Penske Dash Partners with Ridecell to Power New Carsharing Service
Provides the Complete Carsharing Solution with Integrated Parking and Uses Intelligent Analytics to Optimize Fleet Operations
Ridecell Inc., a leading platform provider for shared mobility operators, today announced it has been selected by Penske Dash as the technology partner for Penske Dash carsharing. The Ridecell platform used by Penske Dash provides a complete solution for their carsharing service of Volkswagen Jetta cars, launching this week in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia.
“Penske Dash chose Ridecell to power our shared mobility services because the company’s comprehensive platform can run everything from our consumer-facing application to payment processing,” said Michael Montri, chief operating officer of Penske Dash.
eDriving Launches FNOL Crash Reporting Module
Optional Toolkit Part of Mentor Smartphone Driver Safety Program
eDriving has announced the launch of an in-app First Notice of Loss (FNOL) reporting feature in its award-winning driver risk management program, Mentor by eDriving.
The optional toolkit allows drivers to complete and submit to all key parties the information and photographic support required to report an “event” (Collision, Incident, Near Miss or License Violation) directly from within the Mentor app with the fleet owner’s permission.
Chicago Cops Getting 200 New Ford Hybrids
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The Chicago Police Department has ordered 200 “pursuit-rated” hybrid police SUVs from Ford, joining New York and Los Angeles police departments in buying the new Ford Hybrid Police Interceptors.
The vehicles will be delivered to the CPD by April 2020 and deployed on Chicago streets by August.
Chicago police will pay around $56,000 for each hybrid vehicle, though some will cost less. The deal is worth about $9.6 million, said Howard Ludwig, CPD public information officer. The base price for the vehicles without any options for law enforcement agencies starts at $37,000.
Read the article at Crain's Chicago Business.
NAFA Webinar: Implementing an Effective Global Fleet Safety Strategy
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Live Webinar: Wednesday, October 23 -- 12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern
Topics: Effectively managing a global fleet can be challenging, and implementing a safety program can prove to be even more challenging. Remote locations, varying laws, access to data and solutions can all be a struggle. In this session, you will learn from industry experts on how to effectively create and implement a global fleet safety strategy to reduce crashes and ensure a safe environment for your employees. This session will cover topics including predictive and preventive strategies for safety, as well as journey management and lone worker solutions for safety.
Creating a Fleet Safety Culture
By Trent Dressen, Director of Sales, SuperVision
Fleet safety is more than just a task to be completed.
The safety of your fleet should tie in directly with the culture of your organization. This creates a sense of importance beyond the obvious for all employees. The benefits of creating a robust fleet safety culture go far beyond reducing crashes. A safety culture can improve your entire organization while mitigating risk.
How to implement a safety culture
This safety culture starts with you. Leading by example is a powerful practice and without practicing fleet safety culture best practices yourself, your employees may not follow suit. A common challenge we hear from safety managers is creating a sense of commitment to safety throughout their organization. In other words, they need to create a true culture around the notion of safety.
