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But I Want to Keep My Underutilized Vehicle!
How do you explain that saving $2 per ride adds up, when department heads care more about staff members being able to do their jobs?
MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Thoughts and observations on news, events, ideas, and products related to government fleet management.
How do you explain that saving $2 per ride adds up, when department heads care more about staff members being able to do their jobs?
What’s preventing young people from becoming automotive technicians? Is it actually the great career many fleet managers say it is?
Respected fleet managers give input on large projects and get support for their programs. How do new fleet managers earn this respect?
It’s common for public-sector employees to stay at their jobs until retirement. What’s an ambitious second-in-command to do?
Managers have to walk a fine line between a work environment that’s not overly restrictive and one that passes public scrutiny.
TL;DR stands for “too long; didn’t read.” Should we adopt this “summary sentence” for longer professional e-mails?
Before writing a policy that will last for years, determine whether it’s the best one. Would a typical employee follow the policy?
Your vehicles may paint a certain picture of the fleet and even the public agency. Is the picture a positive or a negative one?
It is probable that distracted drivers will not get caught and will not learn anything until something terrible happens. We know it, and they do too, so it continues happening.
With so many baby boomers in the fleet management profession, I think about what this generation leaves behind when they retire.
