“We don't have enough cars” - Heatmaps: while you branch sleeps

June, Monday morning. The manager reports a weekend shortage and asks to buy more cars. Sounds logical.

But on Tuesday and Wednesday, eight cars sat on the lot. And the class that ran out wasn't the one he wanted to buy.

Gut feeling vs. data

“Not enough cars” is often a distribution problem, not a numbers problem. Without utilization visibility:

• You buy unnecessarily – a new car for a planning problem
• Wrong class – vans run out, sedans get bought
• Empty days – idle cars still cost insurance and lose value
• Bad service timing – the car goes to the workshop at peak

How Camasys solves it

In the Camasys timeline rental planner you can filter by branch or class and view utilization heatmaps. At a glance you see where the fleet is overbooked and where it sleeps.

• Utilization heatmaps – a colour view of occupancy over time
• Real-time dashboards – revenue, utilization, damage, tasks
• Utilization by category and model – not just fleet-wide
• Exportable reports – for owners and for the bank

Why it matters

Every day a car stands still costs you money. The heatmap shows where to move a car, adjust a price or schedule service into a quiet period.

From testimonials on the Camasys website: RentCarNow reports a 24% utilization increase.

“I know my fleet by heart”

With 15 cars, maybe. With 50 cars and three branches, memory isn't enough. A heatmap sees patterns people miss – like half your estates sitting idle every Thursday.

How to start

1. Open the heatmap for the last 3 months by class
2. Find the class with the lowest and highest utilization
3. Before buying a new car, try a transfer or price change

Want to see where your fleet sleeps? Explore the Camasys planner.