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Operationsby Mike AntichMarch 30, 2023

Geotab Connect 2023 Conference Draws Praise

The three-day conference offered attendees more than 90 educational sessions, exploring such developments as intelligent software for vehicles and right-to-repair legislation.

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Safetyby Les SmartMarch 27, 2023

How to Safely Load a Box Truck

Prioritize safety, not cost, by reinforcing the floors, properly loading and managing the cargo, installing bulkheads to protect drivers and passengers, and using the right ramp.

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Operationsby Mike AntichMarch 25, 2023

Extended Service Lives Demand Preservation Strategies

The rule of thumb has been to replace vehicles before the operating costs trend line starts to exceed that of fixed costs. But what happens when you can’t source replacement vehicles due to order allocation restrictions?

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Operationsby Amanda HuggettMarch 23, 2023

How Fleet Managers Can Save 5 Admin Hours a Week

With so many balls to juggle, today’s fleet managers can easily become overstretched. Thankfully, today’s technology, tools, and partners can help save sanity and find more time to focus on the big picture.

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Operationsby Lori Rasmussen, PARSMarch 22, 2023

WIFM Makes Mentoring a Priority

Mentorship programs can be essential in establishing strong interpersonal connections and developing key talent. Take these tips for starting up your own fleet program.

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Green Fleetby Brian HerronMarch 21, 2023

EVs Save on Maintenance, What About Collision Repairs?

EVs can be 27% to 53% more costly to repair than gas-powered vehicles, particularly relating to new ADAS technologies. Automotive repair and collision technicians need new tools to adjust.

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Operationsby Chris BrownMarch 20, 2023

What Can Fleets Do with ChatGPT?

In this experiment, ChatGPT was used to plan a delivery route with a series of variables that were updated via a conversation with the program. However, information inputted into the program is part of the public domain, bringing privacy issues for fleets to the fore.

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Operationsby StaffMarch 16, 2023

Sounding Off on Fleet Issues of the Day

Have an opinion? Gripe? Praise? Automotive Fleet offers industry professionals the opportunity to "sound off," sharing ideas, opinions, perspectives and observations with peers across the industry.

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Operationsby Mike AntichMarch 15, 2023

Fleets Cite Mounting Pressure to Contain Costs

Cost containment is the issue of the day as national economic and future market conditions remain uncertain for the latter half of this year and into calendar-year 2024.

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Fleet Forwardby Hannah Mitchell, executive editor, Bobit Dealer GroupMarch 15, 2023

Push Toward EVs Is Electric, But the Future Isn’t Crystal-Clear for Dealers

A maze of unknowns when it comes to the transition away from ICE vehicles calls for soul-searching, careful planning.

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