Managers need to view their fleets as a business and not assets to manage. Optimal fleet utilization boosts productivity and decrease costs, which boost corporate profitability because these savings go straight to the bottom line.
On average, 10% of drivers are responsible for 40% of fleet crashes. Having a fleet safety policy is not enough, a company needs to employ technology to identify risks and be overt in its willingness to enforce accountability.
There is a limit to how much an asset can be modified before it begins to impact the fleet mission. If you are constrained by equipment limitations, the best way to achieve additional cost control is by modifying driver behavior.
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Peter Rodriguez, CEO of Global Motors Mexico, a truck and equipment leasing company, describes the challenges facing the country’s fleet industry.
Electric vehicles are the new heavyweights in the transportation world, posing new risks for parking decks, logistics haulers, and storage operations.
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