We publish the numbers because we got caught by them
Fleetwise exists because our founder ran a 40 van plumbing fleet and got a turn in invoice he could not have predicted from the contract he had signed. Everything published on this site comes from that.
Seventeen years on the other side of the desk
Marcus Delgado spent eleven years running the vehicles for a Dallas plumbing contractor before he ever sold a lease. Forty vans, three yards, and a return invoice at the end of one cycle that ran to five figures across the fleet, most of it for items nobody had explained: unsealed shelving holes, adhesive from a wrap a cheap shop had fitted, and tyres that were legal but below a threshold buried on page nine of a schedule.
None of those charges were wrong. They were all in the contract. They were simply invisible until the money was due, and by then there was no time left to fix anything at his own rates.
Fleetwise started in 2009 with one rule carried over from that experience: every number that will ever appear on an invoice goes in front of the customer before a contract exists. The residual percentage. The money factor. The cents per excess mile. The inch threshold on a dent and the thirty-seconds of an inch on a tyre. If we would charge for it at the end, we publish it at the start.
That is also why the pre-inspection happens 90 days out rather than on collection day, and why we tell you to go and get your own quote for the panel work. A turn in invoice should never be the first time somebody learns what the standard was.
Fleetwise in numbers
- 2009Trading since
- 1,340Units on lease today, sample
- 8Metroplex areas served
- 4.8From 214 reviews, sample
Three things we will not do
Stated as negatives, because that is the honest way to write a values list.
- We will not hide the money factorIt goes on every quote. Multiply it by 2400 and you have the rate. A lessor who will not show it is asking you to trust a rent charge you cannot check.
- We will not sell you a band you do not needUnder-mileage is never refunded. If your routes say 15,000 we will not sell you 25,000, and if your routes say 22,000 we will tell you before you sign rather than at turn in.
- We will not fit a cheap wrap or a self-tapped shelfBoth save money on the day and cost more at turn in. Our bay fits cast vinyl and bolt-through mounts only, even when a customer asks for the cheaper option.
The desk
Six people. On accounts of four vehicles and up, one of them is yours by name.
Marcus DelgadoFounder and principalRan a 40 van plumbing fleet for eleven years before starting Fleetwise in 2009.Marcus started Fleetwise after one too many turn-in bills he could not have predicted from the contract. Every standard published on this site exists because he wanted the numbers in the open before signing, not after.
Priya RaghunathanHead of fleet financeStructures the residual and money factor grid, and signs off every quote over 20 units.Priya spent nine years in captive finance on the lender side of commercial leases. She sets the residual grid quarterly and is the reason this site shows the money factor rather than hiding it inside a monthly payment.
Dwight OkaforSenior account managerNamed manager for trade fleets across Dallas, Garland and Mesquite.Dwight carries 60 accounts and knows the routes. If your crews are putting 28,000 miles a year on a van and you asked for the 15,000 band, he will tell you before you sign rather than at turn in.
Hana VasquezUpfit bay managerRuns the on-site upfit bay: shelving, racks, wraps and telematics.Hana's bay is on the same site as the yard, which is why a van can be delivered, shelved, wrapped and telematics-fitted without a transporter movement. She is also the person who insists on cast vinyl.
Terrence BoydLead return inspectorGrades every unit at the 90 day pre-inspection and again at collection.Terrence wrote the wear and tear schedule published on this site. His pre-inspection is free and comes with a written estimate 90 days before the term ends, so nothing is a surprise.
Alina PetrovaFleet operations coordinatorSchedules servicing, swaps and the weekly Fort Worth transporter run.Alina keeps the service calendar and the swap units. On accounts over eight vehicles she is the person guaranteeing a replacement inside 24 hours when a unit goes down.
Licences and memberships
TX Dealer Licence #DEMO-0000 (placeholder). This is a demonstration website, so the licence number is a placeholder.
- TX Dealer Licence #DEMO-0000Placeholder licence number for this demonstration site
- NAFA Fleet Management AssociationMember since 2014, sample credential
- Manufacturer fleet accountsDirect fleet allocation with four manufacturers
- 24 hour swap guaranteeOn accounts of eight vehicles or more
- Published return standardsEvery threshold and charge on one page, before you sign
- Money factor shown on every quoteMultiply by 2400 and check the rate yourself
Start with the numbers
11 units on the grid, each with its residual, its money factor and its excess mile rate printed on the page. Pick one, or send us the routes and we will pick for you.