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New tech solve car rental problems

22-May-2019 15:03:50 / by Kjetil Faye Lund

In the new era, car rental operation is being eaten by new technology. A lot of car rental clients will have a Sharebox on their location so they can offer a “self-service rental solution”.

Recently the Norwegian branch of SIXT launched a fast track service on all of their airport locations. In the SIXT setup Sharebox are integrated with the Agile platform. The Sharebox customer controlled lockers remove any complexity, overcoming significant technical barriers and is a considerable favorable setup to complete transformation of manual check-ins with a self service customer model.

 

 

The Agile rental system keep track of the rental contract, report damages, check vehicle status, check-in information, cleaning process and has been fully integrated with the automated lockers from Sharebox. This enables the customer to pick up keys on the go without visiting a rental counter. Completing the rental forms and payment for the rental are done through the customers mobile phone from a link sent by SMS to the customer from the rental system.

How it works

Fleet management

All fleet check-in can be managed in an app running on all platforms which can be managed on any mobile phone or tablet. Date, mileage, fuel etc is registered into the rental system and the damage history (existing damages included images) are available from the app. New damages can be registered and reports of new damages become available in the rental system immediately for follow up.

Database and technology

A powerful SQL database fully hosted in the cloud with state of the art security and unlimited processing resources that grow with your business. A set of apps for all kind of devices and all kind of form factors

Installation and training

Dynamic setup of locations, rates and other infrastructure. The front and back end systems provides a wide variety of settings allowing you to customize the system to fit your rental operation. The rental locations are set up individually, allowing full flexibility in market adaptions.

Employee performance

Incremental sales are an integrated part of a rental operation. Reporting on performance and KPI's to improve efficiency and performance at all levels.

Bookings

Make reservations directly into the system through user-friendly and customisable web pages. Provide your corporate look by easily designing the interfaces in the Agile web engine before deploying them in the cloud.

Business intelligence

A cloud based database with unlimited processing resources as the backbone - user friendly and logical interfaces, designed with the rental process in focus as front end. State of the art logistics and hands on reports. Application for check in and damage control.

Accounting

One stop shop - handles fleet, customers, rates, rental contracts and invoicing. Transfer all transactions to your accounting software and the posting is completed.

Customer interaction

The combined Sharebox - Agile setup gives your rental staff all the tools needed to serve your customer in a professional and expedite manner. Information about the customers rental history and preferences is the basis for the conversation.

Logistics and utilization

Utilization is directly affecting your financial results. Effective tools to manage utilization is crucial to your business efficiency and performance.

Rates, products and yielding

Efficient competitiveness rely on flexible rates. Build, copy and edit rates with individual attributes for insurances and products. Integrate with franchisers rate codes for import/export.

Request a demo/contact sales.

For more than 15 years, Agile Solutions has designed and delivered software solutions for medium and large rental operations. Agile is the supplier of business systems and infrastructure for major partners such as Sixt, Europcar, National.

Topics: car rental, commercial fleet key management, Sixt, Europcar, Rental cars, Ford, VW, Audi, Volvo, Peugeot, BMW, Sixt Car Rental, IoT, Hertz, Avis, Budget, Car2Go, Mercedes, Kia, Fiat, Ferrari, Airportrental, Toyota, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Citroen, Seat

Kjetil Faye Lund

Written by Kjetil Faye Lund

Kjetil Faye Lund is marketing manager at Sharebox, writes blogs, press releases and texts. He provides training and video conferencing for digital customer journeys and payment solutions.

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