Mobile Madness: Hands up for hands free?
With duty of care sitting at the top of the corporate car fleet agenda talking whilst handling a telephone is frowned upon in corporate fleet circles. It’s a big no no. Fleet policy documents in...
View ArticleToday TCA is more important than TCO
The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is terminology that everyone in the international fleet community is more than familiar with. Any question of its validity seems to be strongly rebuffed by industry...
View ArticleThe selfie is nothing more than a social menace
Sportspeople are often portrayed in the media as not being the smartest cookies in the jar. The behaviour of Andre Drummond, Detroit Piston's star centre, behind the wheel does nothing to challenge...
View ArticleGo for an efficient and low emission LCV fleet
The price of fuel may be falling, but pressure to reduce LCV costs remains high. Here are some suggestions that could help slash the fuel bill and boost business productivity at the same time. Fuel...
View ArticleTime to up our Fleet Safety game
What do France, Germany and the United Kingdom have in common when it comes to road safety? If you're are expecting to read something satisfying about declining road deaths or smart innovations in...
View ArticleIt's not always good to talk
We've been talking about the dangers of chatting on mobile phones in the fleet community for years now. Sadly though, it seems drivers aren't listening to what we are saying. Last month I picked up a...
View ArticleWe should be looking at fleet sharing
With Ford and Opel announcing their first forays into peer-to-peer (P2P) car-sharing it got me thinking about what shared fleets could look like in the future.It's great to see these two giants try out...
View ArticleSuccess often starts with failure
With economic competition on the rise and resource pressures on the up, keeping an open mind and investigating what's possible is more important than ever.Necessity may be the mother of invention, but...
View ArticleThe art of negotiation
Some people love the idea of entering into a negotiation, others loathe it. But like it or not, negotiating is a fact of business life. When seeking to resolve a customer complaint, attempting to get a...
View ArticleMobile working and moral responsibility
Friends of mine should know better than to talk to me about using their smartphones when they're behind the wheel. Once again though a friend has fallen foul of me and been rebuked with a lecture...
View ArticleTwo words for 2016: Fleet Safety
Have you noticed that the advertisements on the telly are turning increasingly festive? In a few days time children will be rushing to open their advent calendars, and adults will start to look...
View ArticleLiving in the real world
There are lies, damned lies and statistics. This saying, popularised by Mark Twain back in 1906, has particular resonance when talking about the reporting of automotive emissions today. Car...
View ArticleThe selfie is nothing more than a social menace
Sportspeople are often portrayed in the media as not being the smartest cookies in the jar. The behaviour of Andre Drummond, Detroit Piston's star centre, behind the wheel does nothing to challenge...
View ArticleGo for an efficient and low emission LCV fleet
The price of fuel may be falling, but pressure to reduce LCV costs remains high. Here are some suggestions that could help slash the fuel bill and boost business productivity at the same time. Fuel...
View ArticleTime to up our Fleet Safety game
What do France, Germany and the United Kingdom have in common when it comes to road safety? If you're are expecting to read something satisfying about declining road deaths or smart innovations in...
View ArticleIt's not always good to talk
We've been talking about the dangers of chatting on mobile phones in the fleet community for years now. Sadly though, it seems drivers aren't listening to what we are saying. Last month I picked up a...
View ArticleWe should be looking at fleet sharing
With Ford and Opel announcing their first forays into peer-to-peer (P2P) car-sharing it got me thinking about what shared fleets could look like in the future.It's great to see these two giants try out...
View ArticleSuccess often starts with failure
With economic competition on the rise and resource pressures on the up, keeping an open mind and investigating what's possible is more important than ever.Necessity may be the mother of invention, but...
View ArticleThe art of negotiation
Some people love the idea of entering into a negotiation, others loathe it. But like it or not, negotiating is a fact of business life. When seeking to resolve a customer complaint, attempting to get a...
View ArticleMobile working and moral responsibility
Friends of mine should know better than to talk to me about using their smartphones when they're behind the wheel. Once again though a friend has fallen foul of me and been rebuked with a lecture...
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