{"id":4360,"date":"2024-04-29T23:16:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T23:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheels2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:52:15","slug":"centralizing-equipment-tracking-management","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The client faced challenges in tracking and managing its extensive material handling units due to limited visibility and outdated, manual processes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>By leveraging it\u2019s long-standing partnership with Wheels, the client was able to establish a centralized digital platform to manage its growing inventory of forklifts, warehouse equipment and fleet vehicles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Simplified workflows<br \/>\u2022 Increased equipment visibility<br \/>\u2022 Flexibility to manage leases more effectively<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>About the client<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As the largest value-added distributor in its market sectors, with operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and UK &amp; Ireland. The client delivers essential products required for businesses to function daily. They specialize in sourcing, consolidating, and providing a diverse range of products. With a comprehensive service covering category expertise, sustainable solutions, and digital capabilities, the client\u2019s global reach, strong supply chain, and acquisition strategy enable them to offer competitive prices and reliable delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p>The biggest win has been the consolidation of our financial processes through one lender, Wheels. It has simplified our workflows, improved asset visibility, and given us the flexibility to manage leases more effectively<\/p>\r\n<cite>Client\u2019s Corporate Transportation Manager<\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Material-Handling-_-Forklift-Inventory-768x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>The solution<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>With a long-standing and evolving partnership of over 22 years, the client\u2019s US division tapped Wheels for a centralized digital platform to manage its growing inventory of over 4,000 forklifts and fleet of 500 vehicles. This platform consolidated various data points and documentation, bringing much-needed visibility into their equipment and fleet operations. It also enabled them to move away from a piecemeal and manual tracking method to a centralized digital management tool that housed information on all equipment units, regardless of whether they were leased through Wheels, another lender or company-owned. Building on the successful deployment of that centralized solution, Wheels and the client are now tackling the specific challenge of integrating maintenance management for their forklift fleet and other units \u2013 an initiative named \u201cInside Asset Fleet Optimization.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Results driven by Wheels<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The \u201cInside Asset Fleet Optimization\u201d project uses detailed insights into the client\u2019s equipment performance and costs to facilitate better decision-making on whether to retain, replace, remove, or relocate forklifts based on their utilization and cost per running hour.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency Challenge The client faced challenges in tracking and managing its extensive material handling units due to limited visibility and outdated, manual processes. &nbsp; Solution By leveraging it\u2019s long-standing partnership with Wheels, the client was able to establish a centralized digital platform to manage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":22989181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[24],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4360","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-success-stories","topics-telematics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management | Wheels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&nbsp; Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency Challenge The client faced challenges in tracking and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management | Wheels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency Challenge The client faced challenges in tracking and\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wheels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-07T18:52:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/\",\"name\":\"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management | Wheels\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-29T23:16:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-07T18:52:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"&nbsp; Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency Challenge The client faced challenges in tracking and\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png\",\"width\":1400,\"height\":740,\"caption\":\"4000+ forklifts\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Resources\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/resource\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/\",\"name\":\"Wheels\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wheels.com\\\/public\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management | Wheels","description":"&nbsp; Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency Challenge The client faced challenges in tracking and","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management | Wheels","og_description":"&nbsp; Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency Challenge The client faced challenges in tracking and","og_url":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/","og_site_name":"Wheels","article_modified_time":"2026-05-07T18:52:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":740,"url":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/","url":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/","name":"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management | Wheels","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png","datePublished":"2024-04-29T23:16:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-07T18:52:15+00:00","description":"&nbsp; Learn How the World\u2019s Largest Value-added Distributor Boosted Visibility and Efficiency Challenge The client faced challenges in tracking and","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SUCCESS-STORIES-Centralizing-equipment-tracking-management.png","width":1400,"height":740,"caption":"4000+ forklifts"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/centralizing-equipment-tracking-management\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/resource\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Centralizing Equipment Tracking &amp; Management"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/","name":"Wheels","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/4360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/4360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22989181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=4360"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wheels.com\/public\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=4360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}