Telematics and Problem Solving
From reducing accidents to reducing operating expenses and more, telematics is instrumental to both identifying and solving a variety of problems that fleets commonly face.
Fleet Vendors Moving Firmly Into Consultative Resource Roles
Fleet vendors are increasingly wrestling to position themselves as consultative resources, and Signature Graphics is no exception.
Germany Moves to Integrate Renewable Energy with Mobility Infrastrucure
Germany is making huge strides when it comes to integrating renewable energy with mobility infrastructure.
The Plan to Turn Your Car Into a Virtual ATM
Chris Ballinger, former finance chief at Toyota’s innovation hub, launched a non-profit that aims to turn cars into rolling wallets able to autonomously make and receive payments in a virtual currency.
Drivers would earn small sums for sharing data on everything from traffic congestion to weather and be debited for infrastructure use and contribution to pollution.
“Everyone is excited by the promise of technology and waiting for the first killer app, for what will be to digital currencies what email is to the internet,” Ballinger says.
Read the article at Bloomberg.
Santa Claus and His Fleet Deliver!
If, like us, you seek to keep up with the latest in mobility management, don’t miss a terrific piece Ridecell: A Key Player in Fleet Mobility Transformation. FMW interviewed Mark Thomas, VP of marketing and strategic alliances at Ridecell, and came away mighty impressed.
Trent Dressen, director of sales at SuperVision, reminds us that negligent hiring, retention and supervision can get a fleet into a whole lot of trouble. In the negligence case they cite in this month’s article, the plaintiff was awarded $1.6 million!
Santa Claus is unquestionably the world’s most popular fleet operator but show me a fleet that’s under this much pressure to deliver – globally! Thanks to Art Liggio and Driving Dynamics for the cutest column of the year!
Our FMW team is taking a vacation during the holidays and will publish our first newsletter of 2020 on January 7th. FMW's website, of course, will be updated daily during our holidays.
Our team has so much fun together and we send to you our joy and best wishes for a most wonderful holiday season!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
