Resolutions are not just for New Year

Steve Clarke, group marketing manager, puts it into context: “Christmas cards appear in supermarkets from August onwards, then mince pies, and everything else soon follows. It comes earlier every year, with one exception. Those awkward New Year resolutions are always left to the last minute, which just does not make sense. If you can identify a change that really needs to be made, then why put off making it?”

Steve went further, saying that managers should not make New Year resolutions at all. He said, “Whether running a couple of vans or hundreds of HGVs, management means always looking for new efficiencies in every area. Any kind of fleet represents tied-up capital and constant expense, so analysing the return on investment should not be left until the end of the year.”

Changing your refuelling practices for example could lead to savings of up to tens of thousands of pounds for a large fleet.

He also added: "Improving driver training, checking insurances and licences, assessing eyesight and other key activities can seem like inconveniences with no instant payback. It ought to be obvious that avoiding the cost of accidents in the first place is far better than simply hoping that none happen. Making duty of care improvements is today’s vital task, not next month’s unnecessary chore.”

Fuel Card Services helps tens of thousands of fleets of all sizes and types every day, nationwide, on everything from saving on refuelling to improving duty of care strategies, from cutting the cost of repairs to implementing emissions monitoring.