Mercury is committed to providing fleet management professionals with valuable resources to assist them in their efforts in achieving industry excellence. One of the many resources that we provide is information through fleet management presentations at industry seminars, workshops, conferences, and other special events. As experts in every facet of fleet management, our team of consultants is frequently invited to discuss emerging issues, complex topics, and new solutions.

All of our presentations are in an Adobe PDF file format. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be found at www.adobe.com.

2021-12-08T10:25:25-04:00

Webinar: Fundamentals of Fleet Management for Student Transportation

In this hour-long webinar presented in partnership with School Transportation News, Paul Lauria, President of Mercury Associates, and Tim Ammon, Chief of Business Development at TransPar Group of Companies, discuss the elements of an effective fleet management program. They will also talk about the issues and trends likely to confront [...]

2021-12-08T10:21:09-04:00

The Fine Print – What’s Inside Fleet Service and Lease Agreements

Learning how to decipher dozens of pages of fine print can be a daunting task for many fleet managers. Lease terminology can be particularly confusing and differences between lease terms and conditions from one agreement to another can be substantial. This session looks at the fine print contained in lease [...]

2021-12-08T10:06:05-04:00

Managing a Mixed Fleet: Agency Owned and GSA Fleet Leased

Managing a mixed fleet of vehicles presents a variety of differences within activities such as acquisition, disposal, operation, maintenance, and overhead. By understanding the differences within each category, agencies can better manage their fleets.   Download PDF file here: Managing_a_Mixed_Fleet_Agency_Owned-GSA_Leased_Energy-Exchange_2017

2021-03-31T15:45:07-04:00

Practical Tools to Make Data Work for You

The processing of data has evolved in fleet management from pre-1980, when paper-based record keeping systems were the norm, to the current age of data immersion and data-driven management. This presentation covers uses of data in fleet management, activity-based cost modeling tools, how to uncover outlier data, selecting the appropriate analytical techniques, and much more.

2021-03-31T15:45:42-04:00

Empower Yourself – Don’t Overlook Your “Other” Fleet

This course covers why fleet managers should use vehicle reimbursement programs to their advantage, including increasing the attractiveness of the fleet portfolio. The instructors review how well-managed fleets and reimbursement programs should (and should not) operate, a case study by the Chesterfield County, VA fleet manager, and a suggested action plan for fleet managers to empower themselves.

2021-03-31T15:48:09-04:00

Do You Know How to VAM? Insights Into Rightsizing Any Fleet

This presentation provides an overview of how to right-size any fleet using a structured process known as Vehicle Allocation Methodology or simply “VAM” to determine the size, number and types of vehicles needed for a properly run fleet. The presenters review VAM applications, processes, and results along with a real-world case study of VAM results, challenges, and lessons learned by the Idaho National Laboratory fleet director.