Improving Fleet Operations: Accuracy & Access to Maintenance Data

There’s little argument that in today’s fleet operations, data has become king and is the key element improving every aspect of fleet operations, including monitoring and measuring efficiency, safety and maintenance. But how do you gather crucial fleet maintenance data and integrate the information into the entire data stream to create intelligence that will improve […]
4 Ways to Get Started with Fleet Maintenance Data

When all of the raw fleet maintenance data information comes streaming down the pipeline, it’s time to start looking at how it can benefit your organization. There are four common first steps to effectively utilize this data to cut costs and reduce downtime: 1. Identify Overlooked Systems: Something as simple as an underinflated tire can […]
How To Evaluate Third Party Maintenance Providers

According to fleet maintenance expert Amerit Fleet Solutions, third party maintenance providers must focus on clearly defined quality measures, total cost transparency, and fast turnaround times. When outsourcing fleet maintenance operations, either for the first time or when searching for a new third party maintenance provider, fleet managers and senior executives should ask certain key […]
Safety Violations Should Never Be Normalized

Does this picture make you shudder? It should. This is a real photograph, not staged or manipulated in any way. It represents a very dangerous safety violation and pattern of behavior called normalization of deviance. Normalization of deviance: As a safety term was first applied by Dr. Diane Vaughan in her analysis of the space shuttle […]
Preventive Maintenance: More than an Oil Change

Regular preventive maintenance is key to the performance of your fleet and to keep downtime low. Amerit Fleet Solutions outlines some misconceptions and rules to live by when it comes to understanding that preventive maintenance includes far more than just an oil change. When talking with prospective clients our team often hears the same question […]