Course Objectives
CILT Certificate in Fleet and Transport Management
Course Methodology
This course uses a variety of individual exercises, team exercises and case studies. It also leverages a series of videos portraying the latest transportation management systems.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
State the objectives of fleet management and the role of the fleet manager
Implement a fleet preventive maintenance program
Determine requirements for efficient workshops
Create fleet safety and driver selection programs
Use capital budgeting techniques to perform vehicle replacement analysis
Optimize distribution vehicle routes
Write Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and measure performance of the fleet
Target Audience
Fleet managers and coordinators, maintenance managers and supervisors, transportation planners, fleet safety managers and operations managers.
Target Competencies
Fleet management
Fleet maintenance
Transportation safety
Capital budgeting
Distribution routing
Performance management
Course Outline
Introduction to fleet management
Definition of fleet management
Objectives of fleet management
Costs associated with fleet management
Maximizing customer service
Fleet manager profile
Fleet maintenance management
Roles and responsibilities in maintenance
Benefits of preventive maintenance inspections
Scope of preventive maintenance programs
Unscheduled maintenance
Road calls
Tire selection and management
Parts and supply management
Vendor versus in-house maintenance
Workshop management
Workshop layout
Workshop tools
Computing workshop productivity
Facility requirements
Bay space layout
Fleet safety management
Elements of a safety program
Reasons for accident prevention
Driver selection criteria
Fleet skill tests
Road accident types
Vehicle selection and replacement
Vehicle selection criteria
Own or contract analysis
Vehicle replacement analysis
Capital budgeting techniques
Transportation and distribution planning
Transportation fundamentals and optimization
Factors affecting transportation decisions
Network design options
Routing of distribution vehicles
Measuring and improving fleet performance
Fleet measurement system
Transportation costs
Cost ratios
Transportation asset productivity
Financial and quality indicators
Cycle time indicators
Measuring and improving fleet utilization