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Glossary
TL;DR
Fleet utilization is the percentage of time a vehicle generates revenue – the headline rental profitability metric. Calculated as (rented days / available days) × 100. Healthy: 60–75% for cars, 40–55% for seasonal gear.
Fleet utilization (utilization rate) is the percentage of days a vehicle is rented and generating revenue relative to total available days (minus service, damage, dead season). It's the core rental KPI – lower utilization = lower fleet ROI.
Formula: utilization = (rented days / available days) × 100. 'Available days' = total − maintenance − damage − seasonal closure. Example: vehicle available 350 days/year (15 days service), rented 245 days. Utilization = 245/350 = 70%. The utilization dashboard shows fleet average, per-vehicle, per-niche, and trend over time. Vehicles below 30% are sale candidates; above 85% signals no buffer and overbooking risk.
Healthy utilization is the business foundation: 60–75% for car fleets, 40–55% for seasonal gear (bikes, skis), 50–65% for construction machines. Even a few percentage points higher noticeably improves fleet profitability. Monitoring utilization drives decisions on new purchases (>80% → buy more), retirement (<30% → sell), and pricing strategy.
OneRental ships a utilization dashboard with views: fleet average, per-vehicle, per-niche, per-branch, with time filters (7/30/90/365 days). Cross-tabulated with per-vehicle revenue for full ROI per asset. Configurable alerts (e.g. a vehicle below 30% for 60 days) and CSV/PDF export are on the roadmap.
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