Sample Grey Fleet Strategy
Suggested contents
1. Introduction
· What is the Grey Fleet?
· Why manage the Grey Fleet?
· History of Grey Fleet management
2. Current situation
· Grey Fleet data
· Options
· Recommendations
3. Grey Fleet Management Strategy
· Data collection
· Communications plan
· Targets or savings
· Conclusions and recommendations
Introduction
What is the Grey Fleet?
Grey Fleet drivers are [insert definition here – also include reference to what constitutes as a work journey i.e. driving for’ work purposes’]
i.e.
‘Work purposes’ include;
• Having more than one place of work;
• attendance at meetings in pursuit of official [name of department] business;
• attendance at training courses;
• journeys made on recall to duty from annual leave;
• Dropping off paperwork or other documentation to other departments / sites even if after work.
Why manage the Grey Fleet?
As driving at work is a work related activity as defined by law, it is subject to the same legislation [insert related law and statistics here].
i.e.
Detail organisation’s duty of care and the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 and any other related legislation.
History of Grey Fleet management
What has the business worked on to date relating to fleet management or is this a new document as part of a wider corporate fleet strategy?
Current situation
Grey Fleet data
Show a table of work area, number of grey fleet drivers and maybe other drivers too.
What does the data mileage show?
For example…
· Miles travelled
· Cost
· Emissions
· Risk
Options
i.e. do nothing
Recommendations
Chosen option and reasoning
Grey Fleet management strategy
Data collection
Communications plan
How will this strategy be rolled out to staff?
Targets
Emissions and cost savings, reduction in grey fleet numbers / usage etc.
Summary of savings
Fleet savings – overall
Grey fleet savings
Conclusions and Recommendations
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