While vehicle spec’ing has changed over the last couple of years — partly due to availability, allocation, production delays and other uncontrollable factors — several core elements should always be considered.
Time and resources are becoming tighter along the entire supply chain, and it may be beneficial to understand if you’re meeting your vendors’ and suppliers’ expectations. Many of these expectations are identical to what...
While commercial fleet design considerations often include technology integration, acquisition costs, job performance, and long-term operating costs, one element often forgotten is the human factor. This step is key to...
Risk management is an important aspect of organizations within the commercial fleet space. Maintenance, safety inspections and obtaining proper licensing are just the tip of the iceberg. Fleet professionals must also...
Safety is one of the most important aspects in any workplace environment; however, in the vocational truck space, it can be extremely complex for vehicles that are built in multiple stages and incorporate numerous...
Vocational fleets, by definition, exist to support an organization’s specific technical functions. However, it is important to tell the story. In many cases, upper management views fleet as an expensive budget line...
Most fleet professionals are aware that vehicles must be certified before they can be licensed; however, it is important to understand what it means to certify – and this includes which parties are responsible for...
Safety is almost always on the minds of fleet professionals; it’s certainly at the forefront of the work truck industry – from design to use. Designers are ultimately responsible for providing safe, functional vehicles...
Do you view fleet equipment end-users as your employees or customers? Although they may be employees of your organization, end-users should ideally be viewed as your customers. And like any customer, they also likely...