Fleet Managers Guide to Mileage Management
The easiest way to reduce transport costs and emissions is to cut mileage. Reducing mileage is essential for managing the environmental impact of business transport operations as well as controlling costs. Reducing mileage has several potential benefits, which can be achieved without a detrimental impact on your business. Collating and monitoring accurate data on your fleet’s mileage is essential to be able to start this process. Fleetmiles is a new Mileage Expenses Management system that can help businesses control mileage capture and mileage reporting. The system provides accurate capture and analysis of business mileage/fuel use, which is then converted into an energy consumption figure for ESOS compliance. Why mileage management is beneficial The business case for managing mileage is compelling. Reducing mileage is the quickest and simplest way to cut carbon, and reduce fuel and maintenance costs. Fleetmiles is extremely cost effective with potential savings of up to £280 per year per driver through reduced business mileage claims. In addition to financial savings, reducing mileage can deliver other benefits such as reduced carbon emissions and improved driver risk management. Auditing mileage Fleetmiles is an essential tool to help businesses audit their organisation’s mileage to establish a baseline against which progress can be monitored. Data can be collected for: • The total annual mileage across the business • Departmental mileage where applicable • Individual vehicle and driver mileage • The length and purpose of individual journeys. The Fleetmiles system enables businesses to maintain a central database for all fleet drivers that includes core vehicle and driver’s data as well as legal documentation and mileage records, recording of driver behaviour and recording of historical vehicle data. Fleetmiles helps to gather data from a number of different sources such as fuel cards or cash allowance records and can also be pre-configured for vehicle types such as company cars or private cars (often referred to as grey fleet). Telematics and vehicle tracking Fleetmiles is mileage capture software module driven by a tracking and telematics system. In addition to providing accurate mileage data, this allows vehicle routes to be analysed, both in real time and retrospectively, enabling better routing and scheduling. Tracking also reduces any unauthorised private use of vehicles.
Fleetmiles can benefit your business and save you money on fuel costs To find out more, visit www.fleetmiles.co.uk or call 01420 544514