Finding ways to ensure your drivers drive your fleet vehicles safely can become a major challenge if you don't create some form of sustained motivation. Even if your drivers mostly keep a clean driving record, you may still worry about them becoming complacent. As a fleet manager, this is always a nightmare scenario, though creating driver incentives can easily change things.
Topics: Fleet Safety
If your company has yet to bring in any mobile technology, you'll have to admit you're more than a couple years behind. For fleet management, it's become an essential, even if you think you can still run things the old way. In truth, it's impossible to manage all the demands of fleet management today without some kind of mobile tech at the helm.
Topics: Fleet Management
A top concern for businesses that depend on a fleet of vehicles is the cutting of fuel spend. Fuel costs remain one of the higher expenses of fleet management.
Topics: Fleet Safety, Fleet Management
Any of you who've worked in fleet management know that things can change fast in the times we live in. Within the last few years, you've likely noticed how exponential technological change is.
Topics: Fleet Management, Vehicle Leasing
As a fleet manager, you already know how problematic maintenance is to your fleet of trucks. This year alone, preventative maintenance costs on fleet vehicles rose 3% over last year. Most of this was due to rising labor costs and the increasing use of more expensive synthetic motor oils.
Topics: Fleet Management, Fleet Maintenance
One thing you've been perhaps wanting to include in your ongoing fleet management plan is a video safety program. While these become very beneficial in educating and guiding your drivers, not all of these programs are created equal.
Topics: Fleet Safety, Fleet Management, Fleet Tracking
Your company's success hinges upon your ability to ensure that your customers receive prompt personal service from your sales representatives and service technicians. If your sales and service staff drive fleet vehicles on a regular basis, you can help ensure prompt service by developing an effective fleet safety program.
Topics: Fleet Safety
Not only do the costs of running a business keep increasing, when you own (or lease) a fleet of vehicles to keep your business growing, fluctuating fuel prices can also put a damper on your profit. It is essential that you do everything that you can to make sure that you are not wasting valuable money on fuel.
Topics: Fleet Management
Though many feel like fleet maintenance is a waste of time, it is really important for the health of your business.
Even if you are watching every penny that you spend, a regular vehicle maintenance program is needed for your fleet. It is still worth it, even if you have to hire an additional employee to make sure that your fleet is ready to go.
Here are some reasons why you need to maintain your fleet.
Topics: Fleet Maintenance
As your business grows (along with your fleet), you might become overwhelmed trying to keep up with all of your vehicles. Managing and maintenance can become a full-time job, one that you just don't have time for.
Topics: Fleet Management
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