SME fleet managers: the challenges of fleet management

Being a fleet manager today means working under pressure. You must constantly balance management's productivity requirements with driver safety and satisfaction, while navigating an increasingly complex administrative maze. Despite these critical responsibilities, many professionals still rely on outdated tools.

Escaping spreadsheets and fragmented data

A fleet manager's first daily challenge is centralising information. Many SMEs rely on multiple Excel or Google Sheets files: one for inspection dates, another for vehicle assignments, plus paper folders for claims and accident reports.

This fragmentation has costly consequences:

• Missed maintenance: without automated alerts, service deadlines pass and the risk of major breakdowns increases.
• Administrative time lost: re-entering mileage reported by drivers, often by text message or on paper, takes time and introduces errors.
• Poor visibility: it becomes impossible to calculate a specific vehicle's total cost of ownership (TCO) in real time.

Bringing field teams and the office together

The second major challenge is communication with teams on the road. A good manager knows that drivers under time pressure will not follow cumbersome processes.

The Tuloss Fleet driver web interface lets drivers view missions and submit mileage readings, receipts or incidents. An internet connection is required to send data. Offline mode and local synchronisation are not available.

Finally, control over the manager's budget

Tuloss Fleet offers monthly or annual subscriptions according to the selected plan and currency. Modules and quotas depend on the displayed plan. Credit- or token-based billing is not available.