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Essential Fleet Professional
Thank you for agreeing to take part in our Fleet Professional Profile series. We’d like to learn a little more about your career journey, current role and experience of working in fleet. Your answers do not need to be lengthy; a few sentences for each question are plenty. We will edit your responses into a finished profile and send it to you for approval before publication.
Your Background / Current Role
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Current Role
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Which organisation do you currently work for?
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Approximately how many vehicles/assets are you responsible for?
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1-250
251-500
501-1000
1001-2500
2501-5000
+5000
Which best describes your fleet?
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Passenger cars only
Mixed fleet – passenger cars and LCVs
Mixed fleet – passenger cars, LCVs, HGVs and/or specialist vehicles/plant
Commercial vehicles/HGVs only
Specialist vehicles/plant
Other
How long have you worked in fleet or transport?
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Less than 5 years
5–10 years
11–20 years
21–30 years
More than 30 years
How did you first get into fleet or transport?
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Which sectors have you worked in during your fleet career?
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Private sector
Public sector
Both public and private sectors
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Challenges / Highlights
Was there a particular role, person or experience that had the biggest influence on your career?
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What do you feel is the most challenging aspect of working within fleet management?
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What do you feel is the most rewarding aspect of working within fleet management?
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Skills / Lessons Learned
Which skills do you think are most important for a fleet professional today?
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Communication
Leadership
Commercial awareness
Problem solving
Relationship management
Negotiation
Data analysis
Technical knowledge
Project management
Change management
People management
Time management
Have you undertaken any qualifications or training that have been particularly useful during your career?
Is there something important you've learnt through experience that you couldn't have learnt from a course or textbook?
Do you feel the industry needs a recognised industry qualification?
Yes
No
Unsure
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Industry Perceptions and Future Outlook
How would you describe the role of a fleet professional to someone outside the industry?
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What have been the biggest changes to the role of the fleet professional during your career?
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Increased use of technology
Greater focus on data and analytics
Electrification and decarbonisation
Increasing compliance requirements
Greater responsibility for driver safety and duty of care
More complex funding and procurement options
Remote and flexible working
Changing driver expectations
Environmental and sustainability pressures
Economic and cost pressures
Do you think people elsewhere within an organisation sometimes underestimate the role and responsibilities of the fleet professional?
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Yes
No
Sometimes
If you could change one thing about the fleet profession or the way it is perceived, what would it be?
What do you think will have the biggest impact on fleet professionals over the next five years?
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Electrification
Decarbonisation and sustainability
Artificial intelligence
Fleet technology and connectivity
Data and analytics
Changing legislation and regulation
Economic conditions and cost pressures
Mobility-as-a-service / new mobility models
Remote working patterns
Supply chain challenges
Other
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Advice for the Next Generation
What advice would you give someone just starting a career in fleet?
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What is the best piece of career advice you have ever been given?
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On a lighter note
If you could have the keys to any vehicle for a weekend, what would you choose?
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If you weren't working in fleet, what career do you think you would have chosen instead?
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And finally, what is the one thing you always have with you during the working day?
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I am happy for Essential Fleet Professional to edit my responses for style, length and clarity and to use my responses and supplied photograph within the Essential Fleet Professional Guide, Essential Fleet Professional website. I understand that the finished profile will be sent to me for approval before publication.
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