The development, approval, and implementation of a fleet safety program make up one of the highest priorities — if not the highest priority — for any fleet manager. And, that priority extends throughout the company, from every stakeholder on up to senior management.
Telematics is offering fleets efficient and safe ways to stay in two-way contact in real-time with their drivers on and off the road.
I recently attended a seminar comprised of fleet drivers from different corporations, and what surprised me was that none of them knew the name of their company fleet manager. Is this important? I think so.
Until the emergence of strategic sourcing in the 1990s, procurement did not hold the same prominence within corporations as it does today. Nowadays, procurement plays a pivotal strategic role. Procurement is now the new engine of change in fleet management, which has resulted in dramatic changes in the fleet purchasing and supplier selection process.
Daimler AG announced it has formed a partnership with Deutsche Telekom that will promote the automakers planned launch of communications services in its motor vehicles worldwide.
Technology has transformed the way fleets communicate. One unintended consequence has been the increasing de-personalization of the interaction between fleet managers and drivers. In many ways, technology is slowly eliminating the “personal touch” to fleet management, which, since the inception of the profession, has been the hallmark of good fleet management, In the future, will personalized fleet management seem as quaint as the home delivery of milk?
At most companies, when an employee is terminated, a predetermined checkout procedure is initiated to ensure all company assets are returned.
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