By Bill Bishop, SVP of Sales and Marketing for FLD Remarketing

The reason FLD is the only remarketer who purchases assets up front is because of a little known group of three professionals we call our “CR” – or condition report – team.

Started by our founders over 30 years ago, FLD’s CR team is a unique group of individuals with expert level understanding of the automotive, auction and aftermarket industries, and more than 75 years of combined industry experience.

“The people we deal with at auction definitely know who we (FLD) are and what we can do,” said Scott Zahn, who works the Florida region for FLD. “I feel like they all know we really hustle to get things done because the one thing I hear most is that you guys are everywhere!”

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Ranger Design is prepared for the transition to electrification. From a legacy of innovation and first-to-market breakthroughs, the company seems to offer a unique combination of benefits that their customers simply can’t get elsewhere.

This includes a first-of-its-kind no drill “E-Floor,” which keeps workers safe during installation, repair and maintenance. It’s also led to Ranger’s newest innovation – composite aluminum shelving units that are tough yet 30% lighter than its current steel lineup.

“Design is in our name, so everything we do, every person we hire, starts with a focus on innovation,” says Peter Young, VP of Business Development, who’s also Director of Strategy for the AFLA Board. “Our goal is to always move forward, always be first to market, and the only way to do that is to keep raising the bar on innovation.”

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Double brokering — the practice of a broker re-brokering freight to another broker —can be illegal, but that doesn’t stop companies from doing it. In fact, double brokering might even be on the rise.

A lack of regulatory oversight and continued supply chain disruption from the pandemic have made conditions ripe for fraudulent brokers to offer deceptively low rates on load boards, only to double broker the load and end up not paying the actual carrier.

Unlike other load boards, the Sylectus load board is an alliance of vetted carriers and offers more than 26,000 vehicles for your freight. If you’re in need of capacity, use our network to find the best option for expedited, partial load, dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed freight.

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More than 20,000 consumers signed a new Consumer Reports petition in its first three days. It’s aimed at the automakers General Motors, Stellantis, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, and Tesla, which do not offer free automatic crash notification in all their models.

“Automatic crash notification can save lives. It should come standard on all new cars, and remain active—and free—regardless of what happens with subscriptions for other connected services,” says William Wallace, CR’s associate director of safety policy.

Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charging technology has emerged as a new potential generation source for utilities and an important resiliency tool for consumers, and the various components required to make it all work are finally coming together.

Progress toward enabling V2G has recently accelerated. In California, the largest utilities (PG&E, SCE and SDG&E) are all running V2G pilots, and the public utilities commission recently allowed EVs to get paid in its Emergency Load Reduction Program. Industry coalitions are also forming, such as ev.energy’s V2X-Flex project with Nissan, Volkswagen, Stellantis, Siemens, Wallbox and Indra.

via Utility Dive

Following the announcement that both Ford and GM will adopt Tesla’s NACS connector in future electric vehicles in North America, EV charging companies have announced that they, too, will support the connector.

No other automaker has announced support since GM yet, but as expected, charging station companies are quickly jumping on board. ChargePoint is the latest to say that it will soon have NACS connectors on its DC fast-chargers. More companies are expected to make similar announcements in the coming days.

via Electrek

Artificial intelligence in the auto industry encompasses a range of use cases: autonomous vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems, predictive maintenance, supply chain optimization, and more.

Market data includes information on vehicle sales, market share, pricing, customer demographics, emerging technologies, regulatory changes, and global market trends. Vehicle apps and software developers can create more personalized, efficient, and customized applications.

Dealerships gain valuable insights into customer preferences and buying behaviors, allowing for personalized marketing campaigns and targeted advertisements.

via J.D. Power

By Ed Pierce, FMW Brand Acceleration

Last month, we reviewed some of the ways fleet marketers can help a fleet service or product provider’s sales team close more deals by generating qualified leads and providing them with the information and tools they need to effectively engage with those leads.

Now let’s review strategies for Sales Enablement and Thought Leadership. There are several ways B2B marketing can support sales enablement for the sales team. Effective B2B marketing can provide the sales team with the necessary tools and insights to engage with potential customers effectively and close more deals.

B2B marketing can play a crucial role in helping a company effectively implement a thought leadership program.

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By Ed Dubens, CEO/Founder of eDriving

In this exploration we delve into the realm of tailored rewards and incentive programs, designed to motivate and help drivers focus on the driving task while developing an evolved set of defensive driving behaviors and habits behind the wheel.

Mentor’s newly released Rewards Program provides a variety of incentives that help organizations recognize drivers that remain crash-free, incident-free, injury-free, license violation-free, and compliant with safe driving behaviors.

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By Sean Tucker, kbb.com

Tesla’s controversial Autopilot driver assistance system has been involved in 736 crashes since 2019, the Washington Post reports. A similar report published last summer found fewer than 300 such crashes.

Tesla has marketed the systems aggressively, making some misleading claims. In 2016, the company released a video allegedly showing a car using Autopilot to navigate traffic lights.

“Tesla is having more severe — and fatal — crashes than people in a normal data set,” former NHTSA senior safety adviser Missy Cummings told the Post.

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