Advance Your Networking at AFLA 2018
AFLA is excited to once again offer best-in-class networking options at the 2018 Annual Corporate Fleet Conference Catch That Magic Moment Right Now, to take place October 1 – October 3, 2018 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL.
Hurry: Register by Friday, June 8th, to take advantage of early-bird rates! See you in sunny Orlando!
CEI Adds 1,000th Truck Collision Repair Center to its North American Network
The CEI Group, Inc., announced that its truck collision repair network has been expanded to over 1,000 locations.
“This reflects both the growing importance of trucks to our economy and the continued growth in the truck repair segment of CEI’s business,” said John Wolford, CEI vice president of business process, quality and sourcing.
Mr. Wolford said CEI’s truck repair network now includes 1,010 shops that handle medium-heavy-duty trucks and equipment. The shops are in all 50 states, every province in Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
CEI’s team of licensed physical damage appraisers review every claim for potential savings in parts and labor. Mr. Wolford said that in 2017, the company saved is clients over $17 million in repair expenses, of which over $3 million was for its truck repair fleet customers. CEI’s accident management team finds savings on over 30 percent of the claims we handle for customers CEI also provides loss recovery and subrogation services that further offset accident costs for both its mixed and truck fleet customers.
A Foundation of Excellence
We are excited about the robust resurgence of the NAFA Foundation. One of its missions is to promote education and research projects, and this week we publish an excerpt of the Foundation’s compelling white paper: Creating a More Productive Relationship Between Procurement and Fleet. With a great many fleet managers working closely with Procurement, the release of this paper could not be more timely.
The Trump administration is roiling the auto industry with heavy tariffs and a rollback of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards. Critical of Trump’s pullout from the Paris Accord, California Governor Jerry Brown says that the fallout is “far more serious than anyone is saying.” Kudos to our fleet industry for remaining steadfastly committed to improving sustainability.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Element Fleet Management Contributes $15,000 to Kick-Start NAFA Foundation Fundraising Campaign
Fundraising Initiative for Fleet Education Hits $26,000 in Just 10 Days
The NAFA Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organization formed in 1976 to support the vehicle fleet industry, reached a milestone by raising more than $26,000 in just 10 days – headlined by Element Fleet Management’s $15,000 kick-off pledge.
"We are inspired by what the NAFA Foundation is going to focus on in 2018," said Mary Sticha, CAFM®, Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence for Element. "We are particularly interested in the mobility study it has committed to. We feel this is something Element must invest in as it’s a critical component to the future of our industry."
Car Subscriptions Make Car Ownership Optional
Buying or leasing a car are the traditional options for car ownership, but now app-based subscriptions—think car sharing that’s paid by the month, not the hour—are vying for consumers who fall between Uber addicts and car owners.
Car sharing is projected to grow globally from 5.8 million users in 2015 to 35 million by 2021.
“This takes a painful process—buying, financing, and maintaining a car—and turns it into a frictionless experience,” says T. J. Rylander, a VC at Next47. It’s the on-demand way: all the utility of ownership, none of the hassle.
Read the article at Wired.
