State of Fleet Market Report - Tagged Posts

June Fleet Sales Spike Year-Over-Year

With production levels returning to normal and retail demand only modestly improved, sales to fleet channels have increased dramatically.

15 Predictions that will Impact the Fleet Market in CY-2022

When looking ahead to the next 12 months, it is clear that it will become more expensive to operate a fleet in the coming years. Vehicle acquisition costs have increased due to reduced fleet incentives. Fuel prices, in all likelihood, will continue to trend upward and maintenance costs will ratchet higher due to more companies adopting extended replacement schedules.

State of the Fleet Industry: State of Last-Mile Delivery Fleets

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.

State of the Fleet Industry: Forecast of Fleet Trends into Q1 2021

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.

State of the Fleet Industry: Latest Trends in Fleet Safety Protocols and Procedures

This video looks at how the pandemic has accelerated new fleet safety best practices; ongoing risks of distracted driving; the legalization of marijuana leading to impaired driving; importance of reducing preventable accidents; and budgeting for a fleet safety program.

Designing the Right Trucks for Fleet Applications

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.

State of the Fleet Industry: Fleets Extending Vehicle Service Life

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.

State of the Fleet Industry: Fleet Trends in Maintenance, Replacement Tires & Fuel Costs

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.

State of the Fleet Industry: COVID’s Potential Impact on Supplier Multi-Year Purchasing Agreements

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.

State of the Fleet Industry: 2021-MY Fleet Orders Point to Stronger Spring Buying Market

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.

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