Let’s face it. Every fleet company aims to be the crème de la crème. So, the million-dollar question is: how?

Frankly speaking, the answer is rather subtle. Just like how people buy iPhones because of its high quality, your company should also strategize well to incorporate these top qualities of a super fleet.

“Why?”

Because that’s what makes a SUPER FLEET, super!

Huh, What’s a Fleet?

In the automotive industry, fleet conveys the meaning of owned or leased by a government agency, business or other organization. The distinction between fleet vehicles and commercial vehicles lies in the ownership of vehicles.

How safe is your fleet?

No doubt, safety will always be the utmost priority in fleets. After all, fleets could be out of business just with one minor road accident. In order to ensure that standards are upheld, fleets must always track and keep tabs on safety. As such, fleets should definitely step up their game by including safety features like back-up camera, adaptive headlights and reverse sensing system in vehicles.

Develop an Organizational Structure

Take a look at any top companies in the world. Ask yourself, what do they have in common?

“Perhaps a famous CEO like Mark Zuckerberg?”

Albeit it’s not entirely wrong, the pillars of any company are its well-structured organization. As a matter of fact, any fleet that strive to be super should have a strong base to achieve the desired results. In order to have a structured organization, every worker needs to understand his own job duties. For instance, fleet managers need to comprehend that they are responsible in managing the fleet vehicles (Read: top concerns of fleet managers). Hence, take an objective look at your organization as it is a critical yet overlooked aspect in succeeding.

Result Management

“Do you have what it takes?”

To garner a volume of results, you need to ensure a wide range of functions, like vehicle maintenance, vehicle financing, tracking and diagnostics the vehicle’s, fuel, speed as well as health and safety management of the vehicle. Aside from that, fleets should make sure that the vehicles are being utilized completely to maximize returns and get the most out of their locations and workforce.

But you probably realised that manual checking every fleet vehicle is just impossible, especially if the company you’re working for has more than 30 cars in use.

Thank goodness, we’re living in the era of mobile computing!

Currently, there are many fleet management apps that you can use on the go:

Here’s a list of the top 10 fleet management software vendors

Driver Management

“Acceleration?  Checked.”

With the breakage of technology, fleets can gain revelation about what is happening in the vehicle at all times. Morning, afternoon, evening and even nights! Fleets get to manage the driver with items such as hand braking, acceleration, speed reviews and GPS controls. In a way, this can help to retain the good condition of vehicles. And consequently, lessen the repairing costs. Today, fleet managers can make use of apps such as Fleet VIP, GPS Wox and Odoo Fleet Management for real-time tracking.

Fleet Reporting

“You know what they say? Never underestimate the powers of data.”

Through effective fleet reporting, fleets can obtain significant understanding of areas that need further improvement and areas of strength. These reports can help them to identify and improve their service. By implementing proper Key Performance Indicators or simply KPIs into an organization, fleets can closely monitor important metrics, quickly recognize and dissect trends for better insight. Usually, KPIs are formed by calculating the cost required for fleet vehicles operation.

Some data that could be used for KPIs are:

• Fuel cost per mile
• Miles per gallon
• Parts cost per gallon

The key to running a better fleet is a happier fleet. So to answer the million dollar question, Fleet management isn’t rocket science, nor is it kindergarten. It requires a unique and eclectic set of skills — skills that can be applied to any number of other careers.