Vehicle Acquisition - Tagged Posts

Extended Service Lives Demand Preservation Strategies

The rule of thumb has been to replace vehicles before the operating costs trend line starts to exceed that of fixed costs. But what happens when you can’t source replacement vehicles due to order allocation restrictions?

Fleets Worry About Depreciation Risk When Resale Values Normalize

This week's State of the Fleet Industry video takes a look at vehicle prices and values, acquisition and depreciation costs, interest rates, and other economic factors affecting fleets.

Fleet Acquisition Challenges for the 2023 Model-Year

As early order banks opened for 2023 models, high order volumes depleted fleet allocations. Most fleet orders must be placed using a controlled allocation system. Here are the challenges facing fleets in MY-2023.

Element Fleet Management Releases Trends Report

The FMC’s new report assesses issues impacting fleets, including safety, acquisition, remarketing, and fuel in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Fleet Preservation Strategies Become More Prevalent

Learn why many fleets are now adopting fleet preservation strategies to overcome the obstacle of sourcing replacement vehicles in this episode of State of the Fleet Industry.

Impact of Fleet Pent-Up Demand on 2023-MY Ordering

Mike Antich gives his fleet acquisition strategies to follow in order to find the vehicles you need for your fleet in this episode of State of the Fleet Industry.

Supply Constraints Prompt Fleets to Implement Vehicle Preservation Strategies

The limited the availability of replacement units for many fleets is forcing vehicle service lives to be extended. As a result, fleets are implementing “fleet preservation” strategies to mitigate the negative impact of operating higher-mileage vehicles beyond their normal lifecycles.

Strong Buying Inclinations for Fleet Vehicles in 2022

Because of the difficulties in sourcing vehicles and long lead times during the 2021 model-year, most commercial fleets say they will acquire more vehicles, but concerns linger about product availability.

Maximize Fleet Vehicle Procurement Benefits by Leveraging Industry Relationships

Learn about the importance of building fleet industry relationships and how to leverage them to your benefit in this episode of State of the Fleet Industry Spotlight.

State of the Fleet Industry: Trends in Rising Fuel Costs

Today's video looks at how severe weather conditions have impacted automotive assembly plants and last-mile delivery shipments across the U.S.; and a rise in gasoline prices due to the severe weather conditions, increased travel resulting from increased distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and the rollout of stimulus monies.

Telematics Buyer's Guide

EV Buying Guide