
Here's what fleet departments across the nation are doing that other operations can learn from and adapt for their own use.
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Government Fleet often shares programs and initiatives that lead to great success, but those ideas often require significant investments in time or money. Here, we turn to the smaller ideas that are simpler and easier to implement.
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The Napa County (Calif.) fleet team worked with management, the school district, and a local teacher to introduce government fleets to auto shop students.
Read More →Successful green efforts include switching to alternative fuel vehicles, reducing petroleum consumption, running on re-refined oil, and implementing policies on idling, purchasing, right-sizing, and downsizing.
Read More →Detailed and comprehensive business plan and policy documents foster a proactive approach to fleet management. When writing policies and procedures, safety can be used as the motivating issue to facilitate support by all stakeholders.
Read More →Some bright ideas include a replacement plan based on priority, annual calculations of replacement points, and a cash-only plan.
Read More →Underutilization can result in wasteful fleet spending. Fleets must ensure all vehicles are being properly utilized to save on costs.
Read More →One of the best practices fleets have found useful in improving operations and customer satisfaction is regular customer feedback, which can be as simple as informal conversations or observations.
Read More →By capturing and benchmarking metrics, a fleet manager can demonstrate the fleet’s improved performance.
Read More →Communication is a vital aspect of fleet operations. Regularly scheduled meetings and newsletters are just a few ways to keep staff in the loop.
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