Training on Fleet Maintenance and Transport Management

Over 70% of an organization’s supply chain costs are attributed to transportation activities. Therefore, whether an organization’s goal is to meet staff mobility demands or to carry out the delivery of goods and supplies, the transportation function must be handled right. Fleet maintenance and transport management are one of the most demanding jobs in the transport industry. It requires expert knowledge, continuous knowledge improvement, resilience, and excellent people skills. It’s a fast-paced industry with random advances in vehicles and logistics systems which means fleet managers have to continuously adapt. This training on fleet maintenance and transport management covers the fleet maintenance and transport management function holistically.

Target Participants

Training on fleet maintenance and transport management is ideal for fleet owners, company directors, fleet and transport managers, finance managers, fleet administrators/ supervisors, transport planners and coordinators, logistics managers, project managers for NGOs, route inspectors, administration managers, safety managers, fleet operations professionals, and operations professionals.

Course Duration

Online     7 Days

Classroom-based     5 Days

What you will learn

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of fleet management
• Create a fleet policy and have a clear understanding of all the important policy matters that need to be covered by that fleet policy
• Learn various methods of financing your fleet, as well as how to determine overall fleet costs and insurance premium estimates
• Determine the risk issues affecting your fleet operation, how to assess risk, and how to adopt proactive measures that will enable you to make informed decisions about how to transfer risk efficiently
• Determine important expense control calculations for depreciation, maintenance, and fuel.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Fleet and Transport Management
• Introduction to Fleet Maintenance Management
• Fleet Safety Management
• Workshop Management
• Vehicle Selection Criteria
• Purchasing Strategies for Vehicles and Spares
• Computer Application in Fleet Management
• Transport and Distribution Planning and Scheduling
• Transport Economics
• Operational Strategies and Logistics
• Tracking and Monitoring Vehicles
• Optimizing Costs and Improving Fleet Maintenance

Training Approach

This training on fleet maintenance and transport management course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in their respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work, and case studies.

Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this training on fleet maintenance and transport management course, participants will be issued a certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide training needs. A training needs assessment will be done on the training participants to collect data on the existing skills, knowledge gaps, training expectations, and tailor-made needs.