When it comes to managing a fleet of business vehicles, every season has its challenges. While it's easy to remember to winterize and drive carefully when the roads get icy, it's far too common for drivers and fleet managers alike to forget about the risks of the hot summer sun. 

Over the last two decades, vehicle technology has progressed in astounding leaps and bounds. We have gone from road map atlases to printed directions to live turn-by-turn mobile navigation devices. Divers can communicate with HQ hands-free, reprogram their routes with voice commands, and catch hit-and-run license plates automatically. 

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Cooling Pack Vests 

Sunburn is what happens when the sun heats your skin up too much for too long. Heat stroke, on the other hand, is what happens when a team member's core body temperature rises too high. If you are dealing with a constant risk of heat stroke or your company is located somewhere with occasional record-high hot temperatures, keep a few cooling pack vests handy.

In the peak of the hot summer season, there is one issue that every fleet manager and field service business needs to consider: Keeping your teams cool and safe. Even if the AC in the vehicles works perfectly, client locations are not always guarantee-ably cool. 

Is it better to lease a car or get a loan? The answer to that question is dependent on several factors, primarily your economic situation and how you intend to use the car. Whether you are thinking of updating a single vehicle or your entire fleet, leasing may be the better option. 

Many businesses need vehicles to function. Field services is the most notorious for needing a fleet of work trucks, vans, and even some cars to send out all over the region. However, other businesses need vehicles regularly as well. 

The summer is the peak of tourist season in most regions and almost every city in the US sees a surge of vacationers when the weather gets warm and the kids are out of school. This is a great time for the city's economy as tourists fill your hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and museums bringing business and spreading vacation cash around. 

Does your field service fleet provide roadside assistance? Drivers who run into trouble on the road often need to pull over and call for professional help in a variety of situations. Mechanics, tow truck operators, and locksmiths often find themselves called out to dangerous roadside situations where it is necessary to render assistance as cars rush by at 60 or more miles per hour.

To lease or buy a truck is sometimes a tough call that businesses and individuals have to make. Companies have to make the right fleet management, acquisition, and financing decisions to grow and save their money. Likewise, individual owners need to assess the benefits of leasing vehicles before making financial commitments that may prove unnecessarily costly in the long run. 

The methods behind fleet management are changing fast in the digital era, especially in finding technologies to bring more managerial convenience. More advanced software is playing a big part in better managing electrician, plumbing, or home service companies with fleet vehicles.