ADT, Boca Raton, Fla., plans to order a total of 3,000 Transit Connects, replacing half of its North American fleet. The company’s current fleet of large commercial vans generated an annual fuel cost of $30 million. As the Transit connect offers a good fuel economy with a rating of 22 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway, ADT estimates that the move will allow it to save approximately $5.3 million per year.
Ford organized a pilot program that allowed ADT technicians (the future drivers of the vehicle) to test the light commercial van. 35 participants spent five weeks with the vehicle and subsequently completed an on-line survey related to it.
“The Transit Connect seems to work well for ADT residential and small business installers and service technicians – especially those in congested, urban areas,” said David Wade, ADT Supply Chain and Fleet Group director. “It is much easier to maneuver and park than a larger commercial van, and it offers ample cargo-carrying capacity for supplying our residential and small business customers.”
“Imagine being a field technician who goes to multiple jobs per day,” he explained. “With the Transit Connect, he or she can literally open the driver’s side door, take one step, open the side door, and have immediate access to tools and parts without having to go inside.”
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