How Will the Shared Mobility Space Affect Fleet?
Shared Mobility might seem much more a part of the B2C world right now, but it’s going to matter more to the fleet industry soon enough — and Ridecell’s shared mobility platform can help you put all of that in better perspective.
Werner $40 Million Judgment Centers on Entry-Level Driver Training
A New Mexico jury awarded a family more than $40 million in a lawsuit involving a Werner Enterprises driver.
The jury found Werner, one of its drivers and the driver’s instructor all negligent in a fatal crash. The driver was on his eighth day of driving since graduating from Werner’s Roadmaster Drivers School when the crash occurred.
According to the complaint, investigations into other student drivers shows that it is not uncommon for instructors to be sleeping while students are driving. The lawsuit also claims that drivers can become trainers as early as three months after receiving their CDL.
Read the article at Land Line.
Ford Launching Largest EV Charging Network in the US
Working with EV charging companies Greenlots and Electrify America, Ford has created what it calls the FordPass Charging Network, the largest North American network of electric vehicle chargers of any automaker, including Tesla.
Next year, Ford will begin selling its first electric vehicle - a crossover SUV with styling based on the Ford Mustang. The FordPass network will include more than 12,000 charging stations with a total of 35,000 plugs in the US and some parts of Canada.
Unlike Tesla's charging network, chargers in the FordPass network will work with most other electric cars. Users will be directed to one of the network's chargers using an app or in the vehicle's central touch screen. Only Ford drivers will be able to use the FordPass app.
Read the article at CNN.
Thinking Globally!
Ted Roberts is excited to report that he's visiting Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, and Munich this week, learning a lot about German innovations in mobility and the automotive industry. Watch for his reports and some new video clips from his trip in upcoming issues of FMW!
Save the date
"Transformation from Fleet to Mobility" is the theme of the 7th annual International Fleet Meeting to be held in Geneva, Switzerland. The one-day event will take place on March 4, 2020, in conjunction with the Geneva International Motor Show. More details will follow in the coming weeks.
FMW is a long-standing media partner for this exciting annual event. If you are involved with global fleet management, this is a terrific venue to network with your peers. Not so incidentally, the Geneva International Motor Show is stunning!
Implementing an Effective Global Fleet Safety Strategy is the topic of a Geotab-sponsored NAFA webinar tomorrow, October 23. There is still time to register!
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Justine Hawkins Named CCO at Ebbon-Dacs
In response to an expansion of its business activities both in the UK and internationally, Oxford-based technology solutions provider, Ebbon-Dacs, has appointed Justine Hawkins as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
Reporting to directors Rob Pilkington and Craig Gibbin, Hawkins, who was formerly Head of Commercial, will have over-arching responsibility for continuing the development of relationships in several key customer areas: leasing companies, vehicle manufacturers and dealers.
