Fleet management - helping you manage your fleet

Aug 24
05:40

2010

Paul Orford

Paul Orford

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Often the demands placed on a Fleet Manager, HR Manager or Company Director by the various aspects of managing a car or vehicle fleet day to day are extremely high. It is very time consuming and it is often a better option to engage the services of a Fleet Management company who can ease that burden and save you both time and money.

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In a series of articles concerned with "fleet management",Fleet management - helping you manage your fleet  Articles we have already looked at establishing your fleet. Once your car or vehicle fleet is in place, it's now time to consider the various aspects of "managing your fleet".Fleet management and fleet maintenance companies can often assist with the following aspects of managing your fleet:1. Fleet Administration.Fleet management includes providing full vehicle administration for the lifetime of your car or vehicle, including fines, congestion charging and re-licensing. They can also undertake on-line license checking for drivers as well. 2. Full fleet reporting & analysis.All fleet management companies should provide access to a variety of reports to help you see a much clearer picture of what is happening with your fleet, enabling greater control. 3. Fleet Movement.Incorporating digital reporting & assessment on vehicles when moving from one member of staff to another. Some fleet management companies have their own secure compound where they can appraise, repair, re-allocate and deliver to another staff member all of which can be shown on-line through their reporting and analysis system.4. Fleet Accident Management.Some fleet management companies run their own accident management company where they can manage and show via their reporting system all aspects of an accident claim on-line. (More information at: Brocars Accident Management)5. Fleet Servicing.Use on-line systems to book, control and request all spects of service and maintenance portfolio for your car or vehicle fleet. (More information at: Brofleet Service)About Fleet Management:Fleet management is the management of a company's vehicle fleet. Fleet management includes commercial motor vehicles such as cars, vans and trucks and can include a range of functions, such as vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, fuel management and health & safety management. Fleet Management is a function which allows companies which rely on transportation in their business to remove or minimise the risks associated with vehicle investment, improving efficiency, productivity and reducing their overall transportation costs, providing 100% compliance with government legislation (duty of care) and many more. These functions can be dealt with by either an in-house fleet-management department or an outsourced fleet-management provider.For further information regarding help maintaining your fleet, please call Brofleet Fleet Management on 0800 612 4094.