According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the number of light commercial vehicles has increased in the past year accounting for 15.5 percent of all vehicles registered, just behind passenger vehicles. This means more SMBs are looking to leverage their vehicles and optimise operations – to gain a competitive edge and maintain superior customer service.
Each year there are more than 600,000 road crashes, 200,000 reported injuries and 1,300 people killed. So, for any business with mobile workers, getting drivers home safely each day is a primary goal.
Fuel, maintenance, servicing and vehicle purchases are all the big ticket items in fleet management. But what about the smaller, more niche areas? What about the additional costs and time that is taken up by e-Tag management or driver training? Here’s how to forecast for these costs.
A fleet might seem like a great way to increase productivity and reduce transportation costs, but it can quickly become complicated and expensive. Avoid these top 10 pitfalls on your road to better fleet management in your business.
In difficult economic times, cutting costs becomes a business operation in itself. As with all other business divisions, fleet management spending needs to be looked with a view towards reducing wasted spend. Here are some ways of managing the costs associated with owning and maintaining a fleet.
Are you one of those business owners who uses the holiday period to take a bit of time outside of your business to review what works and what doesn’t? We asked some experts for their advice on reviewing your business products and services at this time of year.
Is your fleet carbon tax ready? Ian Daniel proposes a few investments to make sure you’re on the right side of the Clean Energy Act.
“For fleet businesses the time has come to start looking at ways to reduce emissions, thereby reducing tax liability and remaining competitive in the marketplace.”
Smart asset management, and in particular fleet vehicle management, is a critical part of any business’ financial health.
Ian Daniel blogs about the OH&S considerations managers of a mobile workforce need to be aware of.
“Over recent years, responsibility for fleet safety has shifted from drivers to organisations and even individual managers – making this a growing issue for Australian businesses.”
Telstra is set to offer Navman’s Wireless GPS fleet management solutions to business customers, after signing a strategic partnership with the navigation company.
