InTempo, LHP Telematics Develop Marriage of Rental Management and Telematics Systems
InTempo Software announced a partnership with LHP Telematics, a provider of location, status, and usage data for rental equipment. Together, the companies have developed InTempo MX – a turn-key solution that merges telematics and rental management information, from GPS locations and machine utilization data to dispatch information and preventive maintenance schedules. InTempo MX makes it easier to increase available rental days and reduce unscheduled maintenance events.
“Real-time telematics data has become more critical than ever,” said Matt Hopp, general manager of InTempo. “Fleet managers need to be able to identify problems before breakdowns occur; remote usage and performance monitoring makes this possible. As we developed this solution, we knew we wanted a tight integration with the InTempo Enterprise rental system.
“When business owners have to manage telematics data in one system and rental data in another, it isn’t just time-consuming; it doesn’t always fully connect the dots. With InTempo MX, users can turn to one platform to get their data, analyze it, and create a plan to make their business more efficient. They now have a streamlined way to find out where they’re missing their metrics, where waste is occurring, and how they can improve.”
“When we made the decision to expand our telematics offering, LHP was a natural choice,” said Scott Alexander, chief operating officer at InTempo. “Their ability to push data in multiple directions – both to and from our rental software -– makes a huge difference for users. They don’t have to manage data in two different systems or wait for it to sync; everything they need is available in their core software in real time.
“LHP’s Visualization Layer was another major advantage. Data doesn’t benefit anyone unless you can understand and act on it. We didn’t want to just throw information at our customers; we wanted it to be clear, concise, and usable. LHP does a phenomenal job of turning numbers into custom reports that actually make a difference for your business. Everything can be configured to the user’s needs – whether that’s customizing reports based on location and fleet size or scheduling reports to be delivered to certain people at certain times.”
To learn more about InTempo MX, visit intempomx.com or contact InTempo today. InTempo Software Inc. is a leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions for regional and local independent equipment, tool, event and specialty rental businesses. The company’s portfolio of rental software systems includes RentalMan (InTempo Enterprise), Enfinity (InTempo Core) and CounterPro product lines. Learn more at intemposoftware.com.
LHP Telematics is the technology behind more than 15 OEMs, delivering product to more than 90 countries, and thousands of sub-fleets managed by equipment dealers and rental companies.
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Michael Roth
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.