From procurement to maintenance, we break down everything fleet managers are in charge of overseeing.

Key Skills, Challenges & Responsibilities of a Fleet Manager

By analyzing the data surrounding their vehicle breakdowns, fleets can identify ways they can dramatically improve their operations.

What You Can Learn from Breakdowns in Your Fleet?

For public transportation agencies, maximizing vehicle uptime is mission-critical. We outline three ways to keep buses on the road in this blog post.

How Local Transportation Agencies Can Maintain the Highest Possible Uptime

Fleet tracking apps provide real-time visibility into your fleet. Learn what features to look for, and compare options in our list of the 7 best GPS apps.

Fleet Tracking App | Benefits, Features & Top Tools

7 Best fleet tracking apps & the features to look for

The latest trends and news in the fleet industry. This month, we covered everything from fleet electrification to parts inventory valuation.

Fleet Beat: The Top Fleet Industry Articles of February 2023

How to determine which parts inventory cost valuation method is best for your fleet.

Parts Inventory Valuation: When to use LIFO vs FIFO

Let’s take a look at what pest control fleets should seek out in their fleet vehicles.

What to consider in pest control fleet vehicles

An increase in the price of electricity has internal combustion engine vehicles pulling ahead of EVs in terms of cost savings.

Cost and Value: Internal Combustion Engine versus Electric Vehicles

Explore what a fuel management system is, how it works and how it can improve your fleet operations.

Comprehensive Guide to Fuel Management Systems

Regular fleet inspections keep your vehicles and their drivers safe. Explore why they’re important, how regularly to conduct them, and the essential checks.

A Quick Guide To Fleet Inspections

Fleets can use maintenance scheduling software as an effective method of communication to improve PM compliance.

Strengthen PM Practices through Clear Communication

Here a few things trucking fleets should be on the lookout for in the next year.

What Can Trucking Expect to See in 2023?

Unauthorized vehicle use is a major cost and liability risk for fleets. But with telematics, fleets can monitor their assets and prevent misuse.

Monitoring Fleet Assets with Telematics

A preventative maintenance checklist helps you ensure you’ve got everything covered, every time. Let’s go through what you should include!

What to Include in Your Preventive Maintenance Checklist

Ordered, easily-manageable parts inventories keep business operations running smoothly – we explore the benefits & best practices

Eight Best Practices to Manage Your Parts Inventories Efficiently

Get a better understanding of inventory-related data, including how to optimize parts, PPE and supplies inventory management.

Understanding Fleet Data: Inventory

Find out what causes fuel overages and what you can do about it when it happens.

What to Do When Fuel Usage is Too High

Planning your preventive maintenance helps maximize efficiency and avoid downtime. Learn all you need to know about implementing an effective plan!

Everything You Need to Know About Planned Preventive Maintenance

TCO can be a powerful tool for measuring profitability, but looking at it in isolation can obscure your view to a single metric, instead of all the metrics that comprise it.

A Nuanced Perspective on TCO

Using parts valuation systems like LIFO and FIFO help fleets navigate fluctuating costs.

Inventory Valuation Methods Improve Parts Cost Tracking

Trucking and logistics fleets are increasingly adopting automation technologies to improve daily processes.

Why More Trucking and Logistics Fleets are Adopting Automation

Although the threat of stricter emissions regulations looms large, not all fleets can feasibly switch to reduced-emissions assets.

Adapt to Upcoming Emissions Regulations Without Going Full Electric

With the right implementation, APIs can combine disparate data into one spot, save fleets time, reduce errors and make more sense of the fleet data that’s being collected every day.

Understanding Fleet APIs: Unifying Data in One Place

Refrigerated vehicles have unique maintenance needs compared to conventional vans and trucks. Discover what it takes to keep them operational.

Essential Maintenance Procedures for Refrigerated Fleets

Get a better understanding of work order data, including how to practically apply changes for improvement based on insights from that data.

Understanding Fleet Data: Work Orders

Between barcodes, QR codes and NFC tags, different equipment tags possess unique pros and cons. Discover which option best suits your fleet's needs.

