Clarity for difficult trailer fleet decisions

When a decision is expensive to get wrong, we provide clear analysis, explicit trade-offs and a recommendation leadership can act on.


When a decision is expensive to get wrong, we provide clear analysis, explicit trade-offs and a recommendation leadership can act on.


No obligation. If it's not a fit, we'll say so.

No obligation, if it's not a fit we'll say so

No obligation. If it's not a fit, we'll say so.



Proven in Practice:

We recently supported an operations team comparing two expansion options.

The work provided a structured comparison of cost, timing and risk, helping the team move forward with confidence.



Proven in Practice:

We recently supported an operations team comparing two expansion options.

The work provided a structured comparison of cost, timing and risk, helping the team move forward with confidence.


The biggest costs rarely arrive all at once

The biggest costs rarely arrive all at once


In trailer fleet operations, margin rarely disappears because of a single bad call.

It erodes slowly through decisions that feel small, reasonable and easy to delay.


Over time, it often looks like this:

  • Assets kept in service just a bit longer without a clear economic rationale

  • Expansion or replacement decisions revisited but never fully closed

  • Maintenance and disruption costs creeping up year after year

  • The same questions returning every quarter with no new clarity



The data usually exists.

The experience usually exists.


What’s missing is the point where the numbers are brought together clearly enough for a decision to be made with confidence.

In trailer fleet operations, margin rarely disappears because of a single bad call.

It erodes slowly through decisions that feel small, reasonable and easy to delay.


Over time, it often looks like this:

  • Assets kept in service just a bit longer without a clear economic rationale

  • Expansion or replacement decisions revisited but never fully closed

  • Maintenance and disruption costs creeping up year after year

  • The same questions returning every quarter with no new clarity


The data usually exists.

The experience usually exists.


What’s missing is the point where the numbers are brought together clearly enough for a decision to be made with confidence.


Focused analysis for specific fleet decisions

Focused analysis for specific fleet decisions


OpsControl focuses on a narrow but critical problem: providing independent analysis when an important fleet decision needs to be made.


Each engagement centres on one specific question.

Examples include:

• Keep older trailers in service or replace them

• Adjust weekly rates or target utilisation

• Expand the fleet now or wait

• Investigate rising maintenance or disruption costs

• Test the financial impact of different scenarios


Instead of producing dashboards or presentations, the work results in a clear written recommendation that makes the trade-offs and assumptions explicit.


The result is a decision you can move forward with confidently.



OpsControl focuses on a narrow but critical problem: providing independent analysis when an important fleet decision needs to be made.

Each engagement centres on one specific question.

Examples include:

• Keep older trailers in service or replace them

• Adjust weekly rates or target utilisation

• Expand the fleet now or wait

• Investigate rising maintenance or disruption costs

• Test the financial impact of different scenarios


Instead of producing dashboards or presentations, the work results in a clear written recommendation that makes the trade-offs and assumptions explicit.


The result is a decision you can move forward with confidently.


How it works


Define the decision

We start by clarifying the exact question, time horizon and realistic options. If the decision isn’t precise, the analysis won’t be either.

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Define the decision

We start by clarifying the exact question, time horizon and realistic options. If the decision isn’t precise, the analysis won’t be either.

1

Compare the future impact

We assess cost, timing and risk across each option over a consistent future horizon.

2

Compare the future impact

We assess cost, timing and risk across each option over a consistent future horizon.

2

Make explicit assumptions

Where information is incomplete, assumptions are stated clearly and tested. Uncertainty is visible rather than hidden.

3

Make explicit assumptions

Where information is incomplete, assumptions are stated clearly and tested so uncertainty is visible rather than hidden. This prevents false precision and shows what materially would change the answer.

3

Make explicit assumptions

Where information is incomplete, assumptions are stated clearly and tested so uncertainty is visible rather than hidden. This prevents false precision and shows what materially would change the answer.

3

Deliver a clear recommendation

You receive a concise written memo that explains the trade-offs and supports a confident decision.

4

Deliver a clear recommendation

You receive a concise written memo that explains the trade-offs and supports a confident decision.

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Who this is for

Who this is for


OpsControl is designed for businesses that operate trailer fleets and make regular decisions about utilisation, pricing and asset lifecycle.

The work is most valuable where small changes in utilisation or rates materially affect profit.


