FLD’s quarterly Fleet Manager Sentiment Index scores how top fleet managers are feeling about 7 key topics important to the industry on a 1 (not feeling positive about a subject) to 5 basis (feeling confident).
Our first Fleet Manager Sentiment Index of 2025 shows top fleet managers are feeling slightly more confident than they were in Q4 2024 on 5 of our 7 topics, including fuel costs, vehicle availability, maintenance, the supply chain and talent availability, and only slightly less confident about the US economy and their “gut” feeling about the fleet industry in general.
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Team FLD made its first appearance at the National Private Truck Council conference in Orlando, and – as usual – our inveterate observer FLD Frank was on hand to get all the scoop for our customers and friends who couldn’t be in attendance.
TeamFLD attended one of fleet’s biggest events of the year, and of course our colleague FLD Frank was there to glean all the news and insights to share with our clients, partners and friends in fleet!
FLD has released its White Metal Market Report for Q2 2023. The used medium-duty wholesale market remains largely stagnant, with slight increases in dealer inventories and pricing. The big question facing the market is whether there will be enough pent-up demand for used vehicles as more units enter the market. There may be a lack […]
Making his debut to what turned out to literally be thousands of loving fans, FLD’s mascot “FLD Frank” sprang to life at this year’s NTEA Work Truck Week, walking the show floor, greeting passers by, and generally being asked to stop at every booth he passed. In honor of his appearance, he even wrote a […]
Confusion. Consolidation. Shortages. The fleet world has been in a state of turmoil since the dawn of the pandemic, and the team here at FLD thought it was time to address it in a series of communications that thoughtfully ask fleets to humbly give FLD an opportunity to earn their business.
The fleet industry has undergone drastic changes since the COVID-19 pandemic began, causing vehicles and products to become scarce and employees difficult to find. In order to overcome these challenges, fleet managers should first perform an audit of their operations to better understand their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. In addition to developing an auditing […]
FLD has released its Year Behind/Ahead preview in its quarterly White Metal Market Report. The report looks back at 2022 and highlights how FLD’s predictions about the year’s trends, opportunities, and roadblocks turned out. FLD then offers predictions on what the fleet industry can expect in 2023. FLD predicts that 2023 will be a more […]
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