Automotive Fleet, July 2017

AUTOMOTIVE FLEET I JULY 2017 28 The company was able to reduce preventable accidents from 27 to 15 per million miles He also helped to implement a Driver ID program over the past eight quarters to decrease both acceleration and deceleration events As a result of some of these changes Vic managed to save his fleet 180000 between the first and third quarters of 2016 Stewart is known for sharing his expertise and he most recently appeared as one of the subject matter experts for a panel at the NAFA Institute and Expo Jeff Menheer Fleet Administration Team Lead Takeda Total Vehicles 1750 Staff Supervised 0 Years with Current Fleet 8 Years in Industry 8 Replacement Policy 3 years 70000 miles Primary responsibilities Menheer manages his fleet through exception reports including fuel maintenance collision MVRs vehicle recalls and more He also runs an onsite pool vehicle program which is made up of surplus vehicles which helps reduce storage fees and daily rental costs for visiting employees and allows quick deployment for hires He instructs new drivers through a monthly safety and fleet orientation program that includes an on the road safety training provided by Smith System Safety Notable Achievements Despite being a team of one in Takedas fleet department Menheer has managed to reshape the fleet Takeda has traditionally used its selection of company vehicles as an employee incentive With over 40 of its 1750 vehicles being SUVs and minivans that added up to high fuel costs His challenge was to persuade drivers to move to more fuel efficient vehicles Takeda and its FMC annually conduct an extensive TCO analysis before the new model year with a focus on driver productivity and satisfaction Menheer took this opportunity to add higher MPG vehicles by keeping the current broad choice of vehicles but adding high MPG sedans hybrids frugal wagons and a small SUV Then he gave employees an incentive of reducing the personal use fee by twothirds for drivers who selected fuel efficient sedans This offset total fleet spend by 15 Takeda has boosted the fuel economy of its fleet by 27 Also fuel costs were reduced 22 TCO has improved with resale values up excellent depreciation and a minimal credit at disposal time tiatives led by Hammond including short cycling internal transfer refurbishment program and Niche Remarketing of professional vehicles Hearses Limos Recently SCI replaced over 200 vehicles in its fleet that were less than two years old with comparable vehicles These vehicles were identified as being worth more than remaining lease value As a funeral and cremation corporation SCIs specialized fleet is diverse consisting of specialty hearse and limousine vehicles Putting brand new hearses in smaller markets was cost prohibitive To resolve this challenge he removed older vehicles out of major markets refurbished them and moved them to smaller markets As a result he was able achieve an overall annual decrease to SCIs operating cost and netted savings in excess of 1 million Performing leading supply chain practices he was able to work with the hearse limo providers on demand planning new vehicle purchases reducing overall acquisition costs Hammond and his team developed an automated vehicle ordering system hosted on the existing procurement P2P software which streamlines the order process Vic Stewart Dir Corporate Purchasing Fisher Auto Parts Total Vehicles 2361 Staff Supervised 1 Years with Current Fleet 25 Years in Industry 15 Replacement Policy 5 years 120000 150000 miles Primary responsibilities Stewart is responsible for developing and implementing the strategy and manages all aspects of the Indirect and MRO Procurement for the organization As part of this responsibility he is directly involved in Fleet Management as well as the procurement of capital expenditures and other expense related supplies and services for the company Notable Achievements Some of Stewarts achievements include replacing the fleets old fuel inefficient high maintenance vehicles with over 800 newer vehicles This generated approximately 710000 in downtime maintenance savings for the company He also recommended and helped finalize the decision to lease fleet vehicles rather than purchase them increasing Fishers cash flow by 94 million from 2016 2017 He works very closely with the Fisher team whose focus on safety has reduced the amount of accidents and preventable accidents Clark Trebesch Fleet Manager Christensen Farms Total Vehicles 721 Staff Supervised 0 Years with Current Fleet 9 Years in Industry 9 Replacement Policy Class 8 500000 miles Light fleet 140000 miles Primary responsibilities As a fleet manager for Christensen Farms Trebesch manages a fleet of light duty pickups SUVs Class 8 tractors and live and feed haul trailers Notable Achievements Trebesch changed the cycling parameters for his light duty and tractor trailer fleet saving his company in reduced maintenance cost better fuel economy and higher resale proceeds He also leverages telematics to measure the amount of time technicians are spending at their locations He utilizes technology to understand his cost structure and works to find ways through technology to reduce cost and be more proactive in his recommendations to his management team Trebesch is an expert for all assets within his span of control and understands how to optimize each asset and he constantly refines his specifications across the fleet to leverage new technology to not only gain efficiency but to provide the best vehicles Demond Hammond Fleet Manager Service Corporation International SCI Total Vehicles 6500 Staff Supervised 6 Years with Current Fleet 4 Years in Industry 18 Replacement Policy 4 years 70000 miles sedans 5 years 90000 miles vans light trucks 6 years 75000 miles professional vehicles Primary Responsibilities Hammond leads policy administration managing strategic vendor relationships budgeting vehicle acquisition and disposal driver safety programs and more He works to provide fleet drivers the best safest and cost efficient vehicles and fleet services Notable Achievements SCI has seen continued year over year cost savings in fleet operating expense from several ini SPONSORED BY