What Is Fleet Management? Everything You Need To Know

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With over a decade of editorial experience, Rob Watts breaks down complex topics for small businesses that want to grow and succeed. His work has been featured in outlets such as Keypoint Intelligence, FitSmallBusiness and PCMag.

Written By Rob Watts Managing Editor, SMB

With over a decade of editorial experience, Rob Watts breaks down complex topics for small businesses that want to grow and succeed. His work has been featured in outlets such as Keypoint Intelligence, FitSmallBusiness and PCMag.

Rob Watts Managing Editor, SMB

With over a decade of editorial experience, Rob Watts breaks down complex topics for small businesses that want to grow and succeed. His work has been featured in outlets such as Keypoint Intelligence, FitSmallBusiness and PCMag.

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What Is Fleet Management? Everything You Need To Know

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Companies rely on fleet management as a solution to help increase productivity, save money and identify any potential issues. As the market continues to grow, these benefits are now available to businesses of all sizes and budgets.

Managing a fleet of vehicles, no matter how large or small, involves keeping track of many moving parts. Every task related to owning and maintaining a fleet is considered an element of management and is a fast-growing trend. Here’s what fleet management can do for you.

What Is Fleet Management?

Fleet management is a broad term that encompasses the many actions and processes that must occur for a fleet of five or more vehicles to run on time, within budget and at maximum efficiency.

This management system is used by a wide variety of both private and public industries, and millions of vehicles all over the world are managed with some sort of centralized software platform.

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