FLD’s quarterly Fleet Manager Sentiment Index scores how top fleet managers are feeling about 7 key topics important to the industry on a 1 (not feeling positive about a subject) to 5 basis (feeling confident). Tariff uncertainty. Budget cutting. EV back peddling. The first half of 2025 has been a cauldron of disruptions, as fleets try to navigate yet another rough stretch just as it seemed the industry was settling into familiar patterns. That didn't go unnoticed by our panel of top fleet managers who report that while they're collective confidence in vehicle availability and the supply chain has increased minimally in Q2, their feelings on talent availability, maintenance and the US economy have taken a step back. Note that this quarter we add a new category - safety - due to its unquestioned importance to fleets everywhere. *Mouse over any quarter to see its specific chart.
FLD has released its White Metal Market Report for Q2 2023. The used medium-duty wholesale market remains largely stagnant, with slight increases in dealer inventories and pricing. The big question facing the market is whether there will be enough pent-up demand for used vehicles as more units enter the market. There may be a lack […]
Making his debut to what turned out to literally be thousands of loving fans, FLD’s mascot “FLD Frank” sprang to life at this year’s NTEA Work Truck Week, walking the show floor, greeting passers by, and generally being asked to stop at every booth he passed. In honor of his appearance, he even wrote a […]
Confusion. Consolidation. Shortages. The fleet world has been in a state of turmoil since the dawn of the pandemic, and the team here at FLD thought it was time to address it in a series of communications that thoughtfully ask fleets to humbly give FLD an opportunity to earn their business.
The fleet industry has undergone drastic changes since the COVID-19 pandemic began, causing vehicles and products to become scarce and employees difficult to find. In order to overcome these challenges, fleet managers should first perform an audit of their operations to better understand their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. In addition to developing an auditing […]
FLD has released its Year Behind/Ahead preview in its quarterly White Metal Market Report. The report looks back at 2022 and highlights how FLD’s predictions about the year’s trends, opportunities, and roadblocks turned out. FLD then offers predictions on what the fleet industry can expect in 2023. FLD predicts that 2023 will be a more […]
Biz Dev Mgr Holly Hill overviews how fleet managers can quickly and easily assess vehicles from thousands of miles away using FLD’s new and improved OVRview solution.
The 2022 National Vehicle Leasing Association (NVLA) conference touched down this year in Tucson, Arizona, meaning our inveterate observer FLD “Frank” only needed to cross town after this year’s AFLA conference to report on what he learned. Read his free report to learn how small lessors are taking on the big boys, even the fleet […]
This year’s AFLA conference in Tucson was a watershed event for the organization with an over 40% increase in attendance from 2021. As always, the FLD team was there in force, as was or roving observer FLD “Frank” who gives you his take on this year’s event.
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