It is important to have a clear understanding of where your fleet management budget dollars are being spent. Like a personal weekly budget, having a strong grasp on where costs can be cut can strengthen your financial position for the long term.
Similar to most of the important budgets in our social or professional lives, fleet management budgets are multidimensional financial plans that must cover several important facets of fleet management.
Accurately calculate how much is being spent on the labour going into repairs. This includes the costs of both technicians and overhead staff.
Keep up to date with market prices and know how much your organisation is spending on maintenance. This will increase your ability to negotiate better prices and enhance your buying power.
Track and manage your fleet’s peak utilisation and minimum utilisation requirements to ensure your fleet matches it’s ideal size and type.
Which of your assets are the most/least fuel efficient?
Be sure to include all appropriate monthly costs to allow for accurate tracking.
Are there opportunities to perform more outside work in-house (to reduce costs and delays) or to send work out (maintenance providers) so you can focus on the tasks you need to perform?
Consider leasing out fleet vehicles that are under-utilised or note being used (a common practise for large fleet organisations).
Remember to consider fees that aren’t just shop-related
On top of all the previously listed costs associated with fleet management, you may also need to add mark ups to recover these expenses.
Accurately measuring the costs of asset depreciation must be considered when calculating revenue.
