FORT LAUDERDALE – (March 5, 2025) – Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in specialty financing, fleet data analytics, fleet management services, and life cycle cost management, announced today it is exhibiting at the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition from March 10-13 in Nashville in booth #2924. Company executives will showcase their innovative solutions designed to address today’s top transportation challenges and offer a complimentary ($150,000 market value) Unbundling / FSL lease and maintenance solution analysis. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore how Fleet Advantage’s Unbundling solution drives flexibility and provides competitive finance options, particularly through the unbundling of maintenance as a separate line item.
To date, Fleet Advantage has unbundled roughly 5,500 units and completed thousands of succesful scheduled and unscheduled events with FleetNet/Cox Automotive. Clients have showcased their confidence in the program, resulting in reduced operating fleet cost by 25% compared to the FSL bundled maintance programs. According to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), repair and maintenance costs grew by 3.1% to $0.202 per mile in its most recent annual report.
At the TMC Annual Meeting, Fleet Advantage executives will also provide attendees with an update on significant expansions with its Fleet Advantage Maintenance Solution powered by FleetNet America by Cox Automotive. This collaboration facilitates reliable fleet maintenance services to organizations that seek all the benefits of a flexible, unbundled lease structure with access to a world-class maintenance provider with a proven nationwide network. This successful partnership has already provided cost savings to several Fleet Advantage clients.
Feedback on the company’s Unbundling solution has been overwhelmingly positive, with clients realizing clear benefits, including maintenance and repair flexibility options; no CPI adjustments through unbundled leasing, increased control, and the ability to determine true funds; minimal risk or uncertainty involved when unbundling; and the ability to shorten asset life cycles and exchange out of equipment before any high spike in M&R costs.
An increasing number of private fleets are now leveraging advanced data technologies from asset management partners to better understand the impacts each of these areas has on their bottom line. Especially with growing interest in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), a recent survey conducted by Fleet Advantage found that 33.3% of transportation executives said maintenance scheduling is one of today’s primary areas where AI is now being used in decision making.
“Today’s private fleets understand the importance of identifying ways to build more flexibility and agility into their business, with particular emphasis on controlling maintenance costs,” said Brian Antonellis, CTP, Senior Vice President of Operations for Fleet Advantage. “Since the launch of our Fleet Advantage Maintenance Solution last year, we’ve proven a way for organizations to unbundle their lease for better cost flexibility through access to a world-class maintenance partner. We’re excited to continue to showcase the data that confirms this program’s success. Additionally, exploring varius lease structures such as an Unbundled Lease is critical to provide the necessary flexibility and business agility to swiftly adapt to market fluctuations.”
To schedule a complimentary fleet study or session with Fleet Advantage at TMC, click here.
About Fleet Advantage
Fleet Advantage is the largest independent lessor for heavy-duty Class-8 trucks and has over $3 Billion in assets and over 30,000 units under its Life Cycle Cost Management program. This comprises a client portfolio of more than 50 of America’s top corporate fleets, including five (5) of the top 10 private fleets in the country. Fleet Advantage guarantees the absolute lowest cost of operation by providing fleet asset management, financing solutions, and fleet analytics, using the latest equipment technology to achieve optimum vehicle productivity and maximum safety. Our model of TCO, clean diesel, and safety-enhanced trucks with shorter life cycles complement our customers’ ESG goals. The accomplishments of Fleet Advantage and our leadership team continue to be recognized for tremendous growth and industry leadership with numerous awards, including Top Private Independent and Most Innovative Firm by the Monitor Daily, Top Software & Tech Awards, Top Women Associates in Finance, and Green Supply Chain Awards to name a few. The company has also been named to Inc. magazine’s 500|5000 list of fastest growing companies in the nation.
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