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You remember the rule for success? Work + Effort = Results / Accountable Value

I have put together a very special DEMO for you. The kind of demo that most companies wouldn't dare to share. My demo takes you from the HARD WORK side of the equation, directly to the VALUE you can expect. You'll see how each component of the formula tightly coincides with your snow and ice removal efforts.

Click on the links below, to see samples of your WORK and EFFORT, along with the benefits or VALUE you can expect in return. No secrets here. We want you to understand UP FRONT, exactly how your efforts are rewarded by using StormTrak™.


How StormTrak works - from start, to finish.
Take your time and explore each link as it relates to the PLANNING, Operations and Budget Conscious Results. Don't worry if you get interrupted - you can come right back to the same screen.

StormTrak™ is configured into 3 sections -- matching your snow removal efforts:
1. PLANNING - this is the "work" that occurs to ensure your PLAN is in place
2. OPERATIONS - this is the "effort" that occurs during a snow event
3. REPORTS - these are the budget conscious, accountable results that you can expect returned to you during or after a snow event.

(Work)
Planning

before a storm event
List each different deployment based on weather conditions
How many shifts will you need
How many trucks are required for each deployment option and for each shift
How many employees for which jobs will you need ...and for each shift
How many contractors will you need to add ...and for each shift
What types of abrasives will you need?
What inventory levels are necessary to maintain
How will you track equipment repairs, repair centers and any accidents or reports that occur
How will you setup the various types of citizen requests for plowing or salt
How can you place a cost for vehicles, abrasives, contractors and employees ? And where are the regular agency, or office locations vs snow dispatch centers,
How can you show you are operating within budget?
How can you record every roadway status and decision made, in case you need to defend?
How can you log emergency actions, such as government delays, early closures and more?
How can you setup zones, routes and streets that will make it easy to analyze costs?
(Effort)
Operations
during snow event chaos

Identify each snow event - to contain all related acuities and costs
Dispatch employees to trucks and routes based on your deployment plan
Dispatch support staff employees to designated locations
Record hourly assessments of weather changes
Dispatch contracted equipment as required
Identify the usage of salt and sand (and liquid abrasives) from each of your storage locations
Identify any local government actions - such as delayed arrivals, early departures
Prepare your next shift, should the snow continue
Monitor the roadways to ensure no opportunities for accidents and keep an eye on vehicle repairs
Accept calls or request from citizens, and inspectors - and get this information to your drivers
Keep notes of roadway, employee or other issues - that require follow up after the snow event
(Results)
Accountability
and budget conscious
VALUE

during or after
any snow event
Based on a TIME WINDOW -view all snow act ivies and related attendance, abrasive and vehicle costs
Based on an OFFICE or SNOW Location - view all employees who are clocked in?
How many 10 wheel trucks, 6 wheel trucks or 4x4 pickups (and more) are currently on routes? What are their contributing costs?
Can you monitor where accidents occur ?
How many contracted trucks did you use, and what did they cost?
Create a time sheet for all attending employees
Monitor weather from a variety of sources , and any installed pavement sensors
Monitor necessary inventory levels, and current inventory of salt and sand?
How much did I spend on salt and sand during each shift of a snow event?
What are my costs and trends over an entire snow season?
What are my costs and trends over many years?
How can my municipality get quickly reimbursed from FEMA for attendance, abrasive and vehicle costs ?
How many different ways can I easily analyze costs?
How can I defend my decisions and costs at budget hearings?
Monitor cost trends each year, with a birds eye view of all snow events declared
At any moment - show the up to date costs for attendance, contractors, trucks and abrasives
Send your first shift home...and assess the attendance, abrasive and vehicle costs of their efforts
Assess at a glance, the number and types of vehicle repairs that resulted in reduced capacity
Manage your calls for service volume, by zone and route



StormTRAK™ -- Snow and Ice Removal
Budget conscious software solutions for city, county and state governments


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