Fleet Management Industry News

Construction Fleets

• What’s the ‘Tipping Point’ for Fuel Prices?
  During the past decade, we’ve witnessed a steady escalation of fuel prices with forecasters extrapolating these trend lines to predict even higher future prices. What is the “tipping point” for the price of fuel before it starts to have a significant negative impact on senior management’s desire to operate a company-provided fleet?

  
  

  
  
  
• Great Executives Empower Their Fleet Managers
  Exceptional leadership by senior management means inspiring and motivating fleet managers to become great fleet managers. These executives delegate responsibility (and authority) to their fleet managers and empower them to accomplish self-determined tasks needed to achieve corporate goals. They recognize the fleet manager is the subject-matter expert and are open to the new ideas they present.

  
  

  
  
  
• DA30 Articulated Dump Truck
  Powered by a 6-cylinder interim Tier 4-compliant diesel engine with a gross power output of 365 hp, the Doosan DA30 articulated dump truck offers an 8% increase in engine power compared to the previous MT31 model.

  
  

  
  
  
• The Best Time to Control Cost is Before It’s Incurred
  The best time to control cost is before it occurs, and the way to do this is by establishing policies and procedures that inhibit unnecessary spending. Fleet policy has wide-ranging cost-containment ramifications. For instance, defining who is eligible for a company vehicle, in effect, determines the size of the fleet.

  
  

  
  
  
• HSL650-7A Skid Steer Loaders
  The 5,787-lb. Hyundai HSL650-7A is lighter and more nimble when operated in confined spaces, but the 35.9 hp, water-cooled Kubota V2203M engine makes it stable and strong enough to get the job done safely.