Quick Guide

Uptime Contract

Atlet buys your existing truck fleet.

You hire it back with an all-in undertaking from Atlet.

Replacement and renewal of the truck fleet take place to an agreed plan.

Suitable for:

Advantages:
  • Expanding business
  • Trade-sensitive business
  • Existing fleet is worn out
  • Truck fleet is unsuited to task
  • Repair costs are high
  • Handling efficiency is low
  • Capital for new investment is tied up
  • Always a functioning truck fleet
  • Modern and appropriate trucks
  • Great flexibility during hire period
  • Pay for truck time actually used
  • Reliable budgeting
  • Simple cost allocation
  • No tied-up capital

Rental

Full service with total responsibility.

No unforeseen additional costs.

Hire period: 3–10 years.

Suitable for:

Advantages:
  • New effective trucks are needed
  • Operational flexibility is required
  • Intensive pace of work
  • Shift working
  • 100% availability
  • Expanding business
  • Full cost control
  • No tied-up capital
  • Always effective truck fleet
  • Optimized dimensioning
  • Flexibility during hire period
  • Reliable budgeting
  • Simple cost allocation
  • Pay for truck time actually used

Leasing Purchase

Hire with right of return.

Hire period: 1–3 years.

Effectively supplemented with service contract.

Suitable for:

Advantages:
  • Structural changes
  • Truck-testing over a longer period
  • Awaiting budget decisions
  • Flexible financing arrangement
  • No tied-up capital
  • Not counted as investment

Leasing

Hire with right of return.

Hire period: 3–8 years.

Effectively supplemented with service contracts.

Suitable for:

Advantages:
  • Function-conscious operations
  • Rational and flexible handling
  • Scope for investment is limited
  • No tied-up capital
  • Market-adjusted residual value
  • Contract can be amended as required

Short Term Hire

Hire to meet a temporary need.

Includes full service.

No unforeseen additional costs.

Hire period: <7–365 days.

Suitable for:

Advantages:
  • Short-term truck needs
  • Production peaks
  • Replacement truck during downtime
  • Testing of truck
  • Awaiting budget decisions
  • Flexible truck utilization
  • Covers temporary needs
  • Right truck for the job
  • High operational reliability
  • Known costs
Atlet Limited • Thame, Oxon, OX9 3RR • Tel 01844 215501