A Comparative Look at Equipment Tags

Implementing an effective equipment maintenance program for your assets reduces downtime and lengthens equipment lifespan.

Guide to Equipment Maintenance Programs – And Why It’s Time to Be Preventive

Learn how fleet telematics can help both fleet management and maintenance, how it works, and what the future holds!

How Fleet Telematics Can Improve Management & Maintenance

A look into the fleet industry trends for 2023.

Fleet Industry Trends for 2023

Get the details on 2023 fleet management conferences and trade shows and learn about their educational and networking opportunities.

2023 Fleet Management Conferences and Trade Shows

Technology has changed the way some fleet management jobs look, but there are certain qualities and qualifications that fleet managers can focus on to stay up-to-date in fleet management.

Building A Fleet Management Skill Set

Vehicle idling is a pernicious threat to the bottom line of every fleet. But through effective workforce training, fleets can minimize fuel waste.

The Cost of Idling for Fleets

Telematics can be a fantastic tool for school bus fleet safety and efficiency.

Improving School Bus Fleet Safety and Efficiency with Telematics

A snap-shot look into the trucking industry conferences, and trade shows coming up in 2022.

2023 Trucking Conferences and Trade Shows

Good fleet maintenance services are crucial for maintaining a healthy, well-functioning fleet and keeping your assets safe. Learn how to choose the best!

How to Choose a Great Fleet Maintenance Service Provider

EVs may be the way of the future, but the shift from fuel-based vehicles won’t happen overnight. Learn how to make the jump smoothly with these tips.

Tips for Adapting to an Electrified Fleet

Fleet software provides industry-specific supplies inventory management, allowing fleets to optimize on-hand counts and reduce excess spend.

Track Trade Supplies and Materials Inventories with Software

Finding the perfect timing for your fleet’s daily vehicle inspections is more of an art than a science, but once you figure it out, you open the door to better insights on vehicle health and smoother maintenance processes.

How Long Should Vehicle Inspections Take?

Keeping operating expenses under control is critical for delivery fleets. Discover four tactics you can use to boost profitability.

How Delivery Fleets Can Reduce Their Operating Expenses

CVSA has published the most common vehicle safety violations of 2022. Here’s what fleets can do to prevent those infractions.

How Fleets Can Prevent the Most Common Safety Violations

Being prepared for natural disaster response comes down to preventive maintenance, and there are a few things fleets can do to make that process more efficient.

How to Stay Ready for Natural Disaster Response

Tracking and monitoring PPE conditions using digital inspections can help utility fleets improve employee safety.

Improve the Safety and Reliability of Utility PPE with Digital Inspections

Avoid fines and maximize asset visibility to ensure safety by maintaining fleet compliance. Find out everything you need to know (+ an easy software solution!)

Fleet Compliance Guide: Best Practices & Solutions

Find out how to implement a fleet preventive maintenance plan — from best practices to vehicle checklists!

Fleet Preventive Maintenance Components & Best Practices

Fleets can uncover costly trends and gain better control of service spend through maintenance data categorization.

The Benefits of Maintenance Data Categorization

Cost inflation for parts, supplies and assets trickles down from fleets to customers. Here are a few tips to stay competitive despite increased costs.

Tips for Staying Competitive Despite Inflation

Automation doesn’t have to be an intimidating prospect. Here are a few ways fleet management software can help you automate some of your processes to make running a fleet even easier.

Automated Fleet Management Software – A Resource or a Replacement?

While managing an international fleet presents unique challenges, the right fleet management software is more than up to the task.

Tips for Managing Your International Fleet

Fleetio’s Head of Product Marketing Ashlee Biggs, discusses what makes fleet management software a driver of efficiency for landscape companies.

How Fleet Management Software Can Benefit Landscape Companies

New vehicles have become hard to come by, but with the right maintenance tactics, the lives of aging assets can be extended.

