Fleet vehicles
Encyclopedia
- This page refers to a collection of vehicles (typically automobiles) with a single owner. For other uses of the word fleet, see FleetFleet-Vehicles:A fleet is a collection of ships or vehicles, with many specific connotations:*Fleet vehicles, two or more vehicles*Fishing fleet*Naval fleet, substantial group of warships*A group of small ships or flotilla...
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Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle or road vehicle is a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually by an internal combustion engine, or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid...
s owned or leased by a business or government agency, rather than by an individual or family. Typical examples are vehicles operated by car rental companies
Car rental
A car rental or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time for a fee...
, taxicab companies
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
, public utilities
Public utility
A public utility is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service . Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies...
, public bus companies, and police departments. In addition, many businesses purchase or lease fleet vehicles to deliver goods to customers, or for sales representatives to travel to clients.
Automaker fleet
The term "fleet" may also be used to describe all vehicles made by an automobile manufacturerAutomotive industry
The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells motor vehicles, and is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue....
in a particular model year
Model year
The model year of a product is a number used worldwide, but with a high level of prominence in North America, to describe approximately when a product was produced, and indicates the coinciding base specification of that product....
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Federal vehicle fleet
In the United States, Federal Vehicle fleets refers to the Federal Government vehicles.The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA and commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, is an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.To...
included $300 million to acquire electric vehicle
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle , also referred to as an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion...
s for the federal vehicle fleet.
On October 5, 2009, President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
signed Executive Order 13514 on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance to accelerate Federal agencies' efforts. For the government's 600,000 vehicle fleet, it requires a 30% reduction in petroleum use by 2020, and for agencies with 20 or more vehicles to reduce petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
use by 2% annually through 2020. In coordination with the General Services Administration
General Services Administration
The General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
, the United States Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
will develop within six months guidance for fleet managers on alternative fuel vehicles and fuels.
See also
- Fleet card
- Fleet management softwareFleet management softwareFleet management software is computer software that enables people to accomplish a series of specific tasks in the management of any or all aspects relating to a fleet of vehicles operated by a company, government, or other organisation. These specific tasks encompass all operations from vehicle...
- Fleet Management SystemFleet Management SystemThe Fleet Management Systems Interface is a standard interface to vehicle data of commercial vehicles. The six European manufacturers Daimler AG, MAN AG, Scania, Volvo The Fleet Management Systems Interface (FMS) is a standard interface to vehicle data of commercial vehicles. The six European...
- Fleet SpecialFleet SpecialA Fleet Special is a term applied to an automobile that is produced by a manufacturer with the express intent of it being sold in large volumes to corporate interests for business purposes rather than consumers for personal use....
- General Services AdministrationGeneral Services AdministrationThe General Services Administration is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S...
- Take-home vehicleTake-home vehicleA take-home vehicle is a vehicle issued to an employee by one's employer that is intended to be used for the purpose of fulfilling one's job duties, but that the employee is also permitted to drive to their residence while off duty...
- Vehicle remarketingVehicle remarketingVehicle remarketing is the controlled disposal of fleet and leasing vehicles that have reached the end of their fixed lease term.In vehicle leasing, after the lease expires, the lessee either returns the vehicle to the supplier or buys it...
External links
- "Vehicle fleet" - Entrepreneur.com (accessed 3 August 2008)
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/sustainability