Fleet management means different things to different people. It’s not just about renewing the road fun licence each year.
Fleet management is the management of a company's vehicle fleet. Fleet management includes the management of motor vehicles such as cars, vans and trucks. Fleet (vehicle) management can include a range of fleet management functions, such as vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, fuel management and health and safety management.
Fleet Management is a function which allows companies which rely on transportation in their business to remove or minimise the risks associated with vehicle investment, improving efficiency, productivity and reducing their overall transportation costs, providing 100% compliance with government legislation (duty of care) and many more.
These functions can either be dealt with by and in-house fleet management department or an outsourced fleet management provider. According to market research from the independent analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of fleet management units deployed in commercial fleets in Europe will exceed 1 million by 2009.
Hundreds of companies work in the 'vehicle tracking' sector however there are limited numbers that specialise in Remote Vehicle Diagnostics (RVD).
The best fleet management solutions are based on 'listen, bespoke and implement' therefore Airmax Remote is designed to: