ONE MORE, JUST LIKE BEFORE. Perhaps owing to the fact that many fleet managers report being in a "holding pattern" the past year, FLD's Q1 Fleet Manager Sentiment Index saw little change from what our collection of top fleet managers thought in our Q4 Index. With 4 of our 7 Q1 topics scoring less than 20% different from their Q4 tallies, it's safe to say that top fleet managers aren't sure what to think these days. And with the tariffs, out of control costs - and now a war in the Mideast - it's likely the only thing fleet pros know is that they don't know anything - something we are hearing often from our CAB and other top fleet managers. Of the three remaining categories that we follow, two showed a deviation of less than half a percent from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026, with only one topic - the US Economy - moving a full half a percent (up) due largely in part to a reduction in interest rates - and milder than expected inflation - towards the end of 2025.
*Chart is rated on a scale of 1-5 with 5 being most confident. Mouse over any topic to see its specific chart.*
Halfway through the year and our newest quarterly Fleet Manager Sentiment Index is showing that top fleet leaders are feeling no more confident about the state of the industry than they were at the beginning of the year. Taken in the waning days of Q2, our latest Index – as well as conversations with our Customer Advisory Board – has most fleet managers living in a perpetual state of uncertainty, with strained global affairs, rising costs and the pressure to do more with less consuming many. Hardly the kind of environment that instills confidence, but we’ve noticed an admirable resiliency that sees our customers thriving in the face of an industry that’s changing faster than at any time in its history. Safety remains a top concern, with fleets under pressure to do all they can to curb liability and risks. One change we note from last quarter is a drop in confidence driven by rising service and maintenance costs as well as an increase the time it takes to repair vehicles, downtime that is costing them money and straining their operation *Chart is rated on a scale of 1-5 with 5 being most confident. Mouse over any quarter to see its specific chart.
After months of polling the industry on some of its biggest topics, FLD and Fleet Mgt Weekly have wrapped the poll it published every two weeks and will release a series of articles overviewing the findings. Topics will include vehicle availability, supply chain snafu’s and inflation, and will include insights from our own Customer Advisory […]
As a company that prides itself on the longevity of our employees, its not often that we add new talent. When we do, they’re amazing, just like our newest hire, Business Development Manager Carrie Galvan. With over 20 years in sales and fleet roles, she’s the perfect addition to our talented team!
For the fifth year in a row, FLD has sponsored our customer Vulcan Material’s “Shoot For A Cure” shooting clays event to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis research. This year’s even raised nearly a quarter million dollars and we couldn’t be more proud to be involved.
For the sixth year in a row, the FLD team attended the Equipment Leasing and Finance Associations annual show to catch up with customers and friends, give free 5-minute assessment’s, and spread the word on how FLD can eliminate remarketing risk by giving our customer’s an offer in hours, getting them paid in a few […]
FLD associates have always considered the Boynton Beach Police Department’s annual holiday toy drive to be among our highest callings. This year our team donated more than 50 toys in an effort to make the season bright for area kids!
So proud to drop our all new OVRView app. With enhanced graphics and a streamlined interface, OVRView lets fleet pros manage their entire remarketing universe in real time from any device, anytime, anywhere in the world. Use it to assign vehicles, accept quotes and even get paid – it’s just that easy!
Where will gas prices start 2023? What percentage of fleet vehicles will be EV’s by 2030? When will supply chain woes subside? With so many questions swirling around fleet, FLD is teaming with the pros at Fleet Mgt Weekly magazine to ask questions – and share insights – posed by fleet pros from around the […]
As an active AFLA member for over a decade, our Director of Business Development Richard Mallek was the perfect attendee to compose an overview of this year’s show for industry authority Fleet Management Weekly. Find out what he had to say about the 5 common challenges facing fleet entities.
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