Fleet Manager
What the work is
Organises and controls the buying, selling and leasing of vehicles for rental agencies, logistics and delivery companies, public transport providers, corporate fleets, construction companies and government agencies.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Determines vehicle requirements
- Sources and negotiates the purchase or lease of vehicles
- Coordinates the sale or disposal of vehicles
- Manages a fleet of vehicles, ensuring they are properly maintained and serviced
- Monitors and controls vehicle usage and costs
- Provides advice and guidance to rental agencies and leasing companies on vehicle selection and acquisition
- Manages and maintains records related to vehicle transactions
- Conducts market research to identify trends in the vehicle rental and leasing industry
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in the depot of a fictional delivery and bus company, with fifty vehicles, a workshop and a control room. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Every vehicle goes out on time, every route is covered and nobody calls with a problem
- A driver you coached gets a safe-driving award from the team
- A new schedule saves the company fuel and the drivers get home earlier
Hard days
- A vehicle fails an inspection on a morning when none are spare
- A driver who is clearly too tired to drive and a route that is already late
- A customer who needs a delivery today and a rule that says it cannot be done safely
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 172531, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.