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Open vs Closed End Leasing: Which Is Right For You?

By Chris Brown
Choosing between the two types of commercial leases involves understanding your fleet driving patterns, your internal fleet management capabilities and your appetite for risk.

Useful Articles

2009 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award Nominations
In its 5th year, GF’s Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year award, sponsored by ARI, recognizes outstanding achievements by government fleet professionals.

Fleet Interest in Environmental Issues Grows; Challenges Remain
PHH Arval conducts an annual environmental survey of public and private sector managers. Eighty percent of the surveyed fleet managers reported a growing interest in fleets’ environmental impact at their companies.

How to Determine the Correct Depreciation Reserve
Depreciation turns fleet vehicles into “melting” assets. The open-end TRAC lease is an excellent tool to manage depreciation expense; however, maximizing its effectiveness requires establishing the proper depreciation reserve.

Analyzing RFPs: Methodology for Best Practices
The RFP process can get bogged down with unneeded detail when procuring fleet programs and services. Reviewing and analyzing responses become cumbersome. Here are some ideas to simplify the process.

Negotiating Your Way to a Fleet Management Agreement
The cornerstone of a successful fleet operation lies in a carefully structured agreement. Negotiating a fleet management agreement is as much art as science, but if done right, problems can be avoided.

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Research and Best Practices

Leasing Related Statistics

Breakdown of Fleet Management Company Portfolios by Size of Client Fleets

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Selecting the Best Lease Option
Discover the benefits and drawbacks of open-end and closed-end leases, which leasing is right for your company’s fleet and how different lease structures affect budget and taxes. Presented by Merchant’s Leasing.

The Financial Benefits of Leasing
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Find out all you need to know about leasing - the financial and tax benefits, as well as the management and maintenance programs, incentives and discounts, flexibility in vehicle selection and more.