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Driving Dynamics Inc. announced the rollout of its CoachInsight Advantage (CoachInsight) certification course, the latest service under the company’s DriverAdvantage™ behind-the-wheel brand for individuals who operate light-to-medium duty vehicles. CoachInsight is a four-day employer-onsite program that prepares company fleet safety professionals to conduct Driving Dynamics’ DriveInsight Advantage™ driver safety course. Coach-candidates participate in a combination of classroom lectures, role-play scenarios and driving exercises. Driving Dynamics is showcasing its CoachInsight Advantage program at booth #157 during the 2019 iP Utility Safety Conference and Expo, April 30 through May 2 in Denton, Texas and at booth #2611 at the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Safety 2019, June 9 through June 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana. READ MORE
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Wheels, Inc. has integrated with two fleet logistics partners, bringing real-time data and greater workflow efficiencies directly into its Vehicle Inventory Management (VIM) application. The VIM application orchestrates the decision matrix around moving hundreds of vehicles at a time during client upsizing, downsizing, or turnover events. “One key benefit of this integration is that the data sourcing is in real-time,” said Erik Rasmussen, Director of Strategic Operations at PARS. “The minute the vehicle is picked up, Wheels receives that information. This is not just real-time sharing of data, this is real-time data.” READ MORE
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October 9-10, 2019 — Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, Arlington, VA Whether you are a full-time road safety professional, manage a fleet of vehicles, or serve in a support role with your organization’s road safety program, the NETS 2019 Annual Conference is certain to have something for everyone! Registration open soon!
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Total Tax Waste for Employers and Employees Adds Up to $1.2 Billion Per Year Motus released its Vehicle Program Tax Waste Report, which reveals how car allowance tax waste impacts U.S. companies and their mobile employees, including those who work in professional sales and management, as well as top executives. The report found that 39 percent of one year’s car allowance spend is lost to tax waste, with the total tax waste for employees and employers reaching $1.2 billion each year. Click here to read the report
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 By Amber Wuollet, Manager of Marketing, SuperVision Picture this scenario: It’s nearing the end of the work day and it has been a productive, but uneventful day — thank goodness — and you’re almost ready to head home for a well-earned evening of relaxation. Just as you’re getting ready to walk out the door, you get a phone call. One of your drivers rear-ended another vehicle on his way back to the office. Aside from the damage done to the front of his vehicle and the back of the other car’s, the vehicle he hit was occupied by a family with several small children in the backseat. Thankfully, no one suffered any serious injuries. Still, you can’t help but think of the headache that lies ahead. As you put the fleet accident protocol into play — and prepare to brief your superiors — many questions will start to run through your mind. READ MORE |
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 Widespread support seen in Congress to explore replacing gas and diesel excise taxes; fleets encouraged to participate By Mark Boada, Executive Editor NAFA’s Washington, D.C. lobbyist predicts that a nationwide pilot program to replace the long-standing excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel with a vehicle miles traveled user fee, or VMT, will be authorized by the U.S. Congress this year. “Reauthorizing the Federal Highway Aid Program is now at the top of the agenda,” Pat O’Connor, president of Kent & O’Connor, Inc., said in an interview with Fleet Management Weekly last week. “There’s a gap in funding for the Highway Trust Fund, and the major buzz is about a vehicle miles travel fee as the long-term solution.” READ MORE |
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 Kevin Aries, Product Management Leader, Verizon Connect
Unlike private sector fleets, which exist at the discretion of the companies that own them, public and government fleets must perform as an essential component of operations for cities and states. And the sheer volume of vehicles required to serve a vast number of citizens means that, though they experience many of the same issues as private fleets, the challenges that public fleets face tend to be amplified and more time sensitive. From finding fleet funding and streamlining fuel costs to grappling with vehicle utilization and maintenance, public fleets are often forced to find innovative ways to stretch thinning budgets and do more with limited resources. This is where investing in GPS technology comes in, and these are 6 of the biggest benefits public fleets can realize from the use of the right solution. READ MORE |
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