Introduction to Fleet Management

How to run a world class cost effective fleet of vehicles

Created by: Sivile Mbekeni
Fleet Specialist

What Will I Learn?

• Understand the concepts of Fleet Management as a discipline and related applicable scientific principles
• Formulate a Fleet Policy and have a full view of critical policy issues that have to be included in that fleet policy
• Learn about the fleet life cycle and how intertwined and interdependent the life cycle stages are on one another
• Discover different methods of financing your fleet and also learn how to calculate total fleet costing, insurance premium calculations and other key techniques necessary to manage any fleet environment better
• Discover risk issues facing your fleet operation, how to evaluate risk and proactively take actions that allow you to make educated decisions on how to transfer risk cost effectively
• Learn how to perform critical expense control calculations for fuel, maintenance, depreciation, tyres
• Implement interventions that will bring about visible changes in your operation

Requirements

• No additional material or software is needed.
• Just the understanding of some basic vehicle management/operations is sufficient; one must be currently working with vehicles or aspiring to get involved in Fleet Management.
• In the beginning of this course I ask some critical questions about one’s current fleet situation. The rest of the course answers those questions thus providing an insight to doing things differently going forward. Being Alert, taking a lot of notes and consistently reviewing one’s operation is a must.

Target audience

• The Business Owner who is concerned about cost containment and as such wants to be hands on in the daily Fleet Operations of his/ her business.
• Beginners and intermediate students who want to up-skill their knowledge base on the subject
• Fleet Manager who wants to have more control of his/her Fleet and make improvements. The Fleet Supervisor or aspiring Fleet Manager who wants to improve his /her skill base and expertise to bring about some operational efficiencies
• Seasoned professionals in various facets of the business like HR, Finance, Sales and Marketing, who because of their work naturally have an interest in fleet management
• This course is not for someone who wants an overnight solution to some serious challenges in their environments. Fleet Management is a developed discipline with principles and needs time, practice and application. However within weeks, if applied properly, you will start improving your operations, saving money and making a noticeable contribution in your environment