Leasing

By Chris Brown and Tariq Kamal

Soaring pump prices and new emissions controls have made running trucks and vans on diesel an expensive proposition. Learn how fleet managers and OEMs are responding to the high cost of lower emissions.

Tags: diesel, Emissions, fuel, fuel economy, leasing, fleet management

By Tariq Kamal

Learn why the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA switched to custom-built vans and open-end leases.

Tags: leasing, fleet management

By Chris Brown

Open-end leasing comes with residual value risk but no restrictions and greater control. Can it work for your small fleet?

Tags: leasing, fleet operations, fleet management

By Thi Dao and Chris Brown

For seasonal services, vehicles out of commission, short-term projects, or for businesses short on credit, truck rentals can be a cost-effective alternative to leasing.

Tags: leasing

By Chris Brown

Choosing between the two types of commercial leases involves understanding your fleet driving patterns, your internal fleet management capabilities and your appetite for risk.

Tags: open-end leases, closed-end leases, vehicle leasing, leasing

By Christine Erice

For many fleet managers, the closed-end lease means everything is “fixed.” However, this isn’t always the case. By offering customers more options and mid-term lease recalculation, LeasePlan USA, a vehicle leasing and fleet management company, has made the closed-end lease a more flexible option.

Tags: LeasePlan USA, leasing

By Chris Brown

Do you know how to get relief from that mileage penalty, or how to get a bin package for next to nothing? We asked leasing companies and leasing-related service companies to give us some tips and strategies on how small fleets can save money and time when leasing their fleets.

Tags: leasing