Perspectives
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Still Doing More with Less
More than a decade ago, I wrote about fleet managers being asked to do more with less. At the time, public organizations were cutting staff, leaving fleet positions unfilled and asking the people who remained to pick up the work. Fleet managers are still being asked to do more…
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What Makes a Good Shop Culture?
Each fleet workplace has its own culture, created by the people who work there but heavily influenced by management. When fleet professionals talk about shop performance, they often focus on key performance indicators: turnaround time, shop rate, downtime, etc. But in the end…
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Practical Hacks: Speed Parts to the Bay and Stretch Battery Life
I have read many articles on parts management. They always seem to include inventory cycles, LIFO vs. FIFO, obsolescence, shelf organization, Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS) applications, min-max levels and yada, yada, yada. It is likely you have too. Parts…
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Football, Trees and Legacies
Football’s back, and I have a confession. I grew up in the Los Angeles area in the 80’s and 90’s and never ”had a team.” They all left me. It makes me a little ambivalent about who to root for so I’m left cheering for the most likeable team… which we all know is more […]
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The ”Why” Matters
I probably should have a better answer for why I started Modern Public Fleet. I’m getting asked that a lot lately. A market gap. A strategic opportunity. Those things matter, but they’re not the main reason. I just missed this. Over the last 25 years, many of my most memorable…