a customizable 'dashboard,'" says Bill Kwelty, ARI Vice President and Chief Information Officer. "This enables the client to put his/her own important information, data and graphics within easy reach, in a preferred look or style."
With the ease of navigating a Microsoft Outlook page, ARI clients can customize the dashboard and determine the layout of an unlimited number of tabs to display. They can add any of the following in any combination to any of the tabs, then drag and drop them on screen:
-- Key fleet performance indicators in graph format
-- Alerts that tell the manager an event or notice requires attention
and/or action
-- Preconfigured, user-specific database reports
-- Really Simple Syndication feeds which provide users with
syndicated information such as world or industry news from several
external sites of their own choosing
From this point of departure on the personalized homepage, the user can drill through to any required data or report with a single click of a button. The user can then show the document or data in the format of choice and even export it to Excel.
"Clients have told us they need this capability for efficiently getting to their fleet information without wasting time, and our customizable dashboard makes it exceptionally easy for them to get there very quickly," adds ARI's VP/CIO.
About ARI
ARI(tm), a subsidiary of Holman Enterprises based in Mt. Laurel, N.J., is an $840-million industry leader and the largest privately-held fleet leasing and management company in the world. As a single-source fleet management leader, ARI customizes innovative solutions that streamline fleet operations, help lower the cost of fleet ownership and create long-term value for customers. Today, with a workforce numbering more than 1,000 and offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Europe, the company manages more than 2,000 outsourced fleets (over 500,000 autos and trucks) in North America and, combined with its strategic partners, more than 1.5 million fleet vehicles globally.