Common Mistakes
Across the board vehicle cuts.
Cutting vehicle numbers across the fleet e.g. 20% demoralizes efficient managers and promotes a culture of holding vehicles in reserve, "just in case".
Extrapolating pilot findings across the whole fleet.
Vehicle surplusses at diffirent sites can vary from 0% to 50%.
Fixation on fuel as the leading savings opportunity.
70%-80% of fleet costs are fixed so eliminating surplus vehicles can offer > 20 times larger savings.
Bundling all fleet audit activities into one RFP
Prepare a separate RFP to request specialized right-sizeing skill sets and accurate GPS to optimize your fleet.
Fleet Management company performs sizing audits.
Fleet size optimization included as a ‘free’ service by a vehicle supplier is not a recommended best practice.
Procurement afterthoughts.
Organization forgets to optimize fleet size before:
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Outsourcing fleet management
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Filling new vehicle requisitions
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Renewing lease contracts.
