NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry’s largest membership association, is proud to announce the newest members of its Board of Directors.
Recently elected to three-year terms were:
• Nancy Bean, CAFM®, City of Provo, Utah
• Richard Battersby, CAFM®, City of Oakland
• Michael Camnetar, CAFM®, LeasePlan USA
• Maria Neve, Merchants Fleet Management
Rear automatic emergency braking technology reduces backup crashes by 78% compared with vehicles with only rear cameras, rear sensors and beeping alerts.
The rear braking system significantly reduces claims under collision coverage and property damage liability claims, according to the study by IIHS.
"The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested six models and found two of them excelled: The Cadillac XT5 and Subaru Outback earned a superior rating from IIHS for their ability to operate safely in reverse. Four other companies offered 2017 models that scored advanced ratings in the first "backing crash" study of its kind: BMW 5 series sedan, Infinity QX60, Jeep Cherokee and Toyota Prius."
Read the article at USA Today.
According to a report released earlier this month by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the percentage of crashes involving drowsiness on U.S. roads is nearly eight times higher than federal estimates indicate.
The difficulty in detecting drowsiness following a crash makes drowsy driving one of the most under reported traffic safety issues.
“Drowsy driving is a bigger traffic safety issue than federal estimates show,” Dr. David Yang, executive director for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, said in a statement. “Drivers who don’t get enough sleep are putting everyone on the road at risk. By conducting an in-depth analysis using video of everyday drivers, we can now better assess if a driver was fatigued in the moments leading up to a crash.”
Read the article at Forbes
By Laura Jozwiak, Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Relations, Wheels, Inc.
Did you watch the Super bowl? Did your team win? Whether you watched it or not, it was a great display of talent, competitiveness and endurance.
After the Philadelphia Eagles hoisted the Lombardi trophy, Tight End Zach Ertz was asked what made this Eagle team so special. His answer was that they love to practice. What a great reminder that the way you win is not what happens in one moment, but what happens and how you prepare over many moments. It is in daily meetings, weight lifting sessions, practice squads and dissecting game tape that the players improve on those small tweaks to separate them from the rest of the NFL pack to win their first Super Bowl.
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Over the next two decades, electric cars are expected to be the fastest growing auto segment, threatening Houston's most important industry, unless the changing energy landscape is embraced.
Texas' Department of Transportation is now running six electric cars out of its Houston office and has had electric cars within its vehicle fleet since 2011 – with almost 30 vehicles in the rotation until the were flooded during Hurricane Harvey.
"We must ramp up our efforts to develop and attract alternative energy companies to complement the work we are already doing," Bob Harvey, the partnership's CEO, said in recent speech to Houston business leaders. " As the global energy mix evolves, we must ensure that we maintain our role as the 'Energy Capital of the World,' including 'new energy.'"
Read the article at Houston Chronicle.