Sure, you can pull real-world fuel economy from your fleet vehicles individually, and you can use traditional means of grouping and benchmarking them. But that\u2019s almost like filling out and updating an NCAA tournament bracket by hand \u2014 an impossible amount of work. Results of a joint study conducted by Enterprise Fleet Management and Geotab were presented to demonstrate how telematics data can be combined with machine learning and AI to definitively predict future fuel economy of light-duty vehicles. The study collated vehicle specs, driving behaviors, environmental and road data, vocational use, region, utilization, and trip lengths \u2014 over 100 factors \u2014 into a predictive model. In one use case, the model scored a fleet of 106 vehicles and produced a spec\u2019ing recommendation that would save $11,000 a month in fuel costs.<\/p>\n
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- Time savings equals dollar savings \u2014 and Fleet Management as a Service is taking off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Consumer on-demand models driven by Uber, Instacart, and Amazon Prime are permeating business-to-business transactions, including fleet services. Uptime is everything; valeting vehicles one at a time to brick-and-mortar car washes or quick lubes doesn\u2019t cut it anymore. Fleets of all types and geographies are increasingly leveraging tech-enabled mobile services that include fueling, vehicle washing, preventive maintenance, repairs, tire replacement and more. This fits into the larger concept of Fleet Management as a Service, which will grow in importance as we continue down the path of increased asset utilization toward autonomy.<\/p>\n
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- Government fleets are ready to expand shared mobility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Government fleets have been first adopters when it comes to fleet sharing, as motor pools are notoriously underutilized. While many government fleets are still updating from key box to various forms of tech-enabled sharing, some are ready to take the next step. According to David Mesa from the City of San Jose, the city is working through the logistics of interdepartmental sharing. \u201cIn the future, we’re definitely going to be sharing resources with other local municipalities. That way we can have utilization rates that are more aligned with our replacement cycles.\u201d Taking the concept one step further, employees of Santa Barbara County are allowed to take home pool vehicles as long as they use them for rideshare with other employees to and from work. They pay for the use of the vehicle, though the cost is split between the driver and passengers, and they get a preferred parking spot at work. The next frontier is fleet sharing to the public. This used to be a third rail because of liability, however technology is able to define who, when, and where.<\/p>\n
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- Commercial fleets are only beginning to embrace new mobility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Photo by\u00a0Tabrizi Productions.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Sara Sweeney of Wheels presented some of the findings of its mobility study done in conjunction with Bobit Business Media. The survey queried commercial fleets. Some 28% said they were actively using a variety of mobility solutions already. Of those, about 6% of respondents are using a form of shared mobility; 7% have implemented a mobility budget, and 9% have implemented ride hailing. Of all respondents, 20% were in some phase of development (from early stages to close to execution) on a new initiative. However, close to 40% have not yet started discussions or planning of any new mobility solution.<\/p>\n
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- You can share an excavator (and other heavy equipment).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What\u2019s super costly and underutilized? Heavy equipment. Take excavators, which can cost close to $200,000 each. San Joaquin County has three of them that aren\u2019t utilized nine months out of the year. Kevin Myose, who manages the county\u2019s fleet, is looking to include them in his shared motor pool. Sure, there are issues above and beyond sharing a passenger car: \u201cHanding over the keys to an excavator is a whole different deal,\u201d said Myose during the government fleet manager\u2019s forum. But with equipment costing $200,000 and severely underutilized, the cost savings in sharing them with other cities and counties can be tremendous.<\/p>\n
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- Electric trucks aren\u2019t market ready, but we\u2019re making progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
All North American truck manufacturers, the traditional crowd as well as a handful of startups, are working feverishly to electrify their Class 7 and 8 offerings. It will happen, but commercialization is still at least a couple years down the road. Heavy trucks need lots of batteries to cover the distances they need to travel. Until technology can bring the size and weight of the battery packs down to something reasonable, most truck fleets won’t tolerate a cut in payload. In the meantime, truck makers are focusing on short-haul tractors and city delivery trucks that require smaller battery loads with less impact on payload.<\/p>\n
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- Range anxiety is no longer the primary barrier to electric vehicle adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
On the passenger car side, the term \u201crange anxiety\u201d is almost cliched, with a benchmark range of over 200 miles for new electric models. But we\u2019re playing chicken and egg with charging infrastructure struggling to keep up with the slew of new EV models on the horizon. Uncertainty on battery longevity, lack of auction sales, and uncertain residual values make total cost of ownership a moving target, though this is evolving. As new car prices reach record highs, the gap between internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and EVs is shrinking, and operating costs for EVs are 58% of ICE vehicles. Battery longevity is playing out favorably. Assessing an EV\u2019s battery efficacy is a new science, and marketing positive results will increase buyer confidence in the secondary market. OEM battery warranty programs are helping too.<\/p>\n
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- Data collection systems and policies are still forming, leaving data managers exposed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The auto industry hasn\u2019t yet figured out an easy, standardized way to erase data from vehicles. It\u2019s left to the driver, and each vehicle model has a different method. Further, fleet management companies are aware that their clients\u2019 drivers are not always removing telematics devices from de-fleeted vehicles. When telematics providers and FMCs are not made aware of a vehicle changing hands, they end up tracking and collecting data on a vehicle that is outside of their purview. This risk speaks to the need to define opt-out systems and policies, equally as important \u2014 or more so \u2014 than the original opt-in to allow collection data.<\/p>\n
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Photo by\u00a0Tabrizi Productions.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Here are the best two quotes to sum up the conference:<\/p>\n
\u201cOur customers tell us that they have almost no demand for more data, but they have almost unlimited demand for actionable insights from the data that they currently have.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI traveled the 60 miles to the conference in an all-electric Hyundai Kona with intelligent lane-keeping, active cruise control, and forward collision avoidance. I actually got work done on the freeway. Maybe this wasn\u2019t advisable \u2014 but this is the future and it\u2019s coming fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
by Chris Brown<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSource: https:\/\/www.fleetforward.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/h3>\n
Fleet management is the use of a set of vehicles in order to provide services to a third-party, or to perform a task for our organization, in the most efficient and productive manner with a determined level of service and cost.<\/p>\n
Fleet management activities are shown in the following graph 1:<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nGraph 1: fleet management activities<\/p>\n
The proposal audit analyses and assesses all fleet management activities shown in the graph 1, and its main goals are:<\/p>\n
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- Know the overall status of the fleet management activities<\/li>\n
- Provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet management\u00a0 activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
With the information obtained, we\u2019ll elaborate a report that holds the overall status of the fleet management as well as the suggestions, recommendations and the measures to take in order to cut costs and optimize the fleet management activities.<\/p>\n
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT:<\/p>\n
Fleet Management Audit AFMC<\/a><\/h2>\n
Contact:<\/p>\n
Jos\u00e9 Miguel Fern\u00e1ndez G\u00f3mez<\/p>\n
34 678254874<\/p>\n
info@advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Data collection systems and policies are still forming, leaving data managers exposed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Range anxiety is no longer the primary barrier to electric vehicle adoption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Electric trucks aren\u2019t market ready, but we\u2019re making progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- You can share an excavator (and other heavy equipment).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Commercial fleets are only beginning to embrace new mobility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Government fleets are ready to expand shared mobility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n