Fleet Manager

A Fleet Manager oversees the acquisition, maintenance, deployment, and disposal of a fleet of vehicles for a large organisation or commercial fleet operator. They are responsible for managing costs, ensuring compliance with road safety and environmental regulations, scheduling maintenance, and optimising vehicle utilisation across multiple locations in Australia.

Develop and manage fleet budgets, including capital expenditure for vehicle purchases, fuel costs, insurance premiums, and maintenance budgets. Monitor and analyse fuel consumption, maintenance costs, and vehicle utilisation data to identify cost reduction opportunities. Arrange vehicle procurement through tender processes or dealer negotiations, ensuring compliance with organisational procurement policies. Schedule preventive and corrective maintenance for vehicles with authorised service providers, tracking service histories and warranty claims. Coordinate vehicle inspections under Australian Design Rules (ADR) and manage compliance with National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) requirements for heavy fleet vehicles. Implement and monitor driver safety programmes, including licence verification, fatigue management, and compliance with Chain of Responsibility legislation. Manage vehicle registration, insurance policies, and renewal schedules across multiple states and territories. Track and report on fleet performance metrics including vehicle availability, downtime, accident rates, and environmental emissions data.

The standard entry pathway requires a diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree (ABS skill level 2). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

You'll spend a lot of time on compliance paperwork (ADR standards, NHVR rules, Chain of Responsibility laws) and if something goes wrong, you're often liable. The role is highly regulated and error-prone. Also, pay rarely breaks into senior management territory unless you move into director roles, so earnings can plateau.

Practically speaking, you need to be where large organisations and transport operators cluster. Remote work is uncommon because vehicle coordination needs on-site presence.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 1494, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

• Delivery Schedulingcore
• Dispatch Documentationcore
• Driver and Courier Liaisoncore
• Freight Coordinationcore
• Incident Reportingcore
• Negotiationcore
• Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
• Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
• Reporting and Analyticscore
• Risk Identificationcore
• Rostering and Scheduling Supportcore
• Supplier Communicationcore
• ERP and Inventory Systems
• Forklift Licence Coordination
• Goal Setting and Planning
• Inventory Tracking
• Microsoft Excel Data Management
• Process Improvement Identification
• Record Management
• SLA and KPI Adherence
• Stakeholder Communication
• WorkCover Administration

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

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Where our numbers come from.

What Fleet Manager workers move into, from ten years of tax records.

Last updated: 30 October 2026