Give Back While You’re Staying Home
By John Round, AVP of Sales at Wheels, Inc.
Recently, we changed the clocks to standard time, and with the change came shorter days, colder temps and fewer hours outside.
I’m an early riser, so some of my winter dread was reduced by the sunny skies that came before 6 a.m. The early sunrise gave me time for my early workouts and kept me on schedule for my new routine of daily Team meetings and conference calls. However, eight months into the shutdown, combined with a looming Chicago winter, my outlook was turning gloomy.
Knowing that I was going to have some additional time to fill this winter, I started to look for projects that would fill my weekends. I found some great books, investigated new podcasts, and even attended a few free online classes. As they say, you can never get enough Excel training! My list of self-improvement projects felt good and gave me a sense that I was going to invest my time wisely over the next five to six months.
Toyota Unveils New Fuel Cell Car in Fresh Push on Hydrogen Technology
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp put its revamped Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car, with 30% greater range, on sale on Wednesday in a fresh push to promote the zero-emission technology amid rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles, including its own.
The new Mirai launch comes after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a goal in October to cut Japan’s carbon emissions to zero by 2050, in line with a European Union target and ahead of a pledge by Chinese President Xi Jinping to make his country “carbon neutral” by 2060.
Rather than produce a cheaper car, Toyota said it wants to lure drivers with longer range - enough to drive around 800 kilometres (497 miles) without refueling - added features such as autonomous parking and a lower, sleeker design achieved by moving the hydrogen power unit to the front of the vehicle from under the car.
Read the article at Reuters.
New UK Police Speed Gun Can Read License Plates From Nearly Half a Mile Away—at Night
British motorists with a habit of driving faster than the posted limit might want to exercise a bit more caution, because the police there now have a shiny new tool in its speed-enforcement arsenal: the Laser Tech TruCAM II Speed Enforcement Laser.
The TruCam II costs the equivalent of approximately $13,200 and is currently being trialed by U.K. police to automatically focus in on and read the license plates of speeding cars almost half a mile (750 m) away.
Essentially acting as a handheld speed camera, the TruCam II uploads speed and license plate data to a database and the appropriate fine is then mailed to the car's registered owner, no sirens or traffic stops required.
Read the article at The Drive.
New Study: Over Half of All Crashes Involve Phone Use
Drawing insights from over 86K verified collisions, Zendrive's Collision Report uncovers the underlying behaviors connected to crashes.
Key Question: What percentage of crashes on the road involve distracted phone use?
Answer: The report found that 57% of all crashes now involve phone use.
Get the Full Report HERE.
Transport Solutions of America Announces a New National Partnership with PuroClean.
TSOA sought out PuroClean as part of its quest to identify a restoration and remediation partner with a broad network of franchise locations and state-of-the-art biohazard services. TSOA is now offering biohazard services and thorough cleanings to its customer’s vehicles.
“PuroClean stood out to us as a like-minded partner, well-equipped to serve our national client base with franchise locations in communities from coast to coast,” said Tim Williamson, Founder and CEO of TSOA.
“While cleaning has always been a top priority for businesses, COVID-19 has created a natural, heightened sense of understanding around how critical proper sanitization is, and the risks companies like PuroClean can help a business eliminate,” said Steve White, President and COO of PuroClean.