The Importance of Maintenance for Aging Vehicles

Proactive fleet management can be the biggest determinant of whether a fleet is productive or not. We’ve outlined the hallmarks of a reactive fleet, as well as what you can do to be more proactive.

4 Symptoms of a Reactive Fleet (and how to cure them)

Approaching preventive maintenance with the mindset of getting it done before it’s needed can ultimately save you a ton of money down the line.

The Benefits of Strict PM Adherence

When trialing a robust fleet solution, it can be difficult to pinpoint where to start and what actions to take to yield maximum product insight.

Fleet Solutions: Making the Most of a Free Trial

Small fleets and those running lean crews can often benefit most from automating daily processes with software.

How Small Fleets can Benefit from Automating Processes

Although fleet may only take up a percentage of operational output and expenses, the role of fleet within overall business performance shouldn’t go overlooked.

How Fleet Affects the Entire Business

With so many fleet technologies on the market, it’s important to understand how they work and the different problems they solve.

The Importance of Understanding Different Fleet Technologies

Some fleet managers aren’t actually fleet managers – managing a fleet is a duty that sometimes gets rolled into other positions’ job duties. If you’re a non-traditional fleet manager, there are still plenty of ways you can successfully run a fleet while balancing your other responsibilities.

The Non-Fleet Manager’s Guide to Fleet Management

While cloud-based software has helped advance much of the technology driving fleet, many fleet managers have some understandable hesitations preventing them from going all in on a fleet management platform.

The Risks of Cloud-Based Fleet Software

Discerning which fleet metrics certain stakeholders are most interested in can help you tailor reports to highlight the data that matters most.

Benefits of Tailoring Reports to Stakeholder Interests

The art of knowing exactly when an asset has reached the end of its lifespan can become more of a science, if you know what to look for.

How to Calculate Your Vehicle Replacement Timeline

When looking for fleet softwares and solutions, having clearly defined business goals helps ensure you’re asking all the right questions.

How to Find the Right Fleet Solution for Your Operation

Get a better understanding of asset usage data, including how to practically apply changes for improvement based on insights from that data.

Understanding Fleet Data: Asset Usage

Advancement in fleet-related technologies have contributed to the evolution of the fleet management role over the years.

The Evolution of Fleet Management and Rise of Supporting Technologies

In segments throughout the fleet industry, managers are surfacing common challenges that are applicable to fleets from restoration and landscaping to transportation and logistics.

5 Common Concerns our Conversations with Fleet Managers Surfaced

With tight fleet budgets, it’s key to relieve pressure on your bottom line as much as possible. Investing time to strategically rethink components of your fleet can have major payoffs.

7 Ways to Reduce Fleet Costs

In our new video series, experienced fleet vet Walt Thompson walks you through some of the challenges that come with being a fleet manager.

Introducing Masters of Fleet

The Fleet Manager’s Manual is a comprehensive resource created in collaboration with industry experts to help fleets overcome common challenges.

The Fleet Manager’s Manual: A Resource for Fleets from Experts Across the Industry

The fleet industry has seen its fair share of labor shortages. To combat this issue, fleets may have to get creative when hiring new talent.

Navigating Labor Shortages in Fleet

We’ve compiled some strategies to help you tackle your first 90 days in a new fleet management role.

The First 90 Days for Fleet Managers

Driver behavior monitoring systems can help fleets improve safety and productivity, but many drivers still see this technology as invasive.

Easing Concerns Around Driver Behavior Monitoring

Get a better understanding of asset maintenance data, including how to practically apply changes for improvement based on data-driven insights.

Understanding Fleet Data: Maintenance

Fleet management software is a powerful tool providing a myriad of benefits, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to the numbers.

It All Adds Up: Quantifying the Benefits of Fleet Management Software

Maintaining your assets can look different with each season, so we’ve put together some tips on how to prepare for weather, no matter where you are.

Tips from a Fleet Manager: Seasonality with James Shelton

Get a better understanding of driver behavior-related data, including how to practically apply changes for improvement based on data-driven insights.

