By Steve Bender, President and Owner, Fleet Street Remarketing

As I strained to make sense of what was lying in front of me, my heart began to race. It was a treasure map! I learned that the map depicted a collection of 6 mythical destinations. Each of them tied to a terrible curse that had been put on fleets long ago.

So we mapped-out an adventure I believe will be the premiere event of this year’s AFLA Conference: A 7-part YouTube mini-series that chronicles our efforts to locate these 6 mystical destinations and lift the curse that’s been put on fleets that remarket vehicles.

Each episode features us traveling to a different exciting destination on the old map. This will all be capped off by our “Big Reveal” event at this year’s AFLA Conference in San Antonio, where we’ll premiere the final nail-biting episode.

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Dealer transport services can provide a reliable, cost-effective solution to manage your inventory and keep your customers happy.

These companies oversee the pick-up, tracking, and delivery of vehicles. Car dealerships use transport companies for various services, such as replenishing their inventories, moving cars to different lots, or delivering vehicles to customers. These service providers are also known as vehicle logistics or vehicle fleet management companies.

A dealership’s inventory volume can make transporting vehicles a time-consuming and costly process. Working with a dealer transport company can take the stress and hassle out of car shipping.

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By Daniel Simon, CEO and Founder, Coast 

Traditional fuel cards have been a mainstay in fleet management for decades, but they come with significant drawbacks. They often don’t connect to other fleet tools, like telematics systems. Designed to meet the needs of modern fleet management, smart fuel cards are an innovative alternative to traditional cards.

Smart fuel cards incorporate advanced technologies that streamline expense tracking and enhance security while allowing technicians the independence they need to work efficiently.

With advanced features, smart fuel cards reduce costs, simplify reporting, and enable better decision-making. Even better, they save time and make life easier for fleet managers.

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Cox Automotive has reported a significant rise in the sales of used light commercial vehicles (LCVs) during the first half (H1) of 2024, marking a record-breaking period for the company’s auction and vehicle services operations.

Between January and June, a total of 50,267 LCVs were handled by Manheim Auction Services and Manheim Vehicle Services.

Matthew Davock, director of Manheim Commercial Vehicles at Cox Automotive, said: “The flood of LCV product into the wholesale market seen during Q1 persisted throughout Q2 as many owner-operator, leasing and rental players continued to replace their ageing fleet assets.

via Yahoo Finance

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology in a bid to detect fraud and smoothen the title transfer process.

The project, in collaboration with tech company Oxhead Alpha on Ava Labs’ Avalanche blockchain, will allow California’s more than 39 million residents to claim their vehicle titles through a mobile app, the first such move in the United States.

Blockchain technology can help detect lien fraud by creating a transparent and unalterable record of property ownership, making it difficult for fraudulent activity to go unnoticed.

via Reuters

No one wants a driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) charge. However, drivers continue to earn themselves DUI charges from foolishly consuming alcohol and hitting the road.

Still, you might get into the same trouble for “sleeping it off” in your car that you might for getting pulled over for driving under the influence.

It might sound silly, but you can get a DUI charge for sleeping in your car. Should you have a blood alcohol content (BAC) over the legal limit, typically 0.08, cops may conclude that you drove your car prior to your decision to sleep.

via Motor Biscuit

CEO Jim Farley told investors in an earnings call on Wednesday that when it comes to EVs, bigger is not always better — and said that the company’s future would depend on its ability to build smaller, cheaper electric vehicles.

“In ICE [Internal Combustion Engine], a business we’ve been in for 120 years, the bigger the vehicle, the higher the margin,” Farley said. “But it’s exactly the opposite for EVs. The larger the vehicle, the bigger the battery, the more pressure on margin because customers will not pay a premium for those larger batteries,” he added.

via Autoblog

Owner satisfaction with new-vehicle design and performance has rebounded after two years of unprecedented decline, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. Further, satisfaction with non-Tesla battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is at an all-time high, surpassing stalwart Tesla.

“Traditional manufacturers have listened to the Voice of the Customer,” said Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. Power. “They’re launching enhanced vehicles that are more in line with what customers want, including improved interior storage and higher quality materials, as well as ensuring features have ease of use. For BEVs, recent launches from traditional manufacturers have surpassed perennial leader Tesla when it comes to owners’ level of emotional attachment and excitement with their new vehicle.”

To read more about the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, click here.

By Sterling Pratz, Founder & CEO, Car IQ

To run your fleet effectively and efficiently, you need data. You need to know what each vehicle is doing, what it’s costing you, what issues may pop up and more.

Car IQ reimagines every facet of fleet payments and accounting. By tying expenses directly to each vehicle using unique IDs, you can now capture vehicle data and daily spend; manage merchants and set spending controls; view receipts instantly; and issue immediate payment credentials for each vehicle.

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By Fleet Management Weekly Staff

As a leader in technologically advanced business driver safety and sustainability, Brightmile uses a smartphone-based app to gamify and reward safer driving.

By engaging drivers and empowering managers with their cloud-based app, they’ve reduced collisions by up to 75% while reducing fuel consumption and carbon footprint by up to 15%.

“The fleet benefits focus mainly on driver safety and behavior, aiming to reduce collision frequency first and foremost. Brightmile is an application the driver can download onto their smartphone… the app uses the sensors in the smartphone to understand the driver’s behavior, which we then use to engage the drivers to try to improve their performance.”

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