Fleet procurement - Page 9

Are you trying to decide between fuel card providers? Read our round up of the main providers and what they offer.

Roundtable participants share their innovative ideas on how to reduce cost.

With HMRC taking a tougher stance on accurate mileage record-keeping, it's important to have a robust system in place. Here we assess the different ways of capturing mileage.

BT Fleet has announced it had won a new deal with Network Rail to provide fleet management for one of the UK’s biggest vehicle fleets.

CSR has become a common expression in the business world, but how can it be applied to the fleet?

How to pick the vehicle technology best suited to different fleet demands.

Rutland County Council has announced it has reduced mileage claims by approximately a third after using a car sharing programme run by Enterprise Rent-A-Car to replace its existing pool cars and grey fleet.

Up to 25% improvement recorded in fleet's mpg and CO2 output during trial.

Austerity drive puts pressure on public sector fleets to consider different options.

Inefficiencies in van delivery fleets are costing money and wasting man hours.

Speed limiters and fuel cards help to offset rising prices.

Reducing costs is just one of the many benefits of a strong environmental policy.

Greenhouse gas reporting rules put carbon offsetting back on the agenda.

Comparisons show that depreciation has larger effect on costs than use.

New legislation will focus on another emission which could raise the costs of running a van fleet.

Mitchells & Butlers, the UK’s largest operator of restaurants and pubs, has outsourced the management of its national fleet of 500 vehicles to fleet management provider CLM, following a long standing solus supply leasing contract.

Pump prices have fallen in recent weeks, giving fleets much-needed respite from the long-term rise in the cost of fuel.

A recent white paper published by AllStar reveals the cost benefits of using a fuel card.

Every company has different requirements from its vehicles, whether the priority is lowest costs, reliability, or driver appeal.

Most fleets fail to properly measure the true cost of their vans being unavailable for work.

Despite the massive burden of fuel costs, many operators fail to adopt straightforward measures to reduce this expenditure – a cost straight off that organisation’s bottom line.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average price of diesel fuel in the U.S. hit $4.14 per gallon last April, the highest amount since August of 2008.

More companies are turning to outside providers to manage their fleets, but is it the right thing to do?

Rising fuel prices make it important to get reimbursement right.

A company was recently hit with a near six-figure tax settlement despite monitoring mileages for its 100-plus car fleet.

It is not enough to simply record mileages – companies need to audit mileage claims to ensure records are accurate.

The recession means that companies are running vehicles for longer, but could drivers be forcing policy changes in some industry sectors?

The Energy Saving Trust outlines easy - and mainly free - ways to reduce fuel spend.

Fleet operators were wanted that the pump price of fuel would have little impact on how their vehicles were run, unless they were able to control other costs associated with cars and vans.

Fuel card data is swamping fleet managers in extra work despite providing useful information on cost and performance. The problem emerged at the Fleet News round table, sponsored by The Miles Consultancy (TMC), at the Lancaster London Hotel.

Phil Williams, UK Fleet Sales Manager, euroShell Card, explains how fleets can keep fuel bills under control.

Rising fuel prices are forcing fleet operators to take multiple actions in order to reduce their fuel spend.

Extended replacement cycles make reducing costs a priority.

Fleets need to be more vigilant in taking action to cut fuel use.

False driver claims can cost fleets thousands of pounds.

Fleet Concerns include company car and grey fleet risk

Fleets look at way to reduce mileage as fuel prices reach record highs, with more to come

Perrys has formulated a series of fuel saving tips to help make that tank of fuel go a little further.

An at-a-glance guide to cutting fleet bills

It has been since April 2002 that the company car tax has been based on a car's list price and CO2 emission figure.