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Fleet

Beginning the specification process

Fleet purchasing is a continual process. When writing specifications, consider who spec’s your vehicles. Typically, in a fleet organization, there’s a good chance you are involved in vehicle design. If you are not...

March 24, 2020

Fleet

Understanding supplier needs

It’s the time of year when you and your colleagues may be finalizing budgets and purchasing cycles for the year. With that, it’s important to understand your suppliers’ needs.

February 19, 2020

Fleet

Optimizing the fleet plan

Much like a business plan, it’s important to have a fleet plan. Well thought-out and calculated strategies can be a cornerstone of successful fleet operation. There are several steps, from design to maintenance plans...

December 19, 2019

Fleet

Understanding vocational expense

Specialized vehicles are complex and expensive. Often costs are not understood, and organizations resort to less expensive options to get the job done. Life cycle costing is an important tool for fleet managers to...

November 13, 2019

Fleet

Highlight your vocational fleet operation

Being a successful fleet manager can be one of the most challenging positions in an organization, and the job comes with great responsibility. Staying educated, and perhaps more importantly educating others is critical.

October 18, 2019

Fleet

Understanding the new generation – take advantage of partnership opportunities

The vocational industry is experiencing an influx of young professionals. Sometimes, this creates a disconnect with industry knowledge gained through experience, successes and failures. Conversely, this new industry...

July 17, 2019

Fleet

Putting a business approach into fleet management

Vocational vehicle replacement schedules can be daunting. Specialized vehicles represent a variety of moving parts from truck design to unique upfitting. If done incorrectly, this can lead to out-of-control costs...

June 14, 2019

Fleet

Giving your operation a tune-up

Is your shop running at optimal efficiency today? Most likely it is, but over time, shop operations may have changed. This can be an opportunity to look at overall operations and make strategic decisions.

May 13, 2019

Fleet

Spec’ing vehicles – the continual process improvement

Many strive to improve their organization’s specification process. Effective specifications provide the foundation for product standardization which has widely recognized virtues for controlling costs and improving both...

April 22, 2019

Vehicle Specification

Fleet

Lowering bottom-line costs while keeping your trucks

One challenge within the work truck industry is continuing to find ways to reduce bottom-line costs. As a spec' writer, you have taken the care and research to design a work truck accounting for acquisition fees...

September 18, 2018

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