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At one time, the scope of the fleet department’s responsibilities was crystal clear. However, over time these demarcation lines have shifted and departmental boundaries separating them have become fuzzy. Now, collaboration with sourcing, legal, HR, finance, sales, service, and environmental, health & safety (EHS) is needed, often requiring approvals or buy-in from individual departments. There is only one strategy fleet managers can adopt in this new world of fleet management and here it is.
Read More →Linda Ellis joined Rollins, Inc. in September 2014, working in procurement services to create savings around Rollins IT and telecom spend.
Read More →Making a few changes to vehicle selectors and processes can ensure that all drivers have just the right size vehicle they need to get the job done.
Read More →How would you characterize your job? Are you more of a “fireman,” spending your days putting out one fire after another? Or, do you devote the time to truly manage your fleet? Most of us will say we do both, but putting out fires consumes a tremendous amount of time and decreases the time invested in managing the fleet from a strategic level. At the most fundamental level, we have to ask ourselves: Are we tactical or strategic managers?
Read More →After creating its fleet department three years ago, Pioneer Natural Resources has realized savings of more than $10 million per year. Standardization, leveraging procurement strategies, and telematics have helped generate these savings.
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Read these perspectives from fleet managers about how senior management needs to listen to fleet managers concern about fleet managers reporting to procurement.
Read More →Through the ARI Insights system, NiSource saved $378,000 by ensuring that new vehicles are acquired on time and are road ready.
Read More →There are dramatic differences between regional fleet markets around the globe. Yet, despite these differences, there are also many similarities. Many of the challenges facing fleet managers are identical to the challenges facing their counterparts elsewhere in the world. Oftentimes, fleet best practices in addressing these challenges emerge from outside your local market, which is good reason to be familiar with what’s occurring elsewhere in the world. Here are the top 10 universal mega trends.
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The inaugural Global Fleet Management Conference, which was held in Phoenix Sept. 30-Oct. 1, was a truly international event, attracting attendees and speakers from every corner of the globe. Demand was so strong that the organizers closed online registrations two weeks prior to the conference when attendance exceeded the capacity of the conference venue.
Read More →ADP's fleet team lowers costs and enhances fleet operations by making changes to its lessor programs, insurance policies, GHG emissions, MVR checks, and vehicle replacement policy.
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