The Critical Importance of Proper Driver Training
In today’s Safety & Risk column, Art Liggio writes that “effective training must be proactive, not reactive, and supplemented with a steady flow of relevant training to support your training goals.” It's a good read, and truer words were never spoken, and you want to make certain that your drivers are as safe as possible on today’s dangerous roads!
FMW Conducting On-Camera Interviews at AFLA
We’re getting excited for AFLA in Orlando - just over a week and a half from now - and we look forward to seeing many of you there. As usual, FMW will be conducting on-camera interviews of fleet experts at the event. If you’d like to suggest someone for an interview, email me at [email protected].
Ted Roberts
President
U.S. Automakers Reaffirm Commitment to Diesel Technology
September 10, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) Today, American automotive executives reaffirmed their commitment to Diesel technology, as new statistics about the future of the U.S. automotive Diesel market came to light.
At an event hosted by the Washington Automotive Press Association, executives from General Motors confirmed that Diesel engines continue to play an important role in the company’s lineup of propulsion options.
Disaster Planning Workshop
It doesn't matter where you are located, fleet professionals must plan for (and respond to) disasters.
With recent hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and ice, this past year has been a case study in disaster preparedness; generating lessons learned in preparation, execution, and post-event recovery for fleet professionals everywhere. The Disaster Preparation event provides fleet professionals with the knowledge to successfully tackle any disaster scenario.
Become a fast study on fleet disaster planning with NAFA's new video on this critical subject. Download the highly attended I&E event to watch from your desk for only $149.99.
The ‘Diesel Problem’ May Already Be Solved
As Yogi Berra once said, it’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future
By Andrew Boada, Editor at Large
Ever since the Dieselgate story broke in 2015, news reports about diesel technology have tended to be damning.
OEMs have been fined, CEOs have been jailed, sales of new diesel vehicles in Europe have been plummeting, and a growing list of major city governments in Europe and around the world, faced with worsening air pollution as a result of the rise in popularity of diesels, have announced their intention to ban them from their roads or to impose fees on those who drive them.
For many, the series of blows the technology has suffered in quick succession have created the impression that diesel is the technological equivalent of a dead man walking. But this is true only if you ignore a host of recent breakthroughs that make it look like, in the words of one Daimler Benz executive I spoke to, “the diesel problem is solved”.
Battery-Electric Drivers Have Nothing to Fear When Traveling Boston to D.C.
Nissan and EVgo have completed the installation of a series of nine electric vehicle fast charging stations along 500 miles of the I-95 corridor in the Northeastern corner of the United States, offering owners of electric vehicle peace of mind and convenience when travelling the heavily-traveled corridor, stretching from Boston to Washington D.C.
“This charging route along one of the most heavily populated areas of the country further demonstrates our commitment to the mass implementation and future development of easily accessible EV technology and will foster EV travel up and down the Northeastern coast of the United States,” Brian Maragno, director, EV sales and marketing, Nissan North America Inc. said.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
