Cost management is a constant, never-ending struggle for all fleet managers since every aspect of fleet management revolves around money. While there never...

Tim Janssen, the retired president of IFS (Innovative Funding Services LLC), passed away on Aug. 14 in Largo Vista, Texas. He was 55. Janssen founded IFS in...

Stew Taylor was named fleet manager for the Coachella Valley Water District in Indio, Calif.

A fleet cost reduction program goes straight to the corporate bottom line. If a company operates at a 10% annual net profit margin, reducing annual fleet...

The key objective of end-user discussions is to match the truck with the fleet application. Once you have completed your discussions, make sure the...

Recently, I conducted a survey of several hundred fleet managers to identify emerging industry trends. One recurrent theme expressed by fleet managers was...

A growing number of employees are using their company vehicles as a tool to generate supplemental personal income for themselves. Unscrupulous service...

Over the years, I have known many competent fleet managers. But, like salmons swimming upstream, not every promising fleet manager survives the challenges...

Although fleet management is a relatively new career segment, changes are percolating that threaten to transform it from a career path to a corporate...

Vehicle specifications should be defined by the fleet application and mission requirements. A truism in truck fleet management is to design a truck that...

At a fundamental level, the fleet management industry is an aggregator of data upon which it executes actions designed to optimize vehicle asset lifecycle –...

For many managers responsible for vehicle operations, fleet management is often one of several job responsibilities. These managers acknowledge that it is...

In the next decade, the term "fleet management" will soon become inadequate to fully define the scope of our industry and it will be viewed as an...

Over the past several decades, the purchasing managers of yesteryear reinvented themselves into procurement professionals whose function is now viewed as a...

During my tenure in fleet, I have had the privilege of meeting all 32 fleet manager who won the AF Fleet Manager of the Year Award and the 12 executives who...

Internal users are too often treated by some fleet managers as a captive audience that can be dictated to and shown little respect; however, it is important...

The fleet industry in the United States is no stranger to acquisitions and mergers as we have witnessed with the decades long consolidation occurring among...

Wayne Dunn was named fleet services administrator for One Water MSD/LWC in Louisville, Ky. He assumed this position in June.

Procurement studies reveal that 20% or more of total corporate spend is for purchases that could have been acquired at a lower cost.

When you spec truck assets today, many of these vehicles will be in service for 10 to 15 years or longer. While these assets are adequate for today’s...