Fleet Management Effective Practices for Public and Private Fleets

Save up to five percent or more annually on your fleet operating costs and better manage your capital and operating expenses using the insights gained by attending this course.

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Take course number RA01064 when it’s offered next.

What You Will Learn:

Learn to how measure fleet shop performance and implement and sustain best practices to continue to improve performance. You’ll also learn about systematic approaches to shop floor management, vehicle and equipment procurement, budgeting and planning. Participate in group case study exercises based on real-world fleets.

Who Should Attend:

  • Fleet directors, fleet managers and maintenance managers
  • Company directors, officers and owners
  • Public works managers and directors
  • Fleet shop supervisors and managers
  • Lead mechanics and technicians

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Course Details: RA01064

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Course Outline

Fleet Management Best Practices 

  • Strategic and tactical planning
  • Use of management information systems
  • Capital and operating strategies
  • Return-on-investment analysis
  • Activity-based costing
  • Life cycle cost planning
  • Vehicle replacement analysis: repair, rebuild, remove, or scrap
  • Metrics for fleets and shops
  • Outsourcing analysis and metrics
  • Vendor analysis case study

Fleet Shop Management for Vehicles and Equipment

  • Maintenance: scheduled, unscheduled, predictive and preventative
  • Maintenance activity metrics and analysis
  • Warranty and recall management
  • Oil and fuel analysis
  • Work scheduling, backlog limits
  • Productivity measurement and metrics

Fleet Problem-solving Case Study and Exercise – Staffing and Space

Specifying and Procuring Vehicles and Equipment

  • Strategies for purchase and financing
  • Standardizing vehicle configurations
  • Vehicle chassis and mounted equipment specifications
  • Vehicle specification calculations: weight distribution, speedability, and gradeability
  • Bid terms and conditions
  • Bid evaluation
  • Vehicle delivery and acceptance
  • Auction and sales strategies and management

Fleet Shop Floor Problem Identification, Prioritization, and Problem Solving Case Study and Exercise

 

Program Director & Instructors

  • John Dolce

    Fleet Manager

    John E. Dolce is a fleet director with Wendel Companies in Roseland, New Jersey. He has more than 40 years of experience in management and operation of public and private fleets. Dolce earned an associate’s degree in Applied Science in auto and diesel technology from the State University of New York at Farmingdale and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial management from New York University. He is the author of three fleet management books and has helped more than 550 fleets implement cost saving management strategies..

  • Benjamin Jordan

    Program Director

    Benjamin J. Jordan, PE, is a program director with Interdisciplinary Professional Programs in the transportation sector. He has over 35 years of experience in civil engineering and public works. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Master of Public Affairs degree with a Certificate in Public Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.

  • Program Director

    Benjamin Jordan

Total Credits:
CEU 1.2
PDH 12

Course Administration

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Payment Options

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

  • Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
  • Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
  • You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

  • Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
  • Provide the registrations representative with:
    • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
    • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
  • You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

  • Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
  • Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
  • Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
  • You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email interpro@union.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

"I feel better prepared to manage my fleet."
—Russell Narahara, Senior Management Analyst, City of Redwood City Public Works, California

"Absolutely worth the expense. The course content far exceeded my expectations. I feel much more informed and prepared to make fleet decisions."
—Jacob Rector, High County Beverage, Johnstown, Colorado

"John is a great teacher with a lot of knowledge and years of experience—and it shows"
—Mike Risberg, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

"For a beginner in a municipal fleet this course is perfect for me to establish a good maintenance program."
—Michael Schnabel, Central Garage Foreman, Village of Larchmont Department of Public Works, New York

 

Create a custom learning experience

We can deliver this course as an on-site learning experience tailored to your organization’s specific training needs.