cfc solutions signs exclusive deal for new Maintbook truck data at CV Show 2007

An exclusive deal to offer Maintbook's new service, maintenance and repair cost forecasting information for heavy commercial vehicles to users of cfc solutions' market leading range of fleet software is to be signed at CV Show 2007.

Maintbook SMR data is already used by the vehicle leasing industry to forecast costs for more then 1.5 million fleet cars and light commercial vehicles in the UK but the new cfc deal marks the first major application for its new heavy commercial vehicle data.

The information available is highly sophisticated and covers all vehicles available in the UK of more than 7.5 tonnes. It is able to handle mixed chassis and bodies, providing SMR forecasts in a wide variety of forms including service hours.

Andrew Leech, cfc's business leader, said: "We are very pleased to be signing this deal at CV Show 2007. In our experience, Maintbook data is among the very best available, as can be seen by its widespread adoption by the car and LCV leasing industries. The new heavy commercial vehicle data looks to be every bit as sound as the existing car and LCV information, and is able to be configured in a wide variety of ways to suit different fleets and their needs. Being able to offer this SMR information to our HCV customers on an easy subscription basis is an excellent proposition that will allow many fleet customers to forecast their costs with much greater accuracy."

Ian Hare, commercial manager at Motorconsult, which produces Maintbook, added: "We have been producing Maintbook since 1994 and in that time we believe that it has become the best product of its type available in the UK. It is therefore a natural development for us to extend the reach of our forecasting into the HCV arena. We have already partnered with cfc to make our car and LCV data much more widely available through its software products, and we expect to quickly establish the use of Maintbook HCV data across a large number of fleets through this new deal. It's an exciting development for us."

cfc customers who sign up to use Maintbook HCV will be able to import the data online easily into their fleet management software system, providing the means to accurately forecast SMR costs for vehicles on their fleet.

Leech continued: "Having quality SMR data of this type available is essential when it comes to benchmarking the performance of your fleet. It provides the means to monitor the actual costs incurred and compare them to Maintbook figures. The ideal way to use the data is so that significant divergence from Maintbook figures is identified by your cfc software and flagged up for attention. In this way, fleet managers can take positive action exactly where it is needed."

This is the fifth year in succession that cfc solutions has exhibited at CV Show, which is being held at the NEC in Birmingham on April 26-28. The cfc stand is at HALL 5 / STAND 5048.

About cfc solutions

cfc solutions has been the unquestioned market leader in the supply of fleet, contract hire and workshop management solutions for more than a quarter of a century. Its client base numbers 3,000 across more than 40 countries. The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Information on cfc solutions products and services can be found at www.cfcsolutions.co.uk.  

About Motorconsult

Motorconsult personnel are industry experienced and enjoy a blend of talents and pertinent backgrounds which give Motorconsult its unique ability to provide unrivalled insight and service to its client base. From the 'ground-up' building of successful contract hire operations, through to expert witness testimony, our blend of practice and theory keeps us ahead of competitors.

The success of Motorconsult’s primary activity, SMR data provision and benchmarking, has resulted in the achievement of its position as market leader in the United Kingdom in these areas. International developments have taken the company into Eire and Portugal and have acted as a precursor to major expansion in mainland Europe. Our Australian company and product range was launched in November 2002.

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