SAFETY, US ECONOMY TOP OF MIND. With the end of the year fast approaching our Q4 Fleet Manager Sentiment Index shows that while top fleet managers feel much the same about our basket of 7 key indicators, conversations with them are starting to expose some divergence in their thinking and concerns about some of the potentially more critical categories like safety and the US economy, with one of our customer advisors saying the economy “felt like 2008 all over” as tariffs and a long few years of high interest rates have stifled growth. Fleet managers also continue to be negative on talent availability – especially when it comes to drivers – as well as expressing concerns about vehicle service and maintenance, citing rising costs and increased repair times as especially concerning. *Mouse over any quarter to see its specific chart.
In this regular publication featuring our team of talented Directors of Business Development, long time industry veteran Carol Fowler shares some of the recent highway safety statistics that have caught her eye, and not for the right reasons.
FLD has released its third quarter White Metal Market Report, outlining the state of the fleet industry in 2022. The report notes that although many challenges from 2021, such as shortages in labor and chips, as well as supply chain issues, persist, the fleet industry has learned to thrive despite them. The report goes on […]
The Achievement Center of South Florida does amazing things for families and children in our local area, and FLD Charities couldn’t be happier to name them the recipient of our Q2 charitable donation.
From travel restrictions to shortages to economic indicators totally out of whack, the Covid pandemic threw the fleet industry for a real loop. But after two years of utter chaos, it appears that things may be stabilizing, something we overview in our latest white paper: 4 Indicators the Fleet Space Has Finally Found It’s Next Normal. […]
Making customers lives easier by developing innovative, intuitive software that helps them do more with less is a big part of our legacy here at FLD. From developing the first online condition report over 20 years ago to creating site where fleet pros can manage their remarketing from any device, anytime, anywhere in the world, […]
With so much going on in the vehicle remarketing space, the folks from Fleet Mgt Weekly magazine stopped by FLD’s NAFA I & E booth to get the scoop from Director of Business Development Holly Hill.
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