It is the mission of Longobart-Ross to promote and deliver education, products and services that inform, teach and inspire companies and fleets across the world with Integrity and Excellence.
SEAMLESS EV TRANSITION
With the transition to electric at the forefront of every fleet’s operational goals, daily we are bombarded with information. The many emails, webinars, and companies offering to assist add even more confusion. The question becomes “Where do we turn to find a plan for our specific needs?” This is precisely why Longobart-Ross Consulting decided to create a new division called the Seamless EV Transition Group.
EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT MADE EASY
Effective equipment replacement equates to far more than having a report that shows what assets needs to replaced. With data-driven reports, you may now demonstrate to your administration the importance of replacing your assets at the optimal time and have a variety of reports that provide the fund amounts needed for replacement today, tomorrow and in the future.
FLEET CONSULTING SERVICES
Whether an analysis of your operation, a staffing study, a utilization study or developing a plan to green your fleet, YOUR GOALS BECOME OURS.
Longobart-Ross Consulting was established December of 2013 to provide a gateway for public and private fleets to improve their operation through modernization, the implementation of best practices, the addition of available software applications, process engineering and the utilization of the latest technologies available. Longobart-Ross is dedicated to providing independent, unbiased business advice through customized reports.
OUR PRINCIPALS
*A solid commitment to integrity. *Honesty in all endeavors. *An ongoing dedication to provide the most innovative technologies. *A foundation built upon hearing our client’s needs. *Providing and gaining education as the channel for continual growth and improvement. *An allegiance to all those we work with to do all we can to assist them in overall success and financial evolution!
Both Rick and Cynthia are highly accomplished management professionals with proven leadership skills. They excel at the development and implementation of cost-containment strategies and at dramatically improving operations through an institution of creative solutions and best practices.
OUR TESTIMONIALS
Because Their Words Speak Louder Than Ours!
Here is a summary of our process for vehicle replacement and how PROFIT$ has become an integral part of those decisions.
Back in 2018, when attending the GFX Conference in San Diego, I visited a booth that had created vehicle replacement software called PROFIT$. I thought that it looked very robust and attractive. After a demo, I decided to give it a try.
The Town of Castle Rock uses the FMIS from Faster Asset Solutions and it does a great job of tracking everything happening in our fleet. Faster also has a good replacement scoring feature using a 15-point scale based on age, maintenance and mileage or hours. In my meetings with our Town’s departments to discuss their upcoming vehicle replacements, the question of just what that score meant kept coming up. It was a little vague. What if their vehicle had a score of 11-points the year before, would that make it eligible for replacement? I was spending a lot of time in meetings explaining what the score meant and how close to the 15-point max they needed to be before replacement (Read More)
Paul Colell
Fleet Services Manager
Town of Castle Rock
Have you ever invested in software and then had difficulty in getting support later? Or, have you ever needed reports customized, but the costs were prohibitive? Not with Longobart-Ross Profit$. I’ve found them to be exceptionally easy to work with and ready and willing to help with customizations at a reasonable cost. I rarely endorse a product or company, but I can recommend this one.
Montana Slack, Ph.D.
Superintendent, Fleet Management
I am writing this letter to express my satisfaction with the services provided by Longobart Ross Full Fleet Solutions.
The City of Everett Washington had a need for a full spectrum analysis of our fueling infrastructure. We hired Longobart Ross to perform this specialized need. Longobart Ross did a professional and thorough job. They completed all aspects of the job on time and within the agreed upon budget.
The final report documentation they produced was thorough, and user friendly. It painted a story of the status of our fueling infrastructure. The documents they provided gave us several options to consider when deciding how to proceed. They delivered what they promised, I would recommend them to other organizations looking for fleet related solutions.
