Free Fleet Maintenance Software For The Towing Industry Released

Keller, TX, USA (SANEPR.com) November 21, 2008 -- towPartners today announced that it has released a free truck maintenance tracking software for all of its members which is now available at www.towfleet.com. The towFleet system has been in use by approximately 100 companies in a testing phase which was recently completed and the application is now available to the entire towing industry through towPartners. towFleet is a web-based software tool that offers quality features without any investment by towing, repossession and road service companies who are members of towPartners. From small wrecker companies to full scale towing and recovery operations with diverse capabilities, the towFleet tool can assist with maintenance planning, cost tracking, reporting, fuel management and more.

“towPartners continues to work hard to deliver quality benefits and software solutions to our members,” stated Jeffrey Godwin, Vice President of towPartners. “The towFleet tool offers our members a way to track their fleet maintenance without having to buy an expensive tool. This tool is free to members and will be enhanced on an on-going basis to ensure it is of high quality and has the capabilities needed most by our members. We are proud to provide yet another free service to our members as we work ‘for the industry.”

The towFleet maintenance tracking tool is a basic record keeping application allowing towing companies to enter maintenance, mileage, fueling and equipment data using the internet and then report on that data from the internet at any time. towFleet is a free offering from towPartners and is available to all towPartners members. Using towFleet, towing companies can enter all maintenance performed on their fleet, store all data about fuel purchases and maintain truck equipment lists. This data can then be analyzed with a variety of reports that allow companies to review their costs associated with each truck in their fleet as well as downtime, miles per gallon, operating costs per mile, etc. This data can also be exported for use with a variety of programs. towFleet also provides notification when services are due, plates are expiring, etc. towFleet is specifically designed to support the towing industry and will help your towing operations to better track and report on fleet repair costs, downtime, frequency, etc.

The towFleet system includes a dashboard to keep users up to date on services that are coming due on their vehicles. Here users will find fleet alerts and reports and information at a glance. The dashboard is a quick way to see what needs to be done in any managed fleet. This dashboard area also allows users to quickly view information on costs, downtime and mileage without running complete reports.

towFleet already includes these features and many more will be added over the next few months:
• Tracks of maintenance for an unlimited number of trucks
• Tracks truck name, number, VIN, equipment type, serial numbers, plates, in service dates, disposal information and more
• Monitors mileage, downtime, services due and expiration dates for license plates, state inspections and more
• Allows tracking of vehicles in fleets and sub-fleets to support multiple company names or fleet types
• Fleets are categorized by truck types (LD, MD, HD, EHD, etc)
• Tracks all maintenance events and reports on costs
• Tracks odometer readings and predicts current mileage to support reporting
• Tracks all fuel/gas purchases and reports on miles per gallon, fuel cost per mile, etc
• Provides automatic alerts for services due and overdue
• Reports communicate upcoming services needed
• Reports on downtime by truck over time
• Reports data can be exported to Excel
• Allows alerts to be set by mileage or days of service
• Provides detailed maintenance history reporting
• Flexible reporting with new reports being added regularly
• Tracks equipment assigned to each vehicle including its value
• Operates in towPartners data center to ensure uptime
• Data backups performed centrally throughout each day
• Tracks parts, labor and other costs for each maintenance record as well as location of service and technician name
• Many more features are planned and will be implemented in the coming weeks and months. towPartners encourages user feedback as towFleet is enhanced to meet the needs of the entire towing industry. Suggestions can be sent to members@towpartners.com.

About towPartners:

towPartners is a division of towXchange, Inc. and is the leading provider of benefits to the towing and recovery industry. towPartners improves vendor relationships and the bottom line at towing and road service providers nationwide as well as within asset recovery operations. The towPartners program provides better pricing and quality service to towing and road service companies of all sizes as well as to those employed in the industry. The towPartners program currently has over 30,000 towing company members. To learn more about towPartners, visit http://www.towpartners.com.

Contact:

Jeffrey Godwin
Vice President
towXchange, Inc.
Keller, TX
(877)401-2345
jgodwin@towpartners.com
http://www.towpartners.com