On the Curious Condition of Government Fleet Benchmarking
By Mark Boada, Senior Editor
I’ve got a question for government fleet administrators: do you really know how your fleet’s performance stacks up compared to your peers, particularly along such dimensions as total cost of ownership, productivity and safety?
I’m asking that question on the heels of my column last week announcing that the National Council of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) has for the first time selected an outside agent – the widely respected fleet consulting firm, Mercury Associates – to conduct its 2017 benchmarking study.
Autonomous Vehicles Will Transform Urban Life by 2020
As the United States enters an entirely new phase in robotics and technology, with the possibility of thousands of robots driving among them, what else will they become comfortable—or uncomfortable—with robots doing, and how will that change urban life?
With orders now in for more than 20,000 sporty, electric self-driving vehicles from Jaguar and thousands of minivans from Chrysler, Waymo estimates that the Jaguar fleet alone will be capable of doing a million trips each day in 2020.
“Given the opportunity, autonomous-car services will likely be willing to invest heavily in redeveloping urban infrastructure that would give them an economic advantage in serving the populations that live there,” Ian Bogost wrote. “Especially if it would mean a monopoly on local transit. The results could change city life entirely.”
Read the article at The Atlantic.
Automakers Support Clean-Car Standards Despite Trump’s Rollback Plan
Trump’s 2017 promise to ease the regulatory burden on Detroit, has resulted in the conclusion by the Environmental Protection Agency that automakers cannot meet the fuel-efficiency guidelines set by the previous administration - cars and light trucks would have to average more than 50 miles per gallon overall by 2025.
Rather than change the 2025 thresholds, the automakers want more options for meeting them given the significant sums manufacturers have already invested.
“We support increasing clean-car standards through 2025 and are not asking for a rollback,” Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett wrote.
Read the article at The Washington Post.
At AmeriFleet, Listening to Clients is Key
The people at AmeriFleet pride themselves on really listening to exactly what their clients need - and promptly delivering the right solutions.
Smart Technology Helps Drivers Avoid Collisions
Cameras and monitors are a great start, but PRECO Electronics has a safety solution that includes collision avoidance technology with an active alert inside the cab.
