Our Wish for You!
"This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!" ~ D.M. Dellinger
The FMW team looks back on a wonderful year. We learned a lot, we made new friends, we had fun with old friends, and we continually dedicated ourselves to be the best we could be to support our industry.
This is our final FMW Newsletter of 2018. We will return on January 8th, 2019, but in the meantime we will update our website with significant news.
Happy Holidays!
Janice Sutton
CEO, Editor in Chief
Ted Roberts
President, Chief Content Officer
LeasePlan USA Deepens Telematics Offering With Geotab
LeasePlan USA announced today a collaborative new relationship with global IoT and connected transportation leader, Geotab. As part of the Geotab telematics solutions ecosystem, LeasePlan is deepening its IoT, telematics and insights offering as the company continues its commitment to leading fleets on the journey into the digital age.
Leveraging Geotab’s IoT telematics technology, LeasePlan customers can gain access to insights that will help fleet managers monitor vehicle performance and driver behavior. These insights will aid fleet managers in addressing common problems plaguing their fleets. With improved knowledge of driver behavior and vehicle diagnostics, fleet managers can take decisive action to help create value and reduce risk, keeping their fleets efficient and effective.
Madelaine Webster Named Business Development Manager at Fleet Logistics UK
Fleet Logistics UK (FLUK) has opted for experience with the appointment of long-serving industry professional, Madelaine Webster, as its new Business Development Manager.
Webster has more than 13 years’ experience in the fleet market, having previously carried out various roles at Glasgow-based Fleet Alliance and worked in partnership with the fleet arm of the Expense Reduction Analysts.
5 Common Fleet Upfitting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
By Chad Christensen, Strategic Consultant, Element Fleet Management
Upfitting is an integral part of ensuring service fleet drivers can accomplish their jobs, but it is one of the most challenging aspects of fleet management.
To help optimize the upfitting process, the Element strategic consulting team put together a guide for avoiding common upfitting mistakes.
By 2023, Volkswagen Says It Can Build 15 Million Electric Cars
Volkswagen announced that it will have the capacity to build up to 15 million electric cars over several years and is investing more than $12.5 billion into electric and autonomous vehicles by 2023.
VW plans to have 27 electrical vehicle (EV) models in production by the end of 2022, with cars under the Volkswagen, Audi, and Skoda brands. VW has said that it is also building an alliance with Ford and might use that company’s plants to build vehicles in the United States. The company is currently converting multiple of its European factories to build EVs rather than combustion engine cars.
Read the article at Fortune.
