--- title: Outsourcing fleet management in times of economic uncertainty description: Outsourcing fleet management makes good sense during times of economic uncertainty. image: https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/avis-fleet_retainer_blog-image_source-blog-image_af-665.jpg --- [![AFS favicon](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/AFS%20favicon.png)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/) - [About us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/about-us) - [Solutions](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions) - [Blog](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news) - [Contact us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/contact-us) - Countries - [Zambia](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/countries/zambia) [![twitter icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/twitter%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://twitter.com/avis_fleet) [![facebook icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/facebook%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://www.facebook.com/avisfleet1/) [![linkedin icon (1)](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/linkedin%20icon%20(1).svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/avis-fleet/?originalSubdomain=za) LOGIN Close menu LOGIN TO Fleet Interactive Dealer Authorisation Pulse Tracking Pulse Logbook GO - [About us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/about-us) - [Solutions](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions) - [Blog](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news) - [Contact us](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/contact-us) - Countries - [Zambia](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/countries/zambia) [Fleet Management](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/topic/fleet-management) , [Fleet Consulting](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/topic/fleet-consulting) , [Fleet Solutions](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/topic/fleet-solutions) # Business Recovery: Outsourcing your fleet during a recovering economy [By Avis Fleet](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/latest-news/author/avis-fleet) August 24, 2020 - - - The South African business world has been left reeling after the [recent news](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-04/south-africa-s-rand-falls-as-gdp-contracts-more-than-estimates) that the country has experienced its worst quarterly economic performance since 2009.   The news was greeted by fears that our economy might slip into a second recession. So what does this mean for companies that run vehicle fleets?     ![Fleet reporting details on a tablet screen](https://blog.avisfleet.co.za/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/avis-fleet_retainer_blog-image_source-blog-image_af-665.jpg)   ## Outsourcing fleet management makes good sense: - Borrowing against core business capital to buy something like a vehicle makes bad business sense. Investing capital in depreciating assets is not the best option when it comes to running a vehicle fleet. - You reduce overall risk when you outsource your fleet to a fleet management company. Avis Fleet mitigates the risk on [maintenance](https://www.avisfleet.co.za/solutions/managed-maintenance/) and resale of vehicles so your business doesn’t have to. - Buying vehicles becomes more expensive in times of economic upsets. 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