THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Are you taking the time to keep an eye out for the person who is going to fill your chair when you decide to move on?
A trusted UK fleet manager has admitted to stealing seven vehicles from his employer to help fund his wedding.
Robert Edwards was named regional fleet manager at Petro Home Services. Edwards manages a fleet of 400 Class 8 trucks and light-duty vehicles in five operating locations.
There is an ongoing perception by senior management that fleet management is not a complicated and sophisticated profession. As a result, one of the biggest challenges facing fleet managers is getting management to recognize and acknowledge their contribution to the company. Here are 10 ways to ensure management recognizes your contribution to the company’s bottom line.
Louis Leclerc, associate director – Bell Fleet Solutions (BFS), has retired from Bell Canada. Leclerc managed the entire BCE fleet operations for Bell and its group of companies, consisting of more than 14,000 vehicles and related rolling assets.
Last August, the IRS announced areas it will prioritize for audits in 2014, one of which is fringe benefits, especially the personal use of company vehicles. Managing personal-use compliance is a headache. It is also expensive, with internal costs ranging from $35 to $75 per year per vehicle. Here's what you need to do to be prepared should your friendly IRS agent come knocking on your front door.
As sourcing manager at Roche, Gregorowicz negotiated service level agreements for corporate vehicles, along with food and beverage for Dining Services.
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.
A number of firms have attempted to eliminate their entire fleet department in favor of outsourcing. There are sound reasons why these companies inevitably reinstall a fleet manager.
Fleet wouldn’t be what — or where — it is today without the pioneers who had the persistence to see it through.