A Custom Approach to Fleet Management

ABC SEMI member builds business’s efficiency and profitability without creating a total overhaul of daily operations.

Meet Ed Trombley, owner and founder of Fleet Evaluation Services. A dedicated entrepreneur, Ed’s passion for helping the construction industry increase their profitability, boost efficiency and increase employee satisfaction, is now focused on ABC members in southeast Michigan. Trombley identified the need for services beyond fleet management over 20 years ago. He spent time fine tuning his knowledge while working with big corporations in Michigan and in Texas, which Ed credits to the remarkably high-quality product he provides to contractors today.

“This goes beyond fleet management. I’m not out here to replace workers and encourage owners to contract work out. I can provide those services if they are needed, but moreover, I want to boost their program and the people running it,” Trombley said. “I believe there is a lot of knowledge I can share to build up ABC member companies.”

Trombley continued mentioning the regulations contractors are facing with fleet management. Regulatory compliance was created aimed at trucking companies, but now applies to those contractors.

“The safety fitness rating is now public, which can provide exposure of several risks and can cause huge financial burdens,” Trombley said. “Contractors almost need someone born in the trucking industry who’s walked the walk in the trucking industry and understands that world to be able to help them out, and that’s where Fleet Evaluation Services came to be.”

Fleet Evaluation Services starts with the “Handshake Stage” as Trombley coins it to better understand the needs on the business and provide solutions that have a minimal impact on daily operations. Trombley said this is an approach that makes simplistic changes, which parlays into more efficient and profitable companies.

“When equipment is used more effectively and is at the ready for employees on the job site, it helps employees feel a greater sense of satisfaction in their work knowing their employer is looking out for them,” Trombley said. “We like to pivot from being reactive in fleet management to a fully operational and proactive fleet.”

When he is not helping boost contractors, Ed Trombley is an avid outdoorsman. He and his wife Terri enjoy street and motor biking, riding horses, adventuring to a new city on their Harleys and riding their side-by-side on their property in Northern Michigan.

To learn more about Fleet Evaluation Services, visit fleeteval.com or contact Ed Trombley at ed@fleeteval.com or call him at(810) 288-2365.