Typically this includes:

• Trailer fleet operators running contract or spot hire

• Businesses managing medium to large trailer fleets

• Teams reviewing pricing, utilisation or fleet planning

• Operators preparing budgets or investment decisions



When this isn't the right fit


When this isn't the right fit


This work is unlikely to be useful for:

• Pure software or service businesses

• Early-stage companies without operational scale

• Situations where decisions are easily reversible



This work is unlikely to be useful for:

• Pure software or service businesses

• Early-stage companies without operational scale

• Situations where decisions are easily reversible



This work is unlikely to be useful for:

• Pure software or service businesses

• Early-stage companies without operational scale

• Situations where decisions are easily reversible


Service & Pricing


One focused engagement. Clear ouput. Low friction

Decision Snapshot

£2500

A focused review of one operational decision, delivered as a clear recommendation leadership can act on.


You receive:

  • A concise written decision memo

  • Assumptions and trade-offs made explicit

  • Stress-testing against realistic alternatives

  • A supporting document explaining results

Typical turnaround: 5-8 working days


Best suited to:

  • Decisions that keep getting revisited without closure

  • Situations where the data exists but isn’t joined up

  • Calls that are expensive to undo

A focused review of one operational decision, delivered as a clear recommendation leadership can act on.


You receive:

  • A concise written decision memo

  • Assumptions and trade-offs made explicit

  • Stress-testing against realistic alternatives

  • A supporting document explaining results

Typical turnaround: 5-8 working days


Best suited to:

  • Decisions that keep getting revisited without closure

  • Situations where the data exists but isn’t joined up

  • Calls that are expensive to undo

Guarantee:

If the output isn’t actionable, 50% is refunded.

Guarantee:

If the output isn’t actionable, 50% is refunded.

Decision Engine

From £4500

For decisions that will be revisited regularly. We turn the analysis into a simple internal tool your team can reuse and adapt as assumptions change.


What this can include:

  • Scenario modelling for utilisation, rates and costs

  • Ability to test assumptions and compare options quickly

  • Clear visibility of the variables driving profit and risk

  • A lightweight interface your team can access in a browser

  • Automated summaries of results to support internal discussions (optional)


Normally discussed and delivered after an initial Decision Snapshot.

Typical turnaround: 2-4 weeks

Hosting & support (optional)

If you would like the tool hosted and maintained by OpsControl:

£150 / month

Includes hosting, maintenance, small updates and automated reporting features.

Alternatively, a one-off handover package for internal hosting is available.

Hosting & support (optional)

If you would like the tool hosted and maintained by OpsControl

£150 / month

Includes hosting, maintenance, small updates and automated reporting features.

Alternatively, a one-off handover package for internal hosting is available.

Service & Pricing


One focused engagement. Clear ouput. Low friction

Decision Snapshot

£2500

A focused review of one operational decision, delivered as a clear recommendation leadership can act on.


You receive:

  • A concise written decision memo

  • Assumptions and trade-offs made explicit

  • Stress-testing against realistic alternatives

  • A supporting document explaining results

Typical turnaround: 5-8 working days


Best suited to:

  • Decisions that keep getting revisited without closure

  • Situations where the data exists but isn’t joined up

  • Calls that are expensive to undo

Guarantee:

If the output isn’t actionable, 50% is refunded.

Decision Engine

From £4500

For decisions that will be revisited regularly. We turn the analysis into a simple internal tool your team can reuse and adapt as assumptions change.


What this can include:

  • Scenario modelling for utilisation, rates and costs

  • Ability to test assumptions and compare options quickly

  • Clear visibility of the variables driving profit and risk

  • A lightweight interface your team can access in a browser

  • Automated summaries of results to support internal discussions

Normally discussed and delivered after an initial Decision Snapshot.

Typical turnaround: 2-4 weeks

Hosting & support (optional)

If you would like the tool hosted and maintained by OpsControl

£150 / month

Includes hosting, maintenance, small updates and automated reporting features.

Alternatively, a one-off handover package for internal hosting is available.

All work is written, independent and anonymised by default - Details are shared only under NDA

All work is written, independent and anonymised by default - Details are shared only under NDA

All work is written, independent and anonymised by default - Details are shared only under NDA

All work is written, independent and anonymised by default - Details are shared only under NDA

All work is written, independent and anonymised by default - Details are shared only under NDA

All work is written, independent and anonymised by default - Details are shared only under NDA

Have a decision needs a clear answer?

If you're weighing an important decision and want an outside view, send a short note


The email opens pre-filled. A short outline is enough to see if it's a good fit.

Have a decision needs a clear answer?

If you're weighing an important decision and want an outside view, send a short note

The email opens pre-filled. A few lines is enough to check if it's a good fit.

Have a decision needs a clear answer?

If you're weighing an important decision and want an outside view, send a short note


The email opens pre-filled. A short outline is enough to see if it's a good fit.