Pedestrian Deaths Hit 28-Year High, Suggesting SUV Boom Raises Safety Risks
The Governors Highway Safety Association reported that the number of pedestrian deaths involving SUVs increased by 50 percent from 2013 through 2017.
That reflects booming sales of SUVs and the fact that pedestrians are much less likely to survive the impact of an SUV.
Other factors contributing to the increase may include additional people walking to work, insufficient pedestrian road crossings, speeding, drowsy driving, drinking and population growth in certain areas. Distracted driving and distracted walking are also widely believed to be factors, though experts say they are hard to prove.
Read the article at USA Today.
Germany’s Auto Industry to Invest $45 Billion in Electric Vehicles
Over the next three years, Germany’s automotive industry will invest over 40 billion euros ($45 billion) in electric vehicles, tripling the number of models.
The plan is pivotal to reach ambitious goals in the European Union to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and requires the expansion of charging infrastructure. “The ramp-up of electric mobility is coming in Europe. This also demands the appropriate regulatory conditions -- right across Europe,” said VDA President Bernhard Mattes
Read the article at Bloomberg.
The Truck Driver Shortage is a Long-Term Issue That’s Going to Get Worse
America simply doesn’t have enough truck drivers to deliver everything its people buy.
That’s not new, but many retailers are just now feeling the pain as annual shipping contracts are renewed. That has trucking companies scrambling to find ways to keep costs down.
“Millennials, they don’t want to drive trucks,” said Darren Tristano, CEO and founder of consultant Foodservice Results. “They’re looking at this and saying, ‘I want to be in something more glamorous, more tech-oriented.’”
Read the article at Fortune.
Fleet Drivers Nationwide Now Earn Personal Rewards When Filling up at Shell With Fuel Rewards® Pro
Shell Oil Products US (“Shell”), one of the largest branded commercial fleet fuel card providers in the world, in conjunction with Excentus Corporation, a PDI company, owner of the Fuel Rewards® program, today announced the launch of the Fuel Rewards® Pro program, the first-to-market loyalty program that offers personal rewards to fleet drivers who fill up at participating Shell branded locations nationwide.
The program will allow drivers to earn five cents per gallon for personal fill-ups each time they make a work fill-up of at least 10 gallons using Fuel Rewards® Pro. Restrictions apply. Rewards subject to expiration. At participating stations only. See fuelrewards.com/pro for complete Fuel Rewards program details and Terms and Conditions.
The Strategic Alignment Between NAFA and the NAFA Foundation
The NAFA Foundation is a sister organization to NAFA itself, and it is able to act as a pure not-for-profit. Strategically speaking, that means there are some things that are better for the Foundation to do.
