New Road Safety Magazine for At-Work Drivers & Their Families
eDriving invites you to take advantage of their new online road safety magazine for your employees and their families, Three60, which includes:
- Guidance for safer at-work driving, including avoiding distractions, winter driving and other seasonal safety messages
- Road safety news from around the world including new laws, studies and shocking headlines
- Family safety updates including tips and best practice advice on child and teen road safety
- Motorcycle safety news, maintenance and rider tips
Study: Ride-Sharing Worsens Traffic in San Francisco
Ride-sharing services Lyft and Uber may appear to make travel more convenient in big cities, but San Francisco says they've actually made traffic worse.
A study conducted by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority showed average speeds during morning hours decreased by 26 percent since 2009. In the evening, traffic speeds dropped 27 percent. Additionally, vehicle hour delays increased by 40,000 hours on a typical weekday and miles traveled on local roads jumped 630,000 miles. Translation: Uber and Lyft mean more vehicles on the road, and they're clogging up streets.
Read the article at The Car Connection
Survey: State Fleets Score High Marks in Many Management Categories, but Show Some Room for Improvement in Others
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
This year’s survey by the National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) confirmed that most state and public university fleets follow best practices in many areas, but also found room for improvement in their acquisition and safety programs and their use of telematics.
The organization received complete responses from 27 state governments and agencies and 17 public universities, with more than 207,000 vehicles, from class 1 through 8, under management. Many of the fleets comprise law enforcement vehicles in addition to civilian assets. Results from the survey, which was managed by the fleet consulting firm of Mercury Associates, were presented at the NSCFA’s State Fleet Managers’ Workshop in New Orleans at the end of September.
A Call to Action: The Final Step in Successful Marketing Communication
By Ed Pierce, Fleet Industry Marketer
In my last three ‘Call to Action’ columns, I began a series of tips from an article by Anna Kucirkova of Connex Direct Marketing entitled “Four Key Steps Toward Successful Marketing Communication.” Here is the last installment of her story.
When it comes to developing and then deploying an effective marketing plan, there are some highly useful tools available that will make everything work more smoothly.
Alto Selects Bestmile Technology to Manage and Optimize First-of-its-Kind Mobility Experience
Bestmile, a mobility services platform used to plan, manage, and optimize autonomous and human-driven vehicle fleets, announced that Alto, a new Dallas-based ridehailing business, will launch the first phase of its service next week, with on-demand rides managed by Bestmile’s Mobility Services Platform.
Alto selected Bestmile as its back-end platform partner for the introduction of a new kind of ridehailing experience. Alto is focused on delivering exceptional passenger service. It starts with safety, using professional drivers, and a dedicated fleet of cars.
Read the Press Release.
