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Mileage Rounding, Extra Breaks & Other Transgressions
Managers have to walk a fine line between a work environment that’s not overly restrictive and one that passes public scrutiny.
MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Thoughts and observations on news, events, ideas, and products related to government fleet management.
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.
With fleet management becoming more technology-driven and automated, there is an increasing amount of data available.
The degrees of connection within any industry are less than six or four. Choose a handful of random fleet professionals, and I’d bet one of them knows someone you know or have worked with.
Often, innovation is driven by the private sector. But public sector agencies are also leading the way in designing transportation systems for the future.
I’ve often wondered how much of an influence the parents of second-generation fleet professionals had on their careers.
