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Nichole Osinski
Executive Editor
Thoughts and observations on news, events, ideas, and products related to government fleet management.
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We have all heard of the potential negative consequences of extending our equipment lifecycles to accommodate current budget pressures. For the most part, fleet managers tend to express their concerns about an aging fleet in terms of increased workloads, parts costs, and reduction of return on investment. But there is another aspect to maintaining an aging fleet…the need to attract and retain an experienced workforce.
Read More →In many instances, when you ask someone what their net worth is they will respond in a monetary value. However, your net worth is not only the amount of money you have in the bank, but also the cumulative value of your skills and abilities that benefits an employer.
Read More →Since I have been posting in my rants I have received some rather interesting replies. Some were worth commenting on, some not. However, I do feel the need to clarify some things.
Read More →In the public fleet industry much has been said about Fully Burdened Labor Rates (FBLR). For some, it is the basis by which they measure their cost competitiveness with the private sector. However, during my tenure as a fleet manager one thing is for sure; all FBLRs are not created equal! Contrary to popular belief there are many different methods of computing a FBLR. As public fleet managers we would like to believe that we are standardized with our public sector counterparts, but that is far f
Read More →I was recently discussing comeback (rework) rates with another fleet manager and decided to share my thoughts with the rest of the fleet community.
Read More →Here’s an interesting tidbit of information for you big government spenders. On June 1, 2010 the national debt stood at 13 trillion dollars. That number increased to 14 trillion dollars on Dec 31, 2010. Putting that time frame into perspective, it calculates out to be: 5,136 hours or 308,160 minutes or 18,489,600 seconds. Now let’s do some easy division…and poof… that equates to a whopping $54,084.00 every second! That’s fifty four thousand dollars added to the national debt each and every secon
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