“Streamlining complexity in emergency vehicle upfitting”

Safety First Emergency Vehicles transformed their complex, manual operations into a streamlined, scalable system with the help of Cin7 and Fiskal. By integrating inventory, purchasing, job costing, and quoting, they eliminated guesswork, improved efficiency, and gained real-time visibility into margins and production. Now equipped for growth, they deliver mission-ready vehicles faster and with greater confidence.

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How Safety First modernized operations, gained real-time inventory control, and unlocked scalable growth with Cin7 and Fiskal.

"Streamlining complexity in emergency vehicle upfitting."

How Safety First modernized operations, gained real-time inventory control, and unlocked scalable growth with Cin7 and Fiskal.

"Streamlining complexity in emergency vehicle upfitting."

Company

Safety First Emergency Vehicles,
founded in 2008

Location

Lakewood, New Jersey,
USA

Industry

Vehicle upfitting & emergency vehicle services

Safety First specializes in custom upfitting for emergency and commercial vehicles, serving police, fire, EMS, utilities, and commercial fleets. From specialized lighting and storage to full interior builds, they turn standard vehicles into mission-ready tools.

Operating out of a dedicated facility, Safety First manages hundreds of SKUs, ranging from nuts and bolts to complex electrical systems, each tailored to unique customer requirements.

About Safety First Emergency Vehicles

With a growing client base and more complex builds, Safety First faced familiar pains:

Inventory tracked manually or in silos: Most stock checks were done by walking the warehouse and then ordering what is needed. No centralized system tied materials to jobs in progress.
Kitting headaches: Each build required its own “bill of materials” (down to the smallest bracket), managed via spreadsheets and paper.
Inefficient quoting and scheduling: Quotes were created line by line, slowing sales. Scheduling was reactive, with no live data on inventory availability or lead times.
No visibility into actual costs: Tracking real job costs, margins, and profitability was difficult without tying purchases, labor, and inventory together.

They knew this wasn’t sustainable, especially with plans to expand manufacturing and supply components to other upfitters.

The challenge

Safety First chose Cin7 Core as their new ERP to unify inventory, purchasing, job costing, and sales. But like many growing businesses, they needed more than software, they needed a partner who understood how to map Cin7 to their unique operational reality.

That’s where Fiskal came in.

Our approach:

Defined clear workflows for how inventory, purchasing, and builds flow through the business.
Set up kitting and bill of materials structures in Cin7 to simplify complex upfits.
Connected Cin7 to QuickBooks Online for seamless financial tracking.
Built smart landed cost allocations so all supplier, freight, and import costs roll directly into true product costs.
Implemented advanced reporting dashboards, giving Safety First real-time margin, inventory, and scheduling visibility.

Throughout, we provided hands-on training to staff and owner-operators, ensuring they weren’t just “live on Cin7”, they were confident users.

The solution: Cin7 with Fiskal

That’s where Fiskal came in.

Our approach:

Defined clear workflows for how inventory, purchasing, and builds flow through the business.
Set up kitting and bill of materials structures in Cin7 to simplify complex upfits.
Connected Cin7 to QuickBooks Online for seamless financial tracking.
Built smart landed cost allocations so all supplier, freight, and import costs roll directly into true product costs.
Implemented advanced reporting dashboards, giving Safety First real-time margin, inventory, and scheduling visibility.

Throughout, we provided hands-on training to staff and owner-operators, ensuring they weren’t just “live on Cin7”, they were confident users.

The solution: Cin7 with Fiskal

Real-time inventory control across the warehouse, no more manual counts or guesswork.
Quoting became faster and simpler, with pre-built kits and accurate component costs.
Production planning is now proactive: lead times are clear, purchasing aligns with upcoming jobs, and parts arrive just in time.
Accurate job costing and margin reporting, so leadership can price smarter and plan with confidence.
A scalable foundation to support future growth, whether adding new product lines or opening more locations.

The results

Safety First now runs a lean, transparent operation, turning complex builds into repeatable, trackable processes. That means faster turnaround for critical emergency vehicles, fewer costly delays, and more confidence as they scale.

A future-ready operation

“It’s not just that we have Cin7. It’s that the system is finally working for us, helping us quote faster, track better, and plan smarter. Fiskal made that possible.”