Five major trends in fleet management

Five major trends in fleet management

A safer, more efficient fleet future. Cartrack's fleet management can help you reduce fuel costs and increase business efficiency instantly. With our innovative telematics system you can:
Measure fuel efficiency online with clear dashboards and reports
Understand individual driver behavior and help your drivers implement more fuel-efficient driving habits with our Driver Behavior Comparison
Plan drivers' routes in advance to ensure they take the fastest route and avoid stop-and-go driving
Receive comprehensive feedback for driver behavior analysis including hard braking, fuel consumption, fuel theft, odometer readings, excessive idling and GPS location. Cartrack’s commitment to ongoing innovation in fleet vehicle systems ensures fleet managers can achieve greater efficiencies when managing their fleets.
Green Fleet Initiative. Ensuring your business has a "green" image has become a trend in recent years. Corporate green initiatives often go hand in hand with fuel-saving initiatives. Many fleet managers are looking to replace the use of petroleum with biofuels. Biodiesel is becoming increasingly popular because it does not require any modifications to the vehicle engine. As interest in alternative fuel use continues to grow, more non-traditional fleet vehicles are expected to enter the market, such as hybrid trucks and biofuel light trucks. More and more fleet companies are looking for expertise to help them decide which alternative fuel vehicles are suitable for their fleets. Understanding your options in terms of cost, performance, and support infrastructure is critical to making the right decision.
Fleet maintenance. Fleet maintenance prices have been on an upward trend over the past few years, with the cost of products such as lubricants, motor oils, tires and filters rising. New diesel trucks entering the market have resulted in increased maintenance costs. To prevent these costs, fleet companies are training drivers to handle the complexities of driving and maintaining diesel vehicles. Maintenance of fleet vehicles is becoming more complex as the cost of the technology used in the vehicles increases. The more advanced the technology, the more skilled technicians are needed, and these highly skilled technicians are in short supply, which can put pressure on the repair process, thereby adding time. One positive trend in fleet vehicle maintenance is the increasing use of LED lighting technology. More and more fleet companies are choosing to use LED lighting instead of strobe lights because of its 10-year average lifespan, higher brightness and ease of installation.
Fleet safety and incident management. Accidents not only impact a company's profitability, but also impact the safety of a fleet's most valuable resource - its drivers and the vehicles they drive. Avoiding accidents and reducing associated costs are top priorities highlighted by fleet managers. Strategies used to reduce accident-related costs include the adoption of fleet technology, rigorous driver selection, and driver training. Cartrack's Drive Vision is a tool that puts the focus firmly on safety, allowing fleet managers to virtually drive alongside drivers by pairing in-vehicle audio and video equipment with Cartrack's comprehensive telematics technology. Reducing accidents, potential liability and operating costs will always be a fleet manager’s goal. The implementation of technologies such as Drive Vision has a significant impact on fleet drivers and their road safety.
Tomorrow’s driverless fleets. In November 2013, the first self-driving car steered, braked, accelerated, merged into traffic, and changed lanes without a driver. Japan's electric Nissan LEAF is leading the global trend toward self-driving cars; Nissan claims a commercially viable version will be available as early as 2020. With the rise of self-driving cars, this concept may expand to fleets. Fleet companies with deep-rooted safety cultures may be the first to adopt this new trend. Self-driving fleet vehicles could mean entirely new rental company-operated fleets with Uber-style booking systems. The company will only have to pay for the actual use of its fleet, eliminating vehicle depreciation charges, currently one of the company's major expenses. Ultimately, fleet companies may see themselves evolve into highly sophisticated vehicle dispatch companies.

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