Setting shop rates can be a delicate balancing act between charging prices adequate enough to cover shop expenses while remaining competative with local competition. The process requires careful data analysis and computation.
In-house asphalt projects can save considerable time and money if the equipment is used appropriately and is carefully maintained to ensure optimal performance.
Similar to a vehicle's dashboard, this monitoring system helps managers oversee all aspects of the fleet operation to ensure efficiency and track productivity.
The lessons learned by Florida fleet managers are valuable during any natural disaster or emergency. These include giving fuel priority to first responders and securing alternative power supplies.
Eliminating in-house vehicle maintenance saves the Tennessee Valley Authority millions of dollars each year. This provides better service to residents and sets an example for private companies.
Fleets have been buffeted for the past few years with budgetary constraints brought on by declines in tax revenues. Compounding this has been a 30% increase in the price of fuel. Here's an assessment of the challenges ahead.
Including the penalties associated with liquidation damages and latent defects in a vehicle spec during the bid process can protect against unexpected costs.
Let’s face it. Fluctuating fuel prices averaging just below the $2 per gallon mark are forcing some fleet managers to rethink their budgets. Adopting a tax-exempt fuel management program can help your operation save money.
Combine a large, densely-populated city with abysmal winter weather, and you have a recipe for disorganization and chaos. Chicago deployed a wireless solution from WebTech Wireless to track its snow-removal fleet.
Malicious cyber attacks, equipment failures, and natural disasters can destroy data protected by even the best security systems. Precautions must be taken to keep data safe in any situation.
Winter storms, though routine in much of North America, are high-tempo, emergency operations for which government fleets must prepare and support.
The Oregon State Agency for Surplus Property uses eBay online technology to widen its market base, increase surplus property sales, shorten resale time, and reduce customer complaints.
Diesel fuel provides Garden State Parkway's vehicles with increased horsepower and torque, better fuel economy, engine longevity, and longer vehicle service intervals.
Where fleet data is stored and how it is accessed and transmitted can be as important a decision as what fleet software you buy.
When Jerry Nabhan took over as fleet manager for the City of Sunnyvale, Calif. — with 136,000 residents and 3,000 businesses in the heart of the Silicon Valley — he located his garbage trucks by looking for black smoke in the air.
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