Questionable Opinions

February 26, 2009

In good times, your fleet operation can become an easy target for policy-makers trying to find money for pet projects. In hard times, the size of that target can grow out of control. When lifecycles are extended to extreme lengths, staff cuts go too deep, replacement funds are pilfered and logical fleet policy is replaced with uneducated number crunching, the results can be deadly.

Tags: accidents, budget cuts, maintenance, safety

February 5, 2009

Okay… so I don’t have a fleet… unless you consider my two vehicles, bike and a really old push mower a fleet. Some of you smaller municipalities are probably thinking my “fleet” sounds a lot like your fleet. Also, to be honest, my “fleet” is not better than your fleet, because it is poorly managed.

Tags: 100 Best, leadership, Management, Utilization

January 26, 2009

We have been talking (complaining may be a better description) for years about how the fleet management arena has not gotten the attention it deserves. We were justified in our complaints but it looks like those days are over... and for all the wrong reasons.

Tags: audit, Media, outsourcing, take-home vehicles, Utilization

December 17, 2008

It brings me great joy to be the one to break the news that the technician shortage crisis facing public sector fleets around the nation has been averted. If this comes as a surprise to you, let me explain how I used my well-honed skills in deductive reasoning to come to this conclusion.

Tags: economy, hiring, mechanics, succession, technician shortage