CUTTING COSTS
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HOW TO REDUCE VEHICLE RUNNING COSTS As a business owner or manager with mobile workers on the road, you’ve probably invested a lot of money in your vehicles. Here’s a few simple ways to reduce running costs.
tion will ensure that you and your drivers head straight to your customers without delays or confusion. Not only does this mean less mileage - but spending less time on the road means spending more time with your customers.
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• Go straight to the customer. Do your drivhen running costs are
Safe, responsible driving helps to keep
ers need to come into the office to pick
broken down, petrol is
maintenance costs in check. And, with less
up job information before they can go to
predictably at the top end
damage to your vehicles, insurance costs will
the customer? Innovative fleet management
- and fuel prices continue
be lower. By influencing the costs that are
technologies eliminate these unnecessary
to rise. More hours on the
under your control, you can stay firmly in the
trips. Drivers receive job updates directly
road and heavy traffic can
driving seat when it comes to saving money.
on their navigation device so they can head straight to the customer - saving
mean more accidents and idling time. This, in nance payouts, not to mention disappointed
How can you control vehicle running costs?
customers. Add increasing taxes and vehicle
Drive fewer kilometres
depreciation to the mix and you would be
• By ensuring that you and your drivers take
fleet management technologies, you’ll al-
forgiven for thinking that vehicle running
the quickest routes and cut unnecessary
ways know where your vehicles are. That
costs are beyond your control.
journeys, you can save fuel and minimise
means you can send the closest driver to a
the wear and tear of your vehicles.
job. This not only saves on fuel and vehicle
turn, leads to higher insurance and mainte-
unnecessary mileage. • Know where your drivers are. With today’s
While it’s impossible to control fuel prices,
• Take the smartest routes. The latest naviga-
wear and tear, but the rapid response of
it is possible to reduce fuel consumption.
tion technologies with live traffic informa-
drivers certainly impresses your customers.
This issue sponsored by UDC Systems • www.udcsystems.com.au
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