The need to manage vehicles, drivers, and commercial expenses has always been mandatory for organisations.
The environment in which today’s business must navigate is increasingly fraught, where fuel costs fluctuate, and greenhouse gas output is highly regulated. Delivery and load time pressure the time-poor Australian enterprise that is reliant on road transport. The contemporary enterprise cannot afford to operate in the traditional way.
So it isn’t surprising to see the many business owners and fleet managers, like Radius, diversifying to a new operator model that is more responsive to current circumstances. Fully Integrated Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provides an adaptable fleet strategy that simplifies an array of indirect business operations and offers the practice of planning.
How Fuel Ups, Commercial Vehicles, Data Analytics and Fleet Management can make or break your budget
This fragmented structure goes far beyond the human capital and administration costs of paying for fuel with a card. Vehicle Leasing, driver profiling, and vehicle data all influence one another. Not having a fully integrated MaaS fleet at your fingertips keeps the silos and wastage fully operational and away from your green targets.
A manager whose business fundamentals lie in contemporary operations can calibrate the above knowledge with the more practical understanding that is contained in the following guides: fleet cost optimisation, fuel efficiency planning, and commercial vehicle management.
They all have nodes that echo the same benefit practice at the heart of this advice, but this article is built to further articulate how and why we move away from the disparate nodes of data.
The basics of telematics need to be improved. Whether you prefer Frampton or Doubtfire, the rolling feedback loop of GPS tracking, driver behaviour management, and vehicle health monitoring will allow you to up your game like never before.
Moreover, because we are an island with a zillion square miles of a very unique environment, accessing the true potential of telematics and tracking data often highlights awkward findings. Achieving uni-state (pun intended) and uni-vehicle (which minimises downtime of your asset by not multiplying the vehicles you need to replace), analytical and tracking can be tricky. Great problems to have, but problems. Accurate one-size-fits-all reporting for every vehicle in your fleet. This includes big ugly waterside harbour hopping tin cans and contemporary electric vehicles. As with the emergence of electricity for transportation, reliability will be found from your data, only faster.
How a well-run fleet can support your team and your productivity
Nothing sinks a day round here like a route that’s turned to custard or a breakdown on the freeway. The tension is real for any truck driver or driver team being assigned an inefficient route, a broken vehicle, or mountains of unnecessary paperwork.
Fleet data serves another important purpose for compliance and risk. Accurate data gives peace of mind for checks, safety audits, and legal reporting. A grasp of the technology for tracking and telematics data supports better decision-making for executives. It’s valuable background information that doesn’t come with a sales pitch.
Fleet Resilience for Long-Range Planning
A fleet-first approach is for the long game, not controlling day-to-day. With fuel, vehicles, telematics, and communications in alignment, companies can adapt and think strategically. When technology partners are supporting instead of dictating daily operations, fleets increase productivity, drivers feel taken care of, and companies are more prepared for what comes next.
