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Fleet utilization calculator

Four numbers give you the three ratios rental operators actually steer by: how much of your fleet was earning, what a rented day brought in, and what every day of every vehicle returned.

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Utilization rate68.9 %

Share of available vehicle-days that were rented.

ADR, average daily rate€59.68

Revenue divided by rented days.

RevPAU€41.11

Revenue per available unit: revenue divided by all vehicle-days.

How to read these numbers

  • Utilization rate is rented days divided by available days. A period with no available days has no rate, which is why the result shows a dash rather than zero.
  • ADR counts only days that were actually rented, so it stays comparable between a busy August and a quiet November.
  • RevPAU spreads revenue over the whole fleet and the whole period, so it is the one that drops when you add a vehicle that does not earn.

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Utilization calculator FAQ

What is a good fleet utilization rate?

There is no single figure — it moves with season, vertical and fleet size. What is worth steering by is the trend across comparable periods: this August against last August, not August against November. A benchmark quoted without a market and a season attached is decoration.

How is fleet utilization calculated?

Rented days divided by available days over one period. Available days are vehicles multiplied by days, so ten vehicles over thirty days give 300 available days, and 180 rented days is 60 %. A period with no available days has no rate at all, which is why the result shows a dash rather than zero.

What is the difference between ADR and RevPAU?

ADR counts only the days actually rented, so it stays comparable between a busy August and a quiet November — it tells you about your pricing. RevPAU spreads the same revenue over every vehicle-day, rented or not, so it drops when you add a vehicle that does not earn — it tells you about your fleet size.

Does higher utilization always mean more profit?

No. Utilization rises if you cut the daily rate, and ADR falls with it. A fleet at 90 % on a rate that does not cover turnaround, cleaning and depreciation earns less than one at 70 % priced properly. That is why the calculator shows all three numbers together rather than one.

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