Kooner Fleet Management was recently featured in Fleet Equipment Magazine’s October issue, in an article titled “Ahead of the Curve.” The feature highlights how Kooner FMS is helping fleets navigate some of the most pressing challenges in today’s transportation industry, from supply chain disruption and tariffs to the ongoing technician shortage, while driving innovation and uptime through proactive strategies and technology like FleetIQ™.
Written by Fleet Equipment Features Editor Seth Skydel, the article offers an inside look at how Kooner FMS’s operational model, leadership, and technology are helping fleets not only weather the storm but stay ahead of it.
Navigating Uncertainty in Fleet Operations
As Fleet Equipment notes, fleet managers are facing a “perfect storm” of challenges, and Kooner FMS’s leadership team, led by Chief Operating Officer Mike Quimby, is focused on turning uncertainty into opportunity.
“Our focus is making sure our clients, and Kooner, are best prepared to handle any and all unforeseen events, like rising or moving tariffs,” Quimby shared in the interview.
That preparation starts with foresight and partnerships. Kooner FMS has strengthened its supplier relationships, secured long-term purchase agreements, and even established a dedicated parts warehouse in California to prevent supply chain disruptions.
“It’s about building stronger partnerships to avoid disruptions and insulate clients from volatility,” Quimby said. “We’re seeing potentially immaterial adverse change because we’ve acted early.”
This proactive approach ensures fleets have the parts, service coverage, and cost stability needed to keep operations running smoothly, even as global markets fluctuate.
Driving Predictability Through Data and Technology
Predictability remains a top priority for today’s fleets, and Kooner FMS is leveraging technology to provide exactly that.
“Operational costs are rising, and fleets need predictable, manageable expense structures,” Quimby explained in the article. “With technology, we can break down all of their costs and interface directly with clients to give them visibility into their fleet’s expenses so they can make informed decisions.”
That capability is powered by FleetIQ™, Kooner FMS’s new unified technology platform for fleet health and maintenance. Built for both the field and the back office, FleetIQ brings dispatch, maintenance, routing, and customer communication into one connected system.
Through real-time data, predictive analytics, and automation, FleetIQ turns information into action, helping fleets prevent downtime before it happens, streamline workflows, and optimize technician deployment.
Early adopters of FleetIQ are already seeing measurable gains:
40% faster service response times
30% reduction in vehicle downtime
25% fewer unnecessary work orders
“FleetIQ keeps people, platforms, and performance in sync,” Quimby said. “It boosts technician productivity, improves visibility, shortens response times, and elevates customer satisfaction, without adding complexity.”
Solving the Technician Shortage Through Workforce Development
Even with advanced technology, the technician shortage continues to be one of the fleet industry’s biggest challenges, and Kooner FMS is investing heavily in solutions.
“Technicians are the lifeblood of the fleet,” Quimby emphasized in the feature. “They keep it running. But there’s a labor shortage. We don’t have enough people graduating from technical colleges to fill the demand.”
To address that, Kooner FMS partners with trade schools and technical programs across the country to recruit and train the next generation of technicians. Through mentorship and shadowing programs, new hires gain hands-on experience in the field while learning from veteran team members.
“It’s not just about hiring,” Quimby said. “It’s also about mentoring, training, and giving them a future.”
This investment ensures that both Kooner and its clients benefit from consistent, high-quality service as the technician labor market tightens nationwide.
Minimizing Downtime, Maximizing Uptime
In freight, uptime equals profit, and Kooner FMS’s approach to preventive maintenance, powered by FleetIQ, ensures fleets spend more time on the road and less time in the shop.
Using telematics and data analytics, FleetIQ alerts fleets to potential issues before they become costly breakdowns. Kooner’s nationwide mobile maintenance network, consisting of more than 300 service vehicles, enables on-site repairs and rapid response, further minimizing disruption.
By combining proactive maintenance with optimized technician routing and stocked service trucks, Kooner FMS helps fleets reduce downtime, extend asset life, and protect customer relationships.
A True Partner in Fleet Performance
As Fleet Equipment notes, Kooner FMS continues to position itself as more than a service provider, it’s a trusted partner.
“At the core of what we do is partnership,” Quimby shared. “We’re not just giving clients dashboards with information. We’re helping them make better choices.”
Founded in 2016, Kooner FMS has rapidly expanded across North America, now serving hundreds of logistics and transportation companies across 26 states and Canada. Since 2020, the company has grown its workforce by 2,600%, with plans to hire another 100 technicians and corporate employees over the next year.
For Quimby and the Kooner team, the formula for success hasn’t changed: stay proactive, stay innovative, and stay ahead of the curve.
“When you have effective fundamentals in place,” Quimby concluded, “you can weather any change. That’s how we stay ahead of the curve.”