Hello community,
Running a small fleet (around 10–20 vehicles), I realized that keeping track of inspections, compliance deadlines, and inventory was more complicated than I expected. At first, I relied on spreadsheets and manual reminders, but that approach quickly became error-prone and time-consuming.
A few insights from my journey:
Preventive maintenance always ends up saving more than reactive fixes.
A clear inspection workflow directly reduces downtime.
Inventory visibility is critical when multiple vehicles share the same parts.
Automated alerts help avoid missed compliance requirements.
I eventually switched to a structured platform. Lately, I’ve been using Fleetrabbit (fleetrabbit.com), which offers inspection scheduling, GPS/fuel card integration, and an analytics dashboard. It simplified my day-to-day operations significantly.
I’d love to hear how others in this space are handling it:
Which tool or process do you depend on most for fleet management?
How do you balance cost vs functionality when choosing a tool?
Do you track everything in-house, or outsource parts of maintenance/compliance?
Looking forward to learning from your experiences!
Dev Smith
Fleet Manager
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