Track your fleet, fuel, drivers, and trip income with precision
Free Excel templates for Nigerian transportation and logistics businesses. Manage your fleet maintenance, monitor fuel consumption, compute driver payroll, track trip income, and schedule vehicle servicing.
Templates included
Key features
- All vehicles with registration and type
- Current status: active, in maintenance, off road
- Insurance and roadworthiness expiry dates
- Assigned driver per vehicle
- Vehicle age and mileage tracking
Real use case
A logistics company with 18 trucks uses this to brief the fleet manager every morning. Insurance expiry tracking alone prevented one vehicle from operating uninsured — a risk that could have cost the company its operating licence.
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The Hidden Financial Drains in Nigerian Transportation Businesses
Fleet businesses in Nigeria face a unique financial challenge: high fixed costs combined with highly variable revenue. A truck that is off the road for two weeks for maintenance still carries financing costs, insurance, and driver salary commitments. The businesses that manage these economics well are the ones that track vehicle utilisation, maintenance costs, and trip profitability with enough precision to make timely decisions.
Fuel is typically the largest operating cost in a transportation business, often representing 35 to 45 percent of total expenses. Yet most Nigerian fleet operators track fuel purchases informally, without linking each purchase to a specific trip or vehicle. This makes it impossible to detect abnormal fuel consumption — a common signal of either vehicle engine problems or driver fuel theft.
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