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As we enter the throes of the extremely busy holiday season, last mile fleets are experiencing more pressure than ever to deliver goods and services quickly, accurately, and efficiently.
In addition to operating at maximum efficiency to control costs, companies must also work to optimize customer satisfaction and the driver experience to ensure overall business success.
In this live webinar on January 11, our Last Mile experts will share how to improve the daily life of routing and dispatch teams.
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By Kevin Dennehy, Editor, Location Business News
Germany-based PTV Group has entered the U.S. fleet tracking market with a new truck navigation app. CEO Christian Haas says the new PTV Truck Navigator G2 optimally complements the existing tracking systems.
PTV Group will use TomTom [TOM2] to power its maps, truck routing and other functions. PTV Truck Navigator G2 will consider a truck’s size, weight, cargo, road hazard restrictions and tunnels to calculate a route, the company said.
TomTom says the expansion will allow businesses to have more accessible location data. “By making fresh and accurate location easily assessible to businesses, we can create safer and more comfortable experiences for drivers and end-customers,” said Mike Schoofs, TomTom Enterprise managing director, in a statement.
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Connixt adds its mobile app suite to the Geotab Marketplace to deploy data for maintenance shops and technicians, while automatically updating backend systems
Connixt, a provider of cloud-mobile apps for maintenance and compliance, announced the availability of its iMarq™ suite on the Geotab Marketplace, a go-to source for top organizations seeking to better manage their fleets. iMarq™ now integrates seamlessly with Geotab to further automate maintenance, parts requests and scheduling for customers.
Connixt iMarq™ is an award-winning mobile app suite for maintenance crews and technicians that digitizes fleet maintenance, inspection, inventory and workshop processes integrating with any back-end maintenance system.
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Car IQ Inc. today announced a partnership with Verra Mobility that will expand the company’s current offerings beyond fuel payments to provide fleet customers with a complete toll payment suite.
Car IQ’s partnership with Verra Mobility will allow fleets to seamlessly connect with tolling solutions via Verra Mobility’s extensive network and pay without the use of a credit or debit card.
With Car IQ Pay fleets will now have a simplified and unified billing platform that facilitates payment of multiple types of services supporting a fleet company’s back-end accounting systems.
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By Ed Pierce, FMW Brand Acceleration
While virtually all fleet service providers’ marketing teams are charged by management to increase brand awareness, influence their target audiences’ perceptions, and generate leads, management also insists on budget control, performance metrics, and a suitable ROI.
Only by developing an effective mix of tactics can a marketing team perform what might best be described as a high-wire marketing balancing act. A precipitous fall from management’s good graces is only as far away as a breakdown in anyone of the myriad marketing channels.
Since numbers don’t always tell the whole story, it’s generally the measuring aspect that proves to be challenging. Additionally, they may not always assist you in demonstrating true value for your company in terms of sales and returns. There is good news, though!
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By Ed Dubens, CEO/Founder of eDriving
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments and environmentally focused vehicles and solutions surge in popularity across the globe, fleet organizations may be feeling overwhelmed while seeking a solution that successfully protects both their drivers and the planet.
In response to this crisis, fleet managers are presented with a plethora of environmentally conscious options, which vary in their ability to reduce emissions, as well as keep drivers safe. Some fleet managers may turn to electric vehicle investments, seeking to offset total fleet emissions via partial or full adoption of an EV fleet.
With comprehensive sustainability reporting becoming mandatory across the globe, Mentor’s EcoDrive feature powered by Greater Than provides increased control over a fleet’s environmental impact while providing the insights needed to reduce absolute CO2 emissions.
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Wheels Donlen and LeasePlan USA have now come together as one industry-leading fleet management and mobility company. Athene, the majority stakeholder in Wheels Donlen, completed the transaction to purchase LeasePlan USA from LeasePlan Corporation.
Shlomo Crandus, CEO of Wheels Donlen, will continue as CEO and Matt Dyer, CEO & President of LeasePlan USA, will take on the role of President.
As one company, Wheels Donlen LeasePlan has $7 billion in assets, 800,000 vehicles under management, and, through the global alliance with ALD and the international cooperation agreement with LeasePlan Corporation, it serves clients in 60 countries.
Both Wheels Donlen and LeasePlan USA will continue to provide the valued support that the combined organization’s global clients enjoy and expect. The ALD Alliance with Wheels Donlen continues to be a strong and valued partnership. For LeasePlan global clients, there is an international cooperation agreement with LeasePlan Corporation.
The combined organization is even better positioned to serve clients of all fleet sizes from fleets of a few dozen vehicles to fleets with 20,000+ vehicles and across multiple industries. According to Matt Dyer, “We are fundamentally committed to the success of our clients both now and in the future as, together, we shape the future for fleet management and mobility.”
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