Fleet Acquisition with Ewald
Cost-Effective
Our acquisition specialists are skilled at getting the best prices and incentives on vehicles, so your fleet fits your needs and your budget.
Trusted Partner
We work in your best interest so you can focus on your business, without having to worry about your fleet.
Seamless Experience
We make it easy to get the vehicles you need, with a team of fleet professionals who communicate proactively and regularly every step of the way.
The Right Vehicles
We tap into our extensive network of manufacturers, dealers, and upfitters to get you exactly what you want.
Team Support
You’ll have peace of mind knowing your full fleet is backed by our entire team.
Choose Your Fleet Vehicle
Commercial Trucks
Our team can help you find the right trucks for any situation, from towing and moving to various construction jobsites. We can even help you upfit your trucks with caps, lightbars, and more.
Commercial Vans
We help you evaluate the best options to optimize cargo room, payload, and fuel efficiency. We can also help you customize vans with ladder racks, built-in tool boxes, graphics or wrapping, and more.
Company SUV Leasing
We can help you choose what size and type of SUVs are right for your business, based on who and what you need to transport.
Frequently Asked Vehicle Questions
How to handle fleet vehicle life cycling
Understand the life cycling process
Life cycling refers to the process of replacing fleet vehicles before depreciation and before maintenance expenses start to cost more than acquiring new vehicles. Having a consistent vehicle life cycling strategy in place saves money in the long run.
Understand the connection between life cycling and operating costs
When the optimal point to remove vehicles from your fleet has passed, maintenance costs will begin to rise due to the age and mileage of the vehicle. Combined with accelerating depreciation, this will lead to overall higher costs than if you were to cycle out the vehicles for newer ones.
Find balance between depreciation and market value
The optimal cycling point occurs when the vehicle’s maintenance costs are still low and the depreciated value is equal to the market value of the vehicle.
Work with a fleet specialist who can optimize the life cycling process for you
At Ewald, our fleet management specialists are experts in the life cycling process. Speak with a specialist to develop a life cycling strategy for your business.
How to choose fleet vehicles based on need
List the roles and purpose of each fleet vehicle
It’s important to understand the purpose of every fleet vehicle before deciding on the make, model or upfitting requirements. Optimizing for comfort will result in a different vehicle choice than optimizing for moving cargo, for example.
Consult fleet drivers
Your employees have the most experience with vehicles in the field. Ask them what their needs are, and work to balance these with the needs of your company and your overall budget. Getting driver input will help improve employee satisfaction, and satisfied employees take better care of fleet vehicles.
Speak with a fleet management professional
At Ewald Fleet Solutions, our fleet professionals specialize in helping companies decide on the right vehicles to fill any need. We take an unbiased approach to fleet leasing, considering all makes, models, and upfitting options when choosing the best vehicles for our customers.
How to choose fleet vehicles based on price
Start by determining the vehicle’s end purpose
Choosing fleet vehicles based solely on price will end up costing more in the long run if they aren’t the right ones for the job. Carefully considering each vehicle’s end purpose will ensure you don’t spend money on a vehicle that hinders your employee’s work or that you’ll end up needing to replace. Getting the right vehicle for the job should always come before considering cost.
Speak to fleet drivers
Fleet drivers who use vehicles daily have the most experience operating them and can provide valuable insights on the day-to-day needs of the job.
Consider the long-term costs
Choosing a used or less expensive vehicle can seem attractive at first, but the higher maintenance and fuel costs associated with older vehicles will increase your fleet’s total cost of ownership in the long run.
Determine which upfitting options are needed
Upfitting options like ladder racks, bedliners, bin packages and so on should be factored in when considering the overall cost of a leased vehicle.
Meet with a fleet management professional
At Ewald, our fleet management professionals specialize in finding the right, fit-for-purpose fleet vehicles for your budget, while taking the long-term needs of your fleet into account.