Power Platform Consulting Services: Transforming Heavy Transport for Sustainable Mobility

The client

A global leader in heavy transport and power solutions is transforming to support sustainable mobility. With a focus on decarbonization, digital enablement, and operational efficiency, the company is integrating electric vehicles into its fleets. By adopting advanced data platforms, the company is tackling energy modeling, infrastructure planning, and cost analysis—enabling smarter, greener decisions that align business goals with environmental responsibility.

Market Dynamics And Industrial Shifts

The transport and power sector is undergoing rapid change driven by stricter emissions regulations, evolving customer expectations, and technological advancements in electrification and digital enablement. Customers now demand sustainable and cost-efficient solutions, while regulatory pressures require decarbonization and improved energy efficiency.

Simultaneously, digital technologies are reshaping fleet operations and data-driven decision making, intensifying competitive pressures.

Challenges

As sustainability and electrification became strategic priorities, the organization faced operational and analytical hurdles that limited scalability and responsiveness. To stay competitive and compliant, it needed to modernize its analysis tools. Key challenges included:

• Excel-based cost and charging evaluations lacked integration, leading to data entry errors, version issues, and inconsistencies across large-scale projects.
• Real-time consumption data was not reflected in the output, which limited the accuracy and timeliness of electric vehicle feasibility assessments.
• Users lacked interactive, scenario-based visual tools, creating a gap between analysis and action.
• Route and range planning lacked geospatial tools for practical charging infrastructure decisions.
• Disconnected workflows across cost analysis, EV evaluation, and charging strategy led to duplicated effort and fragmented insights.

LTM Solution

To overcome manual and fragmented processes, the client implemented a digital solution using Microsoft Power Platform. With Power Apps for business logic and Power Pages for geospatial visualization, the solution enabled scalable, streamlined, and intelligent analysis for operations and sustainability.

• Power Apps enabled dynamic TCO analysis across vehicle types and configurations with instant cost comparison.
• EV feasibility models simulated real-world performance to assess operational and financial viability.
• Integrated project management centralized multi-vehicle analysis across cost, feasibility, and infrastructure.
• Power Pages provided interactive geospatial tools using HERE Maps for route and charging planning.
• Multi-language support and reporting tools such as print, email, and generate PPT and PDF streamlined communication across global users.

Business benefits

• 90% reduction in manual reporting, freeing planners for strategic tasks.
• 1700+ active users across all markets, reflecting high adoption.
• Analysis creation accelerated from hours to 10 minutes, enabling faster decisions.
• 95% reduction in data entry errors, ensuring data integrity.
• 98% faster report distribution via one-click email and print.
• Features delivered 3x faster, enabling continuous improvements aligned with user needs.