The US Department of Transportation expects a greater need for freight transportation over the next few decades. Will your fleet be ready for the expansion? Businesses are often so focused on the next quarter or the next fiscal year, they become short sighted when it comes to the future. Yet […]
Bridget Bradshaw
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In the third in a series of blogs on tire selection and maintenance, Joe Puff tells CCJ readers why choosing a tire manager is an important step towards getting better results. One of the major expenditures that fleets face is the cost of tires, yet, according to Joe Puff, vice […]
Your chosen candidate has accepted your job offer. That doesn’t mean your role is complete…far from it. In today’s market, qualified candidates get snapped up by employers relatively quickly. So once you’ve found, interviewed, and hired the right person, it’s important to take the steps necessary to make that employee […]
The candidate had the right resume, did well in the phone screening, now it’s time for the face-to-face interview. How do you know if this candidate is the right “fit.” In her continuing IdeaXchange blog series on recruiting, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services, has turned to the subject […]
You’ve found the right candidate; now you’re ready for the interview. But before that, you have steps to take. In Jane Clark’s continuing IdeaXchange blog series on recruiting, she has already covered creating a successful job description and the phone screening process, As she moves on to the next phase, […]
There are ways to measure how much it’s costing you to recruit the right employee. Not tracking the numbers can cost your business in wasted time and money. In her recent IdeaXchange blog, “Hiring: The phone screening process,” Jane Clark, VP Member Services for NationaLease, continues to talk about the […]
Keeping your fleet at peak performance is the goal of everyone involved, especially your maintenance team. Maintenance can make or break your fleet’s performance. You may feel you’ve got it under control, but there are always additional ways to improve your maintenance program. In a recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, […]
You can’t eliminate fleet maintenance and repair costs but you can maximize the benefits. In her IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease, cites a recent American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) survey which notes that maintenance and repair account for 10% of a fleet’s expense. That […]
You may think it makes financial sense to hold on to your trucks for a longer period of time rather than replace them with newer, more expensive models. Think again. Everything ages with time…sometimes that’s a good thing if you’re talking about wine. Sometimes it’s a less positive thing when […]