Understanding Fleet Data: Driver Behavior

Improving the inspections process can provide valuable insight into the health of your fleet.

It’s Time to Take Your Inspections Seriously.

Having a good procurement strategy will allow you to get the best possible value for the assets you need.

Tips for Fleet Vehicle Purchasing

Get a better understanding of fuel-related data, including how to practically apply changes for improvement based on data-driven insights.

Understanding Fleet Data: Fuel

Mobile maintenance service provider Spiffy joins the Fleetio Maintenance Provider Network

Spiffy Joins the Fleetio Maintenance Provider Network

Managing a fleet of vehicles and drivers comes with a lot of considerations around time management. Bryan Abbott with Asplundh Australia sheds a little light on how he saves time to make his fleet more productive.

Tips from a Fleet Manager: Time Management with Bryan Abbott

Save money on fuel and use your resources on the things that your business needs year round.

5 Tips for Saving on Fuel Costs

Learn how to take your primary intent for investing in software and turn it into a north star for integrating a new product into your operation, without being completely overwhelmed.

Getting Started with a Fleet Management Software

While you can’t necessarily control global fuel trends, there are a few things you can do to keep your fleet’s fuel costs within your budget, regardless of what’s happening in the market.

How to Navigate Fluctuating Fuel Costs

2021 was all about adaptability for Fleetio, and for our customers. We had to find ways to deliver critical improvements during a time our customers were dealing with labor and supply chain shortages, market uncertainty, and rising costs. Our customers' priorities shifted, and we had to listen and respond accordingly.

2021 Year in Review

Recognizing your employees’ excellence with well-guided efforts can be a great way to improve driver retention and demonstrate to them how important you believe they are to your operation.

Boosting Morale with End-of-Year Rewards

Conducting a simple internal fleet management audit doesn’t have to be a massive burden of time or effort, and it can lead to some pretty revelatory information about your fleet.

How to Audit Your Fleet’s Performance

Fleet industry trends set to make a mark in 2022.

Fleet Industry Trends for 2022

Fleetio announces integration with Voyomotive

Fleetio Announces Partnership and Integration with Voyomotive

Streamline your fleet maintenance process and reduce downtime by paying attention to your fleet technicians and their output.

5 Benchmarks to Help You Measure Fleet Tech Performance

We’ve put together a couple tips from our conversation with Herman VanDenBogaert of Cherrylake on how to optimize your maintenance processes to avoid big downtimes.

Tips from a Fleet Manager: Preventing Breakdowns with Herman VanDenBogaert

The Section 179 deduction affords a big break for businesses that purchased qualifying equipment during the tax year.

Act Now to Take Advantage of the Section 179 Tax Deduction

By focusing on functionality over cost, you can ensure you get the best fleet management software for your operation.

Functionality Over Cost: Finding the Perfect Fit in Fleet Management Software

Pre-trip inspections, conducted with a well-made vehicle inspection checklist, can be a great tool for helping fleet managers identify issues quickly and schedule them for maintenance.

Identifying a Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist

Track vehicle service down to the line item and easily analyze operating costs with digital work order solutions.

6 Reasons to Use Fleet Vehicle Work Order Software

We’ve compiled some tips from fleet vet Tom Rowlings on how to implement new fleet technologies like Fleetio sans speed bumps.

Tips from a Fleet Manager: Implementing New Technologies with Tom Rowlings

Fleetio announces integration with Idelic

Fleetio Announces Integration with Idelic

Fleetio announces integration with ClearQuote

Fleetio Announces Integration with ClearQuote

By being part of an organization that helps to educate, connect and promote what you do, you can grow to become a better fleet manager, maintenance provider or operations manager.

Join a Fleet Management Association

Streamline outsourced maintenance processes and data collection and improve uptime with outsourced maintenance automation.

Streamline Fleet Workflows with Outsourced Maintenance Automation

Making the best decisions for your fleet operations begins and ends with tracking fleet metrics. Having a central location for all fleet metrics gives you a comprehensive view of your assets to ensure success.

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