Fleet Costs Don't Just Disappear — with Jennifer Pemberton, Alsco Uniforms

Fleet costs money. Trying to minimize those expenses can cost far more.

Jennifer Pemberton, Senior Manager of Fleet and Routing at Alsco Uniforms, explains why the cheapest decision in the short term is not always the least expensive one in the long term — from maintaining aging fleets to making the case for better tools and resources, all without creating bigger problems down the road.

Chapters

0:00 — Why Spending Less on Fleet Can Cost More

1:21 — Inside Alsco's Fleet Operation

3:19 — Why One Truck Spec Doesn't Fit Every Branch

5:17 — Why Fleet Gets Treated Like a Cost Center

6:02 — Making the Business Case for Maintenance

9:37 — What Better Maintenance Actually Saves

11:43 — Running 3,500 Vehicles With a Two-Person Fleet Team

16:42 — Planning for Rising Vehicle Costs

18:25 — When Fuel Costs Jump 30%

19:34 — Can More Fleet Oversight Pay for Itself?

23:20 — How Dash Cams Became a Fleet Management Tool

26:18 — What 40% Idling Revealed

29:44 — Why More Accident Reports Can Be a Good Sign

33:36 — Using Real-Time Feedback to Change Driver Behavior

35:41 — Where EVs and Hybrids Make Sense

41:25 — What's Next for Alsco's Fleet