Today's video looks at strong demand for walk-in cargo vehicles, resulting in longer vehicle lead times; increased contracting for delivery service providers; sustainability as a competitive advantage in last-mile delivery; and how the pandemic accelerated growth in e-commerce.
November 30, 2020
Today's video looks at the strong resale values expected for full-size trucks and vans; a continuation of fuel price stability; an increase in transaction prices and unscheduled maintenance expenses; budget constraints on fleet safety programs; and other variables.
November 23, 2020
This video covers ways to effectively plan a truck engineering meeting, how to ensure assets continue to meet business needs years into the future, best practices for asset standardization (or simplification), and how to develop fleet metrics that satisfy company-wide goals.
November 12, 2020
Topics mentioned in this video include: tightening of fleet budgets; the average age of vehicles trending upward; maintenance issues resulting from extending vehicle life cycles; and an increase in driver downtime.
October 19, 2020
This video analyzes fleet sales and acquisition trends month over month; flat PM costs as some fleets base oil drain intervals solely on mileage; replacement tire expenses remain flat but increased interest in retreads as a result of cash conservation initiatives; and an uptick in unnecessary idling due to field workers using vehicles for social distancing.
October 5, 2020
This video addresses why COVID could impact fleet multi-year purchasing agreements; how OEMs and upfitters recovered quickly during the pandemic; pressure on fleet managers to address new management demands.
September 28, 2020
Today's video looks at maintenance and fuel transactions trending up; out-of-stock orders difficult to locate due to low dealer inventory; and certain vehicle classes being hard to source, such as medium-duty trucks, due to high end-user demand.
September 21, 2020
This video analyzes uneven recovery in business activity for commercial fleet; progress by the U.S. government toward a COVID-19 vaccination; and return to work trends for businesses.
September 14, 2020
Topics mentioned in this video include; updates on the monthly U.S. jobs report; state of 2020 fleet sales; and trends in the wholesale used vehicle market.
August 10, 2020
In today’s spotlight interview, which is hosted by AF Editor Mike Antich, May discussed how the Rollins fleet is incorporating telematics technology and how it is being used in the area of safety.
August 6, 2020
media brand
The secure and easy all-access connection to your content.
Bookmarked content can then be accessed anytime on all of your logged in devices!
Already a member? Log In
