Fleetio Blog

I learned a lot from my dad, more than I can remember and certainly more than I could pack into a blog post. However, one thing that has always stood out in my memory is how...

If you manage a fleet, you know time is money. In order to keep vehicles out of the shop and on the road, it is vital to have a handle on the status of each fleet vehicle at...

In our previous post, we outlined the five discount categories for fleet parts and explored how to purchase smarter within each. Now, we’ll outline how to further reduce parts...

There are several major categories of discounts available to fleets. But, even experienced fleet managers are sometimes confused about what discounts they can reasonably hope...

As we outlined in our last post, the first step of developing an affordable PM program is specifying preventative maintenance inspection (PMI) tasks to be performed. Inspections...

Developing an affordable and effective preventative maintenance inspection (PMI) program hinges on gathering and analyzing detailed cost data. To ensure fleet managers fully...

As we saw in 13 Ways to Improve Shop Productivity, many factors go into keeping a fleet maintenance operation productive. All fleet managers know that maintenance productivity...

The longer a vehicle stays in the shop, the longer it’s off the road and the more work it tends to accumulate. As we discussed in 13 Ways to Improve Shop Productivity, we...

All fleet managers know that the assignment of vehicle maintenance tasks should be carefully planned and scheduled. The longer a vehicle stays in the shop, the longer it...

Forecasting when preventative maintenance will be due based solely on meter readings is hard. You could use time-based triggers (e.g. every 3 months) - which are easier to predict...