Vehicles for Utility and Mobility vs. Vehicles for Driving Pleasure
We are beginning to see more of a divergence between vehicles that are used for utility and mobility and vehicles that are driven for pleasure.
Upping Our Game in a Dynamic Era
We are excited to announce that Walter Bond, NBA star and acclaimed business speaker, has joined our roster of monthly thought leadership columnists. He was a keynote speaker at last fall’s AFLA conference and absolutely mesmerized the audience. Bond knows a thing or two about teamwork and his debut article tells us how we can be impact players for our team. We all want to up our game!
John Wysseier talks of A Paradigm Shift in Fleet Safety in the first video clip of a recent interview with The CEI Group's new CEO and president. Away from the industry for ten years, he offers a unique and interesting perspective.
“The fleet industry is facing the most dynamic era of technological and process change in its history,” says Mark Boada is his piece: To Succeed in Turbulent Times, Fleet and Procurement Need to Partner.
We think this is going to be an exciting year in fleet!
Have Holiday Plans, Will Travel
AAA forecasts 107.3 million Americans will take to planes, trains, automobiles and other modes of transportation during the year-end holiday period from Saturday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 1.
Travel times during the holiday week could be as much as three times longer than the normal trip.
“More expensive gas prices are not swaying holiday revelers to stