FEATURE – MANAGEMENT
THE 2026 PIVOT:
FROM RIGID ASSETS TO AGILE ORCHESTRATION
Welcome to the 2026 Fleet Management issue.
If the previous two years were defined by the ‘what’ of electrification (vehicle choice and charging infrastructure) this year is defined by the ‘how’. How do we fund it? How do we manage the data? And how do we transition between providers without operational paralysis?
The industry has reached a pivotal juncture. We are no longer picking the low-hanging fruit of early adoption; we are now navigating the complexities of a market where the ZEV mandate is driving OEM supply, but fiscal policies like the proposed eVED ‘mileage tax’ threaten to stifle demand.
In this issue, we bring together six distinct voices to explore a central theme:
– Holistic Agility –
From Ezoo’s salary sacrifice perspective to Ogilvie’s ‘plug-and-play’ finance, the message is clear: the status quo is no longer a safe haven.
However, agility requires more than just a new contract; as IFM explores, it requires a ‘legacy’ approach to onboarding that removes the administrative burden of switching. Combined with Venson’s progressive take on neurodiverse recruitment, we argue that the most successful fleets in 2026 are those that treat flexibility as a core competency, applying it to their finance, their software and their people...
Welcome to the 2026 Fleet Management issue.
If the previous two years were defined by the ‘what’ of electrification (vehicle choice and charging infrastructure) this year is defined by the ‘how’. How do we fund it? How do we manage the data? And how do we transition between providers without operational paralysis?
The industry has reached a pivotal juncture. We are no longer picking the low-hanging fruit of early adoption; we are now navigating the complexities of a market where the ZEV mandate is driving OEM supply, but fiscal policies like the proposed eVED ‘mileage tax’ threaten to stifle demand.
In this issue, we bring together six distinct voices to explore a central theme:
– Holistic Agility –
From Ezoo’s salary sacrifice perspective to Ogilvie’s ‘plug-and-play’ finance, the message is clear: the status quo is no longer a safe haven.
However, agility requires more than just a new contract; as IFM explores, it requires a ‘legacy’ approach to onboarding that removes the administrative burden of switching. Combined with Venson’s progressive take on neurodiverse recruitment, we argue that the most successful fleets in 2026 are those that treat flexibility as a core competency, applying it to their finance, their software and their people...
