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Friday, November 28, 2025

The Hidden Costs of Paper-Based Fleet Management (and How to Avoid Them)

The use of paper-based management goes back to hundreds of years, and we tend to think: “If it was good for people before me, why would I change it”? But it comes down to cost. And paper-based management costs you a lot of money. Manual fleet management has costs (hidden ones) that add up faster than you think. Let’s break them down, and more importantly, look at how to avoid them.
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The Hidden Costs of Paper-Based Fleet Management (and How to Avoid Them)