2024 Personal Use Survey

Automotive Fleet is conducting a personal-use survey of commercial fleet managers just like you to find out the personal-use policies of fleet departments across the country.

Our goal is to ensure that we provide you with the most accurate information possible; therefore it is important that you return this survey in a timely manner.

Please check the appropriate boxes next to each of the following questions to learn how your personal-use policies stack up against the industry standard. Results of our survey will be published in an upcoming issue of Automotive Fleet magazine.

Please take a moment to fill out the questionnaire because your responses are valuable and will be treated with strict confidentiality.

The deadline for responses ends soon, so please take a moment to fill this out today!

Thank you for your help. The deadline for your response is Oct. 11, 2024. Your time and input are greatly appreciated.

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* 1. Is personal use of company vehicles allowed?

Yes

N/A

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* 2. How much do you charge for personal use per month?

No charge

Less than $130

$130 - $140

$141 - $150

$151 - $160

$161 - $170

$171 - $180

$181 - $190

$191 - $200

$201 and over

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* 3. In 2023, did personal use charges:

Increase

Decrease

Stay the Same

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* 4. Who, besides the employee, is allowed to use a company vehicle for personal use? (Please check all that apply)

No one

Employee's Spouse

Employee's Licensed Children

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Do you require an MVR check of persons (other than the employee) allowed to drive the company vehicle?

Yes

N/A

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* 6. What are the conditions for approved personal use?

At all times, whenever necessary

Only to and from work

Only during work hours

Only during non-business hours

Only on weekends and holidays

Only on vacation

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What factors govern assignment of fleet-provided vehicles (select all that apply)?

Annual business miles driven

Fringe Benefit

Job title

Job function

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How do you determine personal-use charges?

Using an industry average of competitive benchmarks

Calculating the cost to the company

Using a pro-rated annual lease value (ALV)

Including a fuel benefit

Using an average cents per mile expense, based on the IRS standard rate

Using 100% of the annual lease value (ALV)

Using commuting charge only

Other (dollar per day/round-trip charge, flat rate, FMC mileage reporting program, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How often does your company perform a personal-use reconciliation or 'true-up'?

Annually

Quarterly

Every two years

Never

Other (includes monthly, every six months, and as needed)

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* 10. OPTIONAL: Did COVID change your personal-use policy? If so, how, and have subsequent surges of COVID caused you to modify policy yet again? If your regulations have not been changed, just write "No Change".

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* 11. OPTIONAL: Please input your contact information if you would be willing to take part as an interviewee for our article

Name:

Title:

Company:

E-mail:

Phone: