Got fleet? Cars, trucks? Do you simply maintain your fleet, or do you have a fleet management program? Now we’re cooking. If you have a corporate fleet, odds are, you are part of the approximately 75% of companies who have no fleet management program. So don’t feel bad; you’re in good company. These companies usually wait until the tires and bumper are falling off and the primary color of the vehicle is Bondo grey before they replace the vehicle. Not a good idea, unless in a faltering economy you enjoy wasting money on excessive maintenance, repairs, down-time, miles-per-gallon, driver morale, corporate appearance, and crap resale price.

Over the next few posts, I’ll address various aspects of the fleet management process and various strategies to implement Best Practices for Fleet Management.