{"id":186691,"date":"2024-12-06T14:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=186691"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:14:05","slug":"cegid-notilus-vehicle-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/cegid-notilus-vehicle-fleet","title":{"rendered":"Myth #6: managing the vehicle fleet is simply a matter of handing out keys"},"content":{"rendered":"

The perception of a fleet management<\/strong> is often simplistic, and does not do justice to the wide range of responsibilities involved in this essential role. Managing a fleet of vehicles, even a small one, is a major responsibility. complex task<\/strong> which requires advanced skills and the right tools... And it is very often an executive assistant or someone from general services who takes on this activity, in addition to their day-to-day work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centralised strategic and management skills <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As well as allocating vehicles, the manager is also concerned with optimising the fleet, planning renewals and analysing costs, through rigorous, centralised management of rental and maintenance contracts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has to monitor the mileage of vehicles on long-term leases to ensure that they comply with driving regulations. If he comes close to \"over-driving\", which is very costly, he will examine the whole fleet and reassign the vehicle to an employee who drives less, which implies centralised monitoring of the fleet so that internal adjustments can be made quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will select suppliers, negotiate insurance, plan vehicle maintenance to avoid costly breakdowns and minimise downtime. What could be more unpleasant for an employee at a police check than to discover that they don't have the right insurance certificate or that the MOT has been 'forgotten'?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And since 2017, with the legal obligation to report offences, it must know the history of assignments so that it can find and designate a driver who has committed an offence. This is not easy if the vehicles are self-service and the schedule is not scrupulously kept... <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skills of a financial analyst to optimise costs! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The manager will keep a close eye on indicators such as the TCO, or Total Cost of Ownership<\/strong> which can be translated as the total cost of owning a vehicle. This includes the vehicle's purchase and resale or lease price, its fuel or electricity consumption, insurance, maintenance, etc., as well as its taxation, which varies from one situation to another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n