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Fleet Management

Italy's 2026 diesel tax credit for hauliers: what it is really worth and what happens next

Italy's 2026 diesel tax credit for road hauliers: about €0.18 per litre before pro-rating, own-account transport excluded, usable only until 31 December.

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Fleet Management

ZES Unica tax credit for logistics in Southern Italy: warehouses yes, trucks almost certainly not

Italy's ZES Unica tax credit 2026-2028 for logistics in the South: warehouses and plant qualify, vehicles almost certainly don't. What it is really worth, deadlines and a worked example.

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Compliance

What compliance actually costs: €186 to €1,593 per vehicle per year, depending on the fleet

We added up the tachograph, the Mobility Package, ETS2 and urban access for four fleet profiles. The cost runs from €186 to €1,593 per vehicle per year, and in a steady-state year 97% of it is people's time.

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Logistics

Reverse logistics: the hidden cost of returns in Italian e-commerce

The 30% return rate in Italian e-commerce hides a logistics cost often double that of delivery. Five levers to manage returns without destroying margins.

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Fleet Management

Fleet TCO: how to calculate the real total cost of ownership (and use it to decide)

The 7 items of fleet Total Cost of Ownership, incidence percentages, the most common calculation errors, and how to move from absolute TCO to TCO/km as a decision KPI.

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Fleet Management

Cost per kilometre: the calculation 70% of companies get wrong

Cost per km is the most used and worst calculated metric in Italian fleet management. Five common mistakes, benchmarks by mission type and how to use it for pricing and dispatching.

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