Velociti to offer subscription-based technology deployment services

Oct. 7, 2014

San Diego, CA. Velociti, Inc. announced the introduction of a subscription-based option for the delivery of its various technology deployment services at a press conference held here yesterday during the 2014 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition. Deryk Powell, president of Velociti, made the announcement.

Fleets can now customize Velociti’s new Deployment as a Service model for any onboard technology investment, Powell explained. Available for a monthly subscription per tractor, trailer or container, the program includes numerous technology deployment and support services from project planning, to installation design, hardware staging/configuration, shipping, scheduling and installation as well as numerous post-installation services such as 24/7 technical support, updates, inventory management and on-site repairs.

“We help fleets and technology providers by bridging the gap,” he told members of the press. “There is a cost to putting technology in place and making it work right. Now fleets have the option of outsourcing the whole process [from installation through updating, maintenance and repair.]”

Pricing for the service varies according to the level of support desired and the time required to install the hardware.  Very roughly speaking, the cost to support a system that requires a two-hour install would be about $9 per unit per month, Powell said. Subscriptions for repair only, tend to be about $3 to $4 per unit per month.

“Our focus has always been on helping technology providers and fleets properly plan, implement and support technology solutions quickly, efficiently and professionally, he noted. “Deployment as a service spreads out up-front costs and includes lifecycle support services at a predictable cost for our customers.”

With Deployment as a Service, Velociti offers an extended warranty and guaranteed timeframes for completion of installation and repairs. Fleets using the service also have real-time visibility into every aspect of the program via Velociti’s project management portal called “Velogic.”

The new subscription-based offering is also available to fleets that have already deployed a technology or technologies, but are finding it difficult to keep up with maintenance, updates, etc. According to Powell, fleets generally see about a 15% cost savings for outsourcing their technology deployment as opposed to handling it in-house.

About the Author

Wendy Leavitt

Wendy Leavitt joined Fleet Owner in 1998 after serving as editor-in-chief of Trucking Technology magazine for four years.

She began her career in the trucking industry at Kenworth Truck Company in Kirkland, WA where she spent 16 years—the first five years as safety and compliance manager in the engineering department and more than a decade as the company’s manager of advertising and public relations. She has also worked as a book editor, guided authors through the self-publishing process and operated her own marketing and public relations business.

Wendy has a Masters Degree in English and Art History from Western Washington University, where, as a graduate student, she also taught writing.  

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