Choose Software Wisely to Maximize Productivity

The Fleet Production and Cost Analysis program (FPC) is a software package that assists the user in predicting fleet productivity, time required doing a given job, and the cost for doing that work under a variety of conditions.

The purpose of FPC is to predict the long-term productivity and costs of equipment. In order to fully understand just what FPC does, we need to clearly define what a fleet is.

A fleet always consists of haulers—the equipment that transports material from one location to another location. The most common haulers are trucks, but wheel-tractor scrapers, articulated dump trucks and even wheel loaders (which load and carry material and transport it a short distance) could be considered haulers.

The loaders and haulers, plus the support equipment such as motor graders, compactors, water wagons, and others, comprise a total fleet for FPC purposes. FPC is designed to predict the productivity of each type of loader/hauler fleet, so that there can be direct comparisons between the various types of fleets. The method used for each type—for instance “truck/loader” versus “pusher/ scraper”—is taken from the general approach developed and illustrated in the Caterpillar Performance Handbook.

Once the data is entered about your specific jobsite, FPC is able to predict fleet productivity, timeline and estimated costs.

See your Caterpillar Dealer for more information on how FPC can help your operation.