SAFETY, US ECONOMY TOP OF MIND. With the end of the year fast approaching our Q4 Fleet Manager Sentiment Index shows that while top fleet managers feel much the same about our basket of 7 key indicators, conversations with them are starting to expose some divergence in their thinking and concerns about some of the potentially more critical categories like safety and the US economy, with one of our customer advisors saying the economy “felt like 2008 all over” as tariffs and a long few years of high interest rates have stifled growth. Fleet managers also continue to be negative on talent availability – especially when it comes to drivers – as well as expressing concerns about vehicle service and maintenance, citing rising costs and increased repair times as especially concerning. *Mouse over any quarter to see its specific chart.
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.
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.
The team at FLD couldn’t have been prouder to name the Tire Kingdom Charity Classic as our the recipient of our third quarter charitable donation, the sixth year in a row that we’ve supported – and attended – this great event that’s donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to help South Florida at risk youth […]
The fleet space is changing perhaps faster than it ever has, so the team at FLD decided to find out what fleet pros were thinking about some of the major issues facing our industry in our new weekly 1-question poll. Published on Wednesday’s along with the results of the previous week’s question, the anonymous poll […]
Fleets can achieve their productivity goals by finding a service provider that can optimize their operations and business functions. One of the four things fleets should look for in a remarketing partner is a provider that can eliminate risk by purchasing assets upfront. This is particularly important because remarketing can be a risky endeavor, and […]
With so much going on in the wholesale used vehicle market, the folks at Fleet Management Weekly asked our resident expert Bill Bishop to stop in and make sense of it all.
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