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Top 10 Reasons Why it Makes Sense to Consolidate Buying Power

Fleet Management Service Providers Give Companies Competitive Edge in Current Economy

CHERRY HILL, NJ, March 18, 2009 – Private fleets and truckload carriers are recognizing how consolidation is shaping the landscape of the commercial trucking industry, especially in the current economic climate.  They find they can compete more effectively by combining their buying strength with other independent businesses and leveraging volume discounts for products and services.  AmeriQuest Transportation Services has compiled a “Top 10 List” of reasons why joining a fleet management services provider makes sense to these segments of the transportation industry.

1. Single-source solution. This means one place to go for all transportation needs.
2. Flexible transportation management options. Companies can choose from a menu of the exact services they need.
3. A relationship with a dedicated organization.  By focusing on its core services, the provider can help a company achieve excellence by delivering the best solutions for each transportation program.
4. Knowledgeable, experienced team of employees.  The best provider is staffed with people with years of industry expertise to work on determining how each need can be met.
5. Outsourcing savings.  On average, companies save approximately 10% of a fleet’s operational expenditures by eliminating up-front costs, maintenance expenses, and assets from the books.
6. Improved asset management.  A provider can achieve a better return-on-investment from vehicles and other equipment. Companies can realize 15-20% cost savings when replacing assets, reducing holding costs, operational savings, and remarketing efforts.
7. Supply management savings.  The average 100-truck fleet can save up to 20% annually by purchasing through a consolidated system that may have agreements with scores of the industry’s leading suppliers.
8. Intelligent purchasing with simple supply management and spend analysis abilities.  Because all transactions are recorded by the provider and available for viewing online, purchase history can be traced and viewed.
9. Access to knowledge to improve fleet operations. By being a member of a larger organization, private fleet and truckload carrier companies can share best practices with peers, while regular symposia, seminars, and meetings enable member companies to learn, network, and collaborate on best business practices in the industry.
10. Back office efficiencies.  Member companies are connected to a technology platform which streamlines the traditional order-to-fulfillment process.  Once a customer places an order, the process becomes paperless.

For more information about the benefits of joining a fleet management service provider, go to www.ameriquestcorp.com.

About AmeriQuest Transportation Services
AmeriQuest is a leading provider of comprehensive fleet management services. By leveraging the strength of over 700,000 vehicles, AmeriQuest delivers savings, expertise, and opportunities to its private fleet and truckload carrier members. AmeriQuest provides supply management services, asset management services, financing, technology products, and outsourced transportation management services such as full service leasing, integrated logistics, and contract maintenance. More information can be found at ameriquestcorp.com.