IPWEA Plant & Vehicle Management Manual

Why the PVMM is the Must-Have Resource for Fleet Managers

The IPWEA Plant and Vehicle Management Manual (PVMM) is the must-have resource for Fleet Managers and anyone responsible for managing mobile assets—whether it's cars, trucks, prime movers, yellow plant, mowers, or utes. It's the industry’s gold standard for best practice fleet management and has been trusted for over 20 years by public works professionals, local government, and private sector fleet practitioners.

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Benefits

Comprehensive Fleet Management Framework

  • Covers all core areas—strategy, procurement, maintenance, replacement, compliance, and performance monitoring.
  • Provides a structured, best-practice approach for managing all types of fleet assets, from passenger vehicles to heavy plant.

Online and Regularly Updated

  • Now delivered as an online resource with quarterly updates.
  • Ensures access to the most current advice, reflecting legislative changes, emerging technologies, and evolving best practice.

Peer-Reviewed by Industry Experts

  • Content is reviewed and validated by practicing Fleet Managers and the IPWEA Fleet Council.
  • Offers practical, real-world guidance that is relevant, tested, and trusted by your industry peers.

Fleet Management Maturity Guide

  • Each chapter includes a maturity scale—Basic, Core, and Advanced.
  • Helps you assess your current level and set targets for continuous improvement in each area of fleet operations.

Tools, Templates, and Case Studies

  • Includes editable documents, templates, checklists, and real-world case studies.
  • Saves time and provides ready-to-use resources to improve processes and decision-making.

Aligned to ISO 55000 Asset Management Standards

  • References global standards and asset management principles.
  • Enhances integration with broader organisational asset and risk management frameworks.

Practical Focus on Lifecycle Costing

  • Detailed guidance on whole-of-life cost analysis and internal hire rate calculation.
  • Supports better financial management and justification of fleet decisions to executives and finance teams.

Covers All Fleet Asset Classes

  • Content tailored to cars, trucks, yellow plant, utilities, trailers, and minor equipment.
  • Relevant across a mixed fleet, allowing consistent practices regardless of asset type.

Backed by IPWEA Training and Community

  • Underpins the IPWEA Fleet Management Certificate and other professional development workshops.
  • Strengthens professional growth and supports your team in developing and maintaining best-practice fleet operations.

Now available as an online resource

Now available as an online resource, the PVMM is no longer just a static printed manual. It's a living document—updated quarterly through a robust peer review process involving experienced Fleet Managers from across Australia, including members of the IPWEA Fleet Council. This ensures the guidance you’re using is current, practical, and directly relevant to the challenges fleet professionals face today. Whether you're refining internal hire rates, planning capital budgets, or looking to improve workshop operations and maintenance compliance, the PVMM has got you covered.

The online format also means quicker access to new information, evolving best practices, and live templates that make implementation easier. It's written by the industry, for the industry—with real-world examples, case studies, and tools that reflect the depth of knowledge from councils and organisations that run fleets every day.

 Access to the PVMM is exclusively available through the annual IPWEA Fleet Subscription—giving your organisation not just the Manual, but a full suite of tools, templates, and support to improve your fleet operations and move up the Fleet Management Maturity curve. If you're serious about lifting your fleet performance and want guidance you can trust, then the PVMM is essential.

In addition to the Manual itself, subscribers also gain access to the Fleet Management Maturity Assessment—an essential tool for evaluating how well your organisation is managing its fleet. This structured self-assessment helps identify where your practices sit on the spectrum from Basic to Advanced and shines a light on areas that may be exposing your organisation to unnecessary risk. For executives and senior leaders, it provides valuable insight into potential gaps in governance, compliance, and cost control—areas that often fly under the radar until something goes wrong. By understanding your maturity level, you can better prioritise improvements, justify investment in fleet systems and staff, and demonstrate sound oversight of one of your organisation’s most significant capital and operational expense areas.

 

Submit a Case Study for the PVMM and Share Your Knowledge

Have you successfully implemented PVMM strategies in your organisation? We’re looking for practical case studies from our fleet community to showcase initiatives on successful use of technology, effective use of resources, delivering on sustainability outcomes, or shifts in fleet management.

Contributing a case study to the PVMM is a fantastic opportunity to support the industry by sharing knowledge with others, help drive innovation, and expand your professional network. 

 To submit a case study, get started by completing the form ‘Case Study Expression of Interest’ and your form will then be reviewed by IPWEA and a member of our team will reach out with next steps.

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