Landscape Management, March 2010
COVER STORY 10 COMMON FLEET CONCERNS John Dolce is a fl eet management consultant with nearly 40 years of experience helping companies set up truck and equipment management maintenance and repair systems Dolce author of Fleet Management Vehicle Specifi cation and Procurement and Analytical Fleet Maintenance Management says the following are the 10 most common areas of concern he has observed in the more than 150 clients he has helped 1 Written policies are needed for conformity 2 Theres a need for work standards and productivity measures 3 Fleet size often is too large 4 Management practices need improvement 5 Theres a clear need to improve communication at every level 6 Vehicle purchase procedures need upgrading 7 Work scheduling needs to be qualifi ed on time miles and fuel use 8 Mechanics non mechanics and foremen need training on new technology 9 Better balance is required for in house and vendor maintenance activity and 10 Cost control systems whether manual or automated need to be implemented and applied to vehicle maintenance management RH continued from page 26 Which MOWER Makes you the Most Money This Guy With Training from LandscapeSafety com LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET MARCH 2010 28 Training Pays Call Your Professional Safety Advisors Arden David or Jay 1 877 482 2323 www landscapesafety com work to do with maintaining and repairing its fl eet Much of that work focuses on a greater attention paid to pre and post trip reporting recordkeeping and better communication between the fi eld crews through their supervisors to the mechanics This last point was a frustration voiced by almost every employee On the second day of Dolces visit he shared his fi ndings with Kier and offered suggestions focusing on the all important numbers side of maintenance repair and also with its operational and personnel sides I built this business based on my attention to detail and Ive brought people in that have the same attention to detail Kier says On Jan 1 Pro Scapes implemented a new reporting and tracking system to document the reports from the crews and also the performed service work The system tracks the cost to repair each piece of equipment as well as the annual cost of doing so Kier adds Different route Wheeler Landscaping of Chagrin Falls OH has decided to try something new This spring Wheeler will be going a continued on page 30
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