by AF 0527d — June 1, 2009—A new book edition published by SAE International reviews the latest technologies and best practices used in fleet maintenance management.
Authored by John E. Dolce, “Analytical Fleet Maintenance Management: Third Edition” describes practical, cost-effective principles that fleet management personnel can use in daily work operations to improve efficiencies, control costs and increase productivity. This edition features new chapters on fleet management leadership, and fleet facility design and maintenance. In addition, the book’s arithmetic formulas have been reviewed and updated, says SAE International.
Other topics covered include preventive maintenance programs, shop productivity, tire selection and management, budgeting, data processing, vehicle life-cycle costing and specification, vehicle delivery and warranty programs, energy management, fleet trend reporting, and managing equipment information systems.
The book is written for supervisors and managers with responsibility for vehicle maintenance management.
Dolce is a fleet manager, consultant, author and industrial instructor with more than 40 years of experience in vehicle maintenance and operations. SAE International is a global association of more than 121,000 engineers and related technical experts in the automotive, aerospace and commercial-vehicle industries.
The list price of the 534-page, softbound book (ISBN 978-0-7680-1684-0) is $79.95; SAE International members can purchase it for $63.96. Bulk purchase discounts also are available. For more information, see the SAE Web site.
