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With the 2026 model year winding down and 2027s opening up, now is the time to start thinking about your replacement strategy. A few questions worth asking right now: -Do you know which vehicles in your fleet are approaching their optimal c

Start with visibility - you can't cut what you can't see. Pull your cost per mile by vehicle and you'll quickly identify which units are carrying a disproportionate share of your maintenance spend. If a large number of your vehicles are high mileage, this list might be longer than you'd expect. From there, fuel and replacement cycle are your biggest levers. If you're holding vehicles past their optimal cycle point you're paying for it twice - in maintenance and in lost residual value. High mileage accelerates that curve faster that most people budget for. Finally, what types of vehicles are you running? Is there an opportunity to replace them with smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles?