It is easy for a fleet manager of any size organization to get caught up in the details of running a fleet. There are so many details that must be tended to...

Typically, a small fleet will have fewer people performing more duties, and that requires a staff that understands the magnitude of their responsibilities.

If you are reading this blog chances are you have been to enough fleet manager training seminars to be familiar with the anecdotal instructions for how to...

In the day to day operation on a fleet a fleet manager is often asked to lend their “expert” opinion to a situation. In some cases a fleet manager may not...

I would like to introduce a new PM acronym to fleet management; behold, the Preemptive Model. One may think a small fleet has unlimited opportunities to...

In the straight laced world of government work it is not very often government fleets are thought of as innovators or trend setters. This lethargic city...

In the world of all that is consecrated in fleet management … (of course I mean the self help books and endless death by power point management seminars) we...

Take a look at your Utilization through a set of fresh eyes by simply asking yourself the question; “Is the asset working for you of against you?”

Equipment replacement is expensive…Enough said?… Not so fast. Equipment replacement can be an enormous financial benefit when done correctly. The concept of...

Productivity has been defined as the ratio between opportunity and accomplishment. Most if not all municipal garages suffer from a poor public image, the...

Productivity has been defined as the ratio between opportunity and accomplishment. Most if not all municipal garages suffer from a poor public image, the...

It is easy for a fleet manager to identify with the image of a donkey with a carrot dangled in front of him while a rider in his cart beats him with a...

Small fleets have a dilemma when it comes to life cycling, a small geographic area will traditionally allow for a longer lifecycle in years but the...

One of the biggest challenges in a small fleet is credibility. Every one is a mechanic right??? Although it is likely true that most people in your...

Image matters. Of course we can find instances where function over form seems more prudent but over all a lot more folks will see a piece of equipment than...

It is a long held proverb in the public sector that “’the number of philosophies on government is greater than to the number of philosophers on government.”...

When most people think of the word green in relationship to fleet management they think less of the color and more of the environmental concept. It’s hard...

Look among the most important insights a fleet manager must have for success and you will find a keen awareness of the difference between the goals of a...

Who would have thought that one day a fleet manager would be asked to search for “used” sanitation equipment.

Productivity has been defined as the ratio between opportunity and accomplishment. Most if not all municipal garages suffer from a poor public image, the...