Fleetdrive Issue 54 | Page 4

Contents

Guest Contributions

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Steering a Culture of Safety
2025 Fleet Safety Award Winner Sodexo shares their safety journey including your initiatives, challenges, and outcomes.
FleetGuru 2.0 Digitises Logbooks,
Scheduled Servicing & More
AutoGuru introduces FleetGuru, an integrated cloud maintenance platform that improves operational efficiency, safety, and compliance for fleets.
Charging Your Fleet Safely
Nathan McDonald, Head of Asset Operations for Ampol’ s Energy Solutions business, shares how he is leading the charge in building safe, reliable, and future-ready EV charging infrastructure.
How To Carry Out Home EV Charging
for Fleets at Scale
As fleets electrify, safe and scalable home charging is critical. JET Charge + Home offers a managed, compliant solution that simplifies rollout while reducing risk.

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What Fleet Managers Need To Know
About Australia’ s Charging Boom
Australia’ s EV charging network is growing fast, easing range anxiety and creating major cost, reliability, and sustainability wins for fleets.
Smarter Design For Safer Fleets: Inside
Norweld’ s Tray And Canopy Range
Norweld’ s welded aluminium ute trays and canopies deliver built-in safety and durability to keep fleets compliant, protected, and on the road.
Used Vehicle Price Trends & Fleet
Implications: Mid-2025 Market Update
Used vehicle prices remain resilient in 2025, with SUVs holding strong while premium models soften, creating both risks and strategic opportunities...
Tips For Optimal Ute Setups For Diesel
And Mechanical Services Trades
Hidrive’ s service bodies turn utes into mobile workshops, built for organisation, safety, and tough performance.

AfMA Originals

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Cars and Data Privacy: Your Car Knows
More Than You Think
Data privacy and security is becoming an increasingly alarming issue in the automotive industry.
Tyre, Brake, and Safety Check Innovations
From smart sensors and AI inspections to brakeby-wire systems and predictive maintenance, new innovations in tyres, brakes, and safety checks are helping fleets spot problems early, cut costs, and keep drivers safe.
Reframing the Road: A Holistic Take on Driver Safety Training
Driver safety training isn’ t just another technical task on to complete. Taking on a holistic approach helps improve driver skills, reduce risks, and more. AfMA looks back on Russell White’ s keynote speech.
Leading with Resilience and Lifting Women in Fleet
Drew Schnehage, CEO of Solvd Australia and AfMA Board member, leads with resilience and a peoplefirst approach while championing women through the Women in Fleet Management Committee.

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Inside Job: 2 Cases of Breaking the Law
in the Automotive Industry
Crimes in the automotive industry are nothing like a Fast and Furious movie. Check out our breakdown of the infamous Dieselgate and the Ghosn-Nissan scandal to read about what NOT to do
Top Safety Tech Saving Lives in
Australia and New Zealand
A MUARC study finds that advanced safety tech like speed assistance, fatigue detection, and AEB could prevent thousands of deaths in Australia and New Zealand, highlighting the need for stronger regulation.
Dashboard Bites
Do you know who Princess Auto Mechanic is? Or which car manufacturer makes the best Indian curry? We’ re serving our readers another fresh plate of interesting auto facts!