Bill Bishop

2 months ago | fleetmanagementweekly.com | Bill Bishop |FLD Remarketing |Dave Bean

By Bill Bishop, SVP of Sales and Marketing, FLD RemarketingJanuary 29, 2025Two weeks ago, I was privileged to give the readers of Fleet Management Weekly my thoughts on the state of the wholesale used vehicle market in 2024. And in case you missed it, I celebrated the fact that for the first time since the pandemic started, the used white metal market fell into what I called “familiar” patterns. Not predictable. Not forever. But “familiar.” And – for the most part – comfortable.

Jan 15, 2025 | fleetmanagementweekly.com | Bill Bishop |Dave Bean

By Bill Bishop, SVP Marketing, FLD January 15, 2025 In the months and years following the pandemic, there was a question atop people’s minds that seemingly everyone in fleet was asking: “When will the industry find its new normal?” Now, nearly five years after the dawn of Covid, I can’t honestly say that fleet ever really found a “new normal.” And, in many ways, I’m not sure that given the myriad challenges our industry has faced – new technology integration, an attempt at EV adoption, the...

Nov 11, 2024 | fleetmanagementweekly.com | Bill Bishop |FLD Remarketing |Dave Bean

By Bill Bishop, SVP of Sales and Marketing, FLD RemarketingNovember 13, 2024Hello and welcome to the third installment of the 2024 White Metal Market Report, our quarterly look at news, views and important topics affecting the used white metal vehicle market (we even chime in on the big trucks too).

Oct 23, 2024 | fleetmanagementweekly.com | Bill Bishop |Dave Bean

By Bill Bishop, SVP Marketing, FLDOctober 23, 2024How do top fleet managers feel about vehicle availability? Where do they think the US economy is headed? And – perhaps even more importantly – what is their “gut” telling them about the overall state of fleet? Important questions for sure. And likely the kind of topics most of us who service fleets would like clarity on.

May 21, 2024 | fleetmanagementweekly.com | Bill Bishop |FLD Remarketing |Dave Bean

By Bill Bishop, SVP of Sales and Marketing, FLD RemarketingMay 22, 2024Over the years that our team at FLD Remarketing has been compiling our quarterly White Metal Market Report (eight in total) the fleet space – and more appropriately, the used vehicle market – has certainly seen its share of ups and downs. From the near euphoric “salad days” in the years leading up to the pandemic – definitely a high.