The Practitioner’s Blog

Long-form practitioner notes on telematics, fleet operations, and the embedded service model. Written from the seat the author has worked in for fifteen years.

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The five fleet management mistakes that cost Nigerian cargo-owners the most money.

Across fifteen years of embedded service inside cargo-owner operations, the same five mistakes show up in nearly every fleet management programme that fails to produce the outcomes its sponsor expected.

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The five fleet management mistakes that cost Nigerian cargo-owners the most money.

Across fifteen years of embedded service inside cargo-owner operations, the same five mistakes show up in nearly every f...

By Shina Salako · SALCOMMS

Finance7 min read

How to calculate the real ROI of a fleet management programme.

The formula, the cost side, the benefit side, and a worked example using real numbers from a cargo-owner engagement. The...

By Shina Salako · SALCOMMS

Strategy8 min read

The five-stage fleet maturity model — where most operations actually sit.

Tracking, monitoring, discipline, optimisation, strategic asset. The honest distribution across cargo-owner organisation...

By Shina Salako · SALCOMMS

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