Fleet Management Solutions Reduce Operating Costs by 11%

BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 4, 2007 -- Eight in ten service organizations recently surveyed by the Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), stated that management of their fleets is integral to their overall operational and financial performance. As such, senior executives are looking to get increased visibility into and develop strategies to improve fleet-related productivity and cost metrics.

The recently published study -- Service on the Move: Driving Profitability via Fleet Management -- reveals that service organizations who have successfully implemented fleet management solutions have realized a 28% improvement in operator compliance, 11% reduction in maintenance costs, and 13% improvement in vehicle utilization. As the result, they reported a 12% increase in overall service profitability.

"Annual savings from operating costs alone of $1,100 per vehicle justify adoption of fleet management solutions," said Amit Jain, Research Director at the Aberdeen Group and author of the report. "Financial impact from reduction in insurance costs, accident costs, depreciation costs and increase in worker productivity make investment in fleet solutions a no-brainer."

According to the report, other benefits of fleet management-related automation include:

--  26% improvement in regulatory compliance
    
--  23% increase in warranty recovery
    
--  15% decrease in vehicle downtime
    
--  15% reduction in average travel time "windshield time" per job
    

Jain recommends that service organizations consider the following best-in-class strategies to meet their profitability and productivity mandates:

--  Do not underestimate the financial impact of operator behavior on
    profitability.
    
--  Realize significant costs savings by exploring the issue of warranty
    recovery.
    
--  Align fleet management initiatives with company goals and needs
    before technology adoption.
    
--  Base fleet preventative maintenance programs on fleet utilization,
    not time elapsed.
    
--  Involve stakeholders early and often throughout the vehicle
    lifecycle.
    

317 companies participated in this quantitative study, including Pepsi Bottling, SYSCO FOODS, Gothic Landscape, Transwestern Pipeline, Georgia Pacific, Qwest Communications, Grand Home Furnishings, Yorkston Oil Company, Santee Cooper, Tucson Water, Nufarm Ltd, Kone, United Stationers, Tri-State G & T, Fluor Enterprises, City of San Diego, Virginia DOT, Miami-Dade county, Canada Cartage, Petro Canada.

Underwriters of the this report are: SageQuest, Automotive Resources International (ARI), XATA Corporation, @Road, Telogis, Navtrak, Inc.

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About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

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Contact Information: Media Contact: Amit Jain Aberdeen Harte-Hanks (617) 854-5277 amit.jain@aberdeen.com