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What Is The Purpose Of Fleet Management?

The purpose of fleet management is to supervise fleet operations for optimal business performance, ensuring that they contribute to profitability and other company goals.

The benefits of a robust fleet management system include:

  • Increased safety and reliability. Fleet management helps improve vehicle and driver safety and keep your fleet on the road. You can identify risks and find ways to mitigate or avoid them through thorough inspections, proper maintenance, insurance, driver coaching, and other means. Doing so reduces chances of engine malfunction, accidents, and downtime. 
  • Higher productivity. Fleet management ensures that your assets, operations, and other processes run like well-oiled machines. You can track and eliminate delays and bottlenecks to boost fleet productivity.
  • Greater driver satisfaction and retention. Fleet management improves your daily operations and elevates your driver’s overall work experience by automating repetitive tasks and rewarding safe driving practices — to name just two. This leads to safer and simpler operations, motivating drivers to stay longer with your company.
  • Better cost control and higher ROI. Running a fleet operation is expensive. Fleet management helps you stay on top of your expenses. You can check and correct any workflow inefficiencies and improper practices eating up your profits. You can also prevent incidents and implement other means to protect your finances. This helps you reap greater returns in the end.