Fleet Management is similar to any normal business process. Objectives must be set, resources must be allocated, controls must be instituted and the operation must be managed.  Management decisions will affect operations and costs. Operating costs are moving in a consistently upward trend so it is essential to make effective Fleet Management decisions to control an organisation’s fleet costs effectively.

 However, organisations are beginning to realise the importance of their fleet purchases and the people who manage them – the fleet managers. Fleet operators and managers need to establish and manage all risks pertaining to their fleets and are under pressure to do so in the most cost-effective manner possible.  In addition to these responsibilities, spiralling capital and running costs of vehicle fleets have led to the need for fleet management solutions.

Increasing costs of oil prices and high taxes are burdening the fleet management industry, as fuel is currently the number one driver for economic and environmental reasons as the main focus. Fuel costs have risen to unforeseen ranks. Budgets are being exceeded. Organisations need methods of ensuring decrease of the average fuel consumption as quickly as possible. This is to be done without cutting back on services in order to compensate the substantial and on-going increase in fuel prices.