Trump Tariffs Hurting Fleets, Jeopardizing Road Safety
NAFA Lobbies for Rollbacks and Four Other Fleet-Related Issues
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
President Trump’s tariffs, launched last year to protect American industry and punish China for unfair trade practices, are now hurting fleets and jeopardizing road safety.
That was the word last week at NAFA’s DC Fly-By, its annual meeting of its Government Affairs Committee. Twelve members of the committee spent two days in the Washington D.C. area to hear presentations by executives from industry and auto industry trade associations, Congressional staffers, and a representative of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Vehicle Technologies.
Driving Dynamics Named Top 20 Health & Safety Training Company for Third Consecutive Year
Driving Dynamics Inc. has announced its selection as a 2019 Top-20 Health & Safety Training Company by Training Industry Inc.
“It is an honor to receive this recognition for the third year in a row. This award validates that we continue to meet the highest standards in our industry with a breadth of training offerings, online courseware, course enhancements, and new coaching programs,” said Art Liggio, CEO and President of Driving Dynamics. “By ensuring our courses are constantly updated to address risks and challenges today’s fleet drivers face, we have helped numerous organizations achieve significant reductions in their crash rates.”
A Strong Focus on Empathy Makes All the Difference
It’s always important to make sure customers’ needs are met, and that’s even more the case when a driver has been in an accident. That’s one of the reasons that everyone at CEI goes through empathy training.
Sharing the Road, Curbing Costs and Driving Wellness
The other day, I watched in horror, and gasping relief, as a big rig driver used his One Second Advantage to avert a potentially harrowing crash. All because a car cut him off in a merging lane, in rush hour traffic, on an approach to a bridge!
So, when I read this month’s thought leadership piece from Driving Dynamics, I gave silent thanks for that awesome big rig driver. And I will remember the excellent tips from Bruce Davisson in Cruising with the Big Rigs – Safely Sharing the Road with Large Trucks.
Booster Fuels' founders started with a simple idea: deliver fuel to cars. Now, the company has expanded coast-to-coast and has added routine maintenance to their services. Booster says mobile fuel delivery can save fleets up to $1500 per vehicle per year. Impressive! Learn more in How a Gas Station on Wheels is Giving a Boost to Fleets.
Don’t miss Mark Boada’s piece on the 2019 NETS conference that concluded last week. He recaps the conference highlights and talks to the theme of the 2019 NETS’ Drive Safely Work Week: ‘Driven to Wellness’ – the link between driver wellness and safety.
We warmly congratulate Phil Russo, former CEO of NAFA Fleet Management Association, on his new position at PMA Management Associates.
Enjoy the issue and drive safety!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
You Can’t Manage What You Cannot Measure
You can’t manage what you cannot measure. Luckily, though, FleetWave from Chevin Fleet Solutions can effectively act as a central repository for all of your fleet data.
