As we approach another NAFA Fleet Management Association Institute & Expo (I&E) — my 20th — it seems like a good time to pause and reflect a bit on how the...

Fleet management is part art, part science. Recent developments in the industry have made it more science and less art for sure. There are a lot of very...

Reflecting back on the fleet preview season and understanding the responsibilities of fleet managers.

Looking back on the problems that plague the OEM vehicle ordering and delivery process. And deciding what can be done to repair this broken system.

Merger mania is hitting the fleet market once again. We’re hearing about potential OEM consolidations and we now have Element Financial Corp. expanding its...

Fleet management will always be a critical role in any business or public entity that relies on vehicles regardless of the title of the person making the...

When the day comes that you decide to finally hang up your cleats, you’ll probably realize that it was less about what you knew about the fleet business and...

We bang the drum for fleet safety a lot here at Automotive Fleet. It’s an area of top concern for most of our readers and for most of the suppliers that do...

Fleet management is a complex job; it requires a little forward thinking, a little anticipation, and maybe a crystal ball to help you see the future.

It’s time to put another year in the books and look forward to 2016. Take some time to analyze current and future trends and how that will impact your fleet...

Plan ahead for the future and have discussions with your senior management about costs and what the future has in store for your fleet. While it looks like...

The modern fleet manager and the companies that serve them need to keep an eye on the political process. They need to watch not just the economic trends,...

There are a lot of safety options available for the modern fleet’s drivers. It’s time to take a more nuanced look at the options that are available in the...

The best fleet managers survived the total fleet management era because they brought value to their companies.

It’s a great time for fleet managers to make a real difference, save money, save lives, and make their businesses more productive.

'Automotive Fleet' defines a fleet as any commercial or public entity that operates 15 or more vehicles or buys 10 or more vehicles in a single calendar-year.

Ed Bobit, or Coach, set a high bar for us all and he meant so much to so many industry professionals out there. There's no replacing the Coach, so we're not...

A great deal of our attendance this year was made up of risk and environmental, health & safety (EH&S) professionals from Fortune 500 companies. I hope...

The latest auction figures point out a few important trends: First, the market for certain types of vehicles is definitely getting softer. Second, there...

Americans (and fleet managers) love their trucks. Occasional spikes in oil prices aside, in most cases the American consumer and the American fleet driver...