John Dunn
Fleet Manager ITransit/MVD
I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep and complete satisfaction with my recent experience with Longobart-Ross Full Fleet Solutions. Rick and Cynthia spent several hours at my location reviewing my responses to their multi-page questionnaire regarding virtually every aspect of my operation through their Fleet Analysis process, then spent several more hours reviewing with me their solutions to the issues that the questionnaire uncovered. I will be retiring this year, and I sought a guide for the future that could be presented to my superiors in my department, and serve as a road map for the benefit of my successor. The work Rick and Cynthia accomplished, and the short-term, intermediate and long-term solutions they proposed, will be extremely useful for my successor to understand the current situation in this fleet, and to present many options for facing the challenges that are inherent in managing a modern governmental fleet. They proposed some specific solutions to some issues that I believe have merit and deserve serious consideration for implementation, particularly their vehicle replacement program tool. I can unequivocally recommend the services offered by Longobart-Ross Full Fleet Solutions with confidence that the needs of governmental fleet managers will be met. You may call me at 619-397-6079 if you would like any further information on the process from my perspective.
Steve Dorsey
CPFP, Fleet Manager (Retired)
The Barrow County Board of Commissioners made the decision to partner with Longobart-Ross Consulting in the purchase and implementation of the PROFIT$ fleet replacement management software package. This decision was based upon the need for an objective, data-driven management tool that would enable senior management staff and the Board of Commissioners to more confidently and accurately project the capital investment costs associated with replacing the County’s aging vehicle fleet inventory. Of paramount importance was the ability to monitor, in real time, the condition rating of each of the 278 assets and more importantly to have the ability to track associated maintenance costs as they relate to both current and at life replacement costs. The PROFIT$ software has proven to be the perfect solution for providing these critical analyses.
Michael Renshaw
Barrow County Manager
I would like to take a moment and extend my deepest gratitude to Rick and Cynthia of Longobart-Ross Consulting. Finding a fleet professional with the passion that Rick possesses is rare … but also finding it in his partner Cynthia is a gift. As a Public Sector Fleet Manager your processes and procedures are always under the microscope, whether it be from public officials, city management or the citizens we represent. Being able to successfully run a maintenance operation depends on the tools and skills you have learned over the years. By using their uniquely designed fleet analysis worksheet, Rick and Cynthia were able to take an already nationally recognized operation and provide a specific road map for additional cost savings, improved efficiencies and a long-term energy plan that will exceed government requirements for years to come. If taking your operation to the next level of excellence is important to you I highly recommend Longobart-Ross Consulting. Their Full Fleet Solution Analysis will provide you with the tools you will need to meet the challenges of the future. None of us can do it alone, and a highly trained team IS the key to success … you would do well to welcome Rick and Cynthia to your team as I have. 4927 OCEANSIDE BLVD OCEANSIDE, CA 92056 TELEPHONE (760) 435-5137 • FAX (760) 639-0907.
Jeffery Hart
Fleet Manager City of Oceanside
It was with great pleasure to have meet and worked with both Rick and Cynthia with Longobart-Ross Consulting. They reviewed Colorado Springs Utilities and The City of Colorado Spring’s fleet inventory to determine several fundamental elements which were essential to a Project we are currently working on. Through their fleet analysis process, they reviewed what type of staffing would be needed if Colorado Springs Utilities and the City of Colorado Springs insourced Light Duty Vehicles and Specialty Equipment, along with the outcome of staffing, if it was broken into Administrative, Technician and Parts Personnel. They provided an excellent methodology with details on how they came up with the number of personnel, and the head count structure was described in detail which is vital to our decisions in the Fleet Project. The information will be used to determine further steps in our review of insourcing or outsourcing work in the future. In the assessment process we felt they listen to our requests and provided the necessary advice that our team needs to proceed with our Fleet Project. Colorado Springs Utilities Fleet was satisfied with the results from Rick and Cynthia on the project, and feels that Longobart-Ross Consulting’s skills and knowledge qualifies them to do future analysis and assessments. Both Rick and Cynthia are professional and well qualified in fleet analysis, and I would most definitely recommend them to other organizations. Respectfully,
Greg Mitchell
Fleet Manager Colorado Springs Utilities
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