SUVs Partly Blamed For Rise In Pedestrian Deaths
The Governors Highway Safety Association projects, in a new report being released publicly on Thursday, that 6,590 people died on or along U.S. roadways in 2019.
The report, which is based on preliminary data from the 50 states and Washington, D.C., reinforces the findings of the 2018 Detroit Free Press/USA TODAY investigation, “Death on foot: America’s love of SUVs is killing pedestrians,” which found that a significant factor in the increasing number of deaths is the consumer shift from passenger cars to trucks and SUVs.
The investigation found that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had made the connection at least as early as 2015. NHTSA reported on page 90 of a 195-page report that a dozen studies found that “pedestrians are two to three times ‘more likely to suffer a fatality when struck by an SUV or pickup than when struck by a passenger car.’”
Read the article at York Dispatch.
How To Answer The Dreaded ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ In Job Interviews
On anyone's list of the trickiest questions in a job interview, the simple (and ubiquitous) request to "tell me about yourself" would have to rank among the most dreaded—right up there with, "What's your greatest weakness?" and "Why did you lose your last job?"
There are at least two common ways to blow it. The first is by giving your interlocutor a recap of your resume. The second way to mess up is by talking about your personal life.
So what exactly are interviewers hoping that "tell me about yourself" will reveal? Two things, Fran Berrick of Spearmint Coaching says: Whether you're likely to be great at the job you're applying for, and how you're likely to fit into the company's culture. Sounds straightforward enough, but what you say will be most effective if it takes just 60 to 90 seconds and if, in that brief span of time, you come across as "succinct, authentic, and engaging."
Read the article at Fortune.
Coronavirus Exposes Auto Industry’s Lack Of Plan B
Inadequate backup plans and limited supply chains have put the automotive industry in an especially tenuous position for surviving the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to two analysts studying the situation.
“What our clients are learning is that they’re not as prepared as they could or should be,” said Jeffrey Pratt, Supply Chain leader at BDO, in a phone interview. “What we’re learning is not only as a result of coronavirus but also some of the trade and tariff wars, having so much supply concentrated with suppliers in China and not being so geographically dispersed. That’s sort of been a longer term effort that started with the trade wars and it’s almost exacerbated by the coronavirus.”
For the auto industry, such preparedness can be especially challenging because of the nature of the business, including short lead times for incoming parts and components due to the long-standing strategy of just-in-time delivery to assembly plants in order to minimize stockpiling inventories.
Read the article at Forbes.
It’s Not Just Germs. Auto Shows Must Figure Out How To Stay Relevant
Auto journalists often joke about coming back from a big show with a sore throat and a cough, along with all those business cards, free pens and trinkets - now attendees risk catching something more serous than just a cold: the coronavirus.
Auto shows are expensive. It costs a lot of money to transport cars and to design, create and set up elaborate displays. That's always been true, but now the shows are competing against the internet. Websites can be expensive to build, but at least you don't have to move them around from place to place and fill them with actual cars.
The auto industry is fascinating, not just because of the machines, but because of the people. It's people who make auto shows, and other industry events like them, worth going to.
Read the article at CNN.
ARI and Auto Truck Group to Highlight Strategies for Streamlining Complex Supply Chains During NTEA’s Work Truck Show
A team of fleet management and manufacturing specialists will be on hand at booth #4691 to share insight and solutions that help vocational fleet operators simplify their acquisition process
ARI®, a leading global fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, and Auto Truck Group, a work truck upfitter specializing in the design, manufacture and installation of truck and van equipment, will once again have an extensive presence at the annual NTEA Work Truck Show held March 3-6 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
ARI’s fleet management experts and Auto Truck Group’s manufacturing specialists will be on hand to discuss strategies that help vocational fleet operators simplify their complex supply chain.
