Choosing to use a fleet management service for your business is a smart way to decrease the cost of maintaining, managing and replacing of all vehicles in a corporate fleet. This includes everything from delivery service vehicles, sales rep vehicles orthe luxury vehicles that make up the executive fleet.
Selecting the correct company for corporate fleet management will be an important choice. Unfortunately, many people in charge of these decisions fall into some common traps or errors in not fully vetting and understanding the services they need as well as the services the fleet management company is offering.
Tailored Services
There are global corporate fleet management services that take great care to work with each company and address their specific needs and goals. For some companies, this can include managing a mixture of lease vehicles and vehicles owned by the company. In some cases, the long-term strategy may be phase out owned vehicles and move to 100% leasing, while in others it may be to maintain a balance.
The best fleet management companies provide the specific services your business needs. They don’t try to make your business fit their packages. Instead, they work with your business to maximize services and management.
Provide Emergency Management Services
Your in-house fleet management team shouldn’t have to worry about emergency calls from drivers after hours, or even during hours if you are using a quality corporate fleet management service.
Be sure to check if the company under consideration provides this type of emergency service response and how they respond to vehicle breakdowns, accidents or other issues to keep your staff on the move.
It will also be essential to verify that the fleet management service has experience with the scope of work you need completed. Mid to large sized companies with national or global fleet needs require a more experienced and globally positioned fleet management service for quality services that are dependable and cost-effective.
