Large, Complicated Vehicle Moves Done Successfully
With the right people and the right technology, large, complicated vehicle moves can be done successfully.
WEX Converting Chevron and Texaco Business Card Customers
Major Oil Companies, Convenience Store Retailers Put Increasing Trust in Payments Pioneer
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (11.29.18) — WEX, Inc., a pioneer in corporate payments, and Chevron USA, Inc., the company behind two of North America’s leading fuel brands, announced they have an agreement to bring high-quality card services to Chevron and Texaco Business Card customers.
WEX and Chevron announced the long-term agreement in December 2016. WEX will now commence bringing new Chevron and Texaco Business Cards into the WEX portfolio of branded programs.
Volvo, Luminar Make Big Strides in Self-Driving Tech
Volvo and its self-driving car technology partner, Luminar, said they've made a major advance in lidar technology that helps autonomous vehicles "see" its surroundings like never before.
Lidar is an essential component that allows a self-driving car to view the world around it and determine the actions of moving objects, such as other cars and pedestrians. Today's lidar can see about 130 feet ahead, but Luminar said in a Tuesday announcement that the latest technology can see 820 feet ahead.
Read the article at The Car Connection.
GM’s Secret Plan to Shut Plants, Cut Jobs Likely Signals More to Come
Turns out no one keeps a secret as well as General Motors' leadership. On Nov. 20, the automaker's board of directors approved a massive cost-cutting plan that included shuttering two assembly plants in the United States, one in Canada and two U.S. propulsion plants by the end of next year.
GM waited until Nov. 26 to tell the world its plan, though the news that GM would close its plant in Oshawa, Ontario, leaked out late Sunday, Nov. 25. Combined with white-collar cuts, about 14,000 hourly and salaried jobs are affected.
Read the article at Detroit Free Press.
‘At Everything We Do, We Do the Best We Can’
When Jim Christiano founded PARS 20 years ago, he brought to his new company a business philosophy consistent with his own core values. Those guiding principles have been key to the company’s growth and success.
As the fleet industry has changed over the years, PARS has also changed, responding to ever more complex and demanding challenges.
FMW is delighted to feature a chronicle of PARS' evolution and congratulate Jim Christiano and his leadership team.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
