FLEETDRIVE
Over the last few years , as the variety of applications for telematics has expanded , we have heard many requests for vehicle access and management solutions . Whether for public car sharing , corporate and government carpooling , key management automation , or new mobility business models , fleet managers need more advanced ways to control and manage keys .
Top five challenges of carpools
Many organisations have larger than needed fleets . This means they have massive underutilisation and unnecessary increased costs associated with maintaining those assets .
In any organisation , it is important to utilise all assets as efficiently and effectively as possible . This is sometimes difficult with carpools . Here ’ s why :
1 . TCO — The total cost of ownership becomes very high , especially when all vehicles are not being used in the same way and potentially sitting in parking lots not being used .
2 . Key management — Organisations must plan manual and physical ways to coordinate key drop-off and pick-ups , which becomes increasingly difficult during times such as the COVID-19 pandemic .
3 . Billing and paperwork — When carpools are shared between different departments , it increases manual billings and paperwork which can become time consuming for everyone involved .
4 . Sustainability — Fleets with excessive vehicles have a larger carbon footprint . This works against company goals for reducing the use of combustion engine vehicles or decreasing carbon emissions .
5 . Increased costs — There is an increase in costs including annual maintenance and labor , such as having to jumpstart a vehicle with a dead battery because of underutilisation .
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