For these seven fleet managers, a common challenge is cost containment in the face of lingering supply issues. That challenge grows in the face of looming regulations and corporate sustainability goals.
Bechtold worked for Ecolab for 19 years in various management positions, such as director, global driver safety programs from July 2015 to April 2020.
Gayle Pratt, director global fleet for Ecolab, Inc. in St. Paul, Minn., retired March 22, 2013, capping a 35-year career that included management of corporate, public, and private fleet, along with travel operations. Succeeding Pratt is Andy Coulter, director of indirect procurement and global fleet for EcoLab, Inc.
ST. PAUL, MN - Champion is based in Houston, Texas, and is a global energy specialty products and services company with approximately 3,300 employees in more than 30 countries.
Ecolab has been able to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency in its fleet operations since 2006.
ST. PAUL, MN – Despite an increase in total vehicles and miles traveled, Ecolab Inc. has managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve average mpg, and lower fuel consumption in its 7,000-vehicle U.S. fleet over a five-year period.
The individuals behind some of the best-managed commercial fleets in the U.S. offer strategies on how they keep operations running smoothly.
Fleet safety policy must arise from a fundamental corporate value. The most commonly cited factor in a successful fleet safety program is senior management leadership and commitment.
Since its development and implementation in 2003, Ecolab’s comprehensive driver safety program has also reduced total employee driver-involved crashes by 13 percent, even as the company’s fleet has grown in size.
Managing fleets that cross oceans, continents, and national borders presents many challenges, including language, diverse vehicle requirements and expectations, and uniform policy development.
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