Fleet management shifting to being resource rather than cost based
Without realising it, fleets have been operating through an extended period of plenty. If you needed drivers or vehicles or fuel, you could get them and they were in sufficient
Without realising it, fleets have been operating through an extended period of plenty. If you needed drivers or vehicles or fuel, you could get them and they were in sufficient
Most well-managed fleets have fuel policies that are designed to minimise costs, for example by specifying certain types of outlet or using a fuel card, but those measures have very
FleetCheck points out that, while most employers are ensuring that staff have some form of charger installed at home, they are often leaving drivers to their own devices when using
It is estimated that an additional 580,000 MOTs will be needed this month thanks to deferrals made earlier in the pandemic. Analysis by Prestige Fleet Servicing estimates a total of
With the long lead times currently being experienced by fleet operators, vehicles being ordered within the next few months will potentially arrive with Intelligent Speed Assistance fitment, so this is
Planner incorporates key factors affecting replacement such as vehicle mileage, age, total maintenance costs and the finance terms under which it is funded. These settings can be created by the
With the global semiconductor shortage causing car and van delivery delays of up to a year the biggest impact of this will be on maintenance. Fleets need to ensure that
Software specialist FleetCheck said there could be a problem in the wider gig economy where some home delivery and courier companies have long operated outside of normal safety bounds.
The downsides for business were few, such as the increase in Corporation Tax, and there were welcome new measures to encourage apprenticeships as well as an extension to the business
Changes in the way business are operated during the pandemic could lead to car fleet operations becoming much more diverse than had normally been the case in the past.
Two schools of thought appear to be emerging – to push forward with plans for strategies such as electrification and adoption of mobility solutions, or to dig in and make
As many businesses were forced into lockdown by the coronavirus, this created unprecedented space in which to think deeply about the fundamentals of moving people and goods around, says FleetCheck
Because of the uncertainty around the current economic situation, many companies are pulling the purse strings tight. This means that they are often putting off their normal car and van
In the past, whether you needed a company car was often decided on the basis of how many miles you covered in a year. Now, that is likely to change
Current car and van lease arrangements were essentially created for a world of business travel that no longer exists and is unlikely to return in the same form as existed
Large numbers of companies are planning to never completely return to conventional office or depot-based working, and this will unavoidably have an impact on how company vehicles are managed.
Car-share and ride-share have hit the buffers in the face of social distancing. Could single-seaters like the Renault Twizy be the future?
FLEETCHECK has a new Northern regional office, which will be led by Richard Waiton. Richard, a CV specialist, has been appointed to the board, having worked for FleetCheck on a
FLEETCHECK has appointed new compliance manager Sue O’Connell ahead of the implementation of the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in May. Sue O’Connell has extensive experience in software testing
About FleetCheck Based in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, FleetCheck is one of the UK’s leading fleet software and management specialists. Established in 2006, it now has a customer base of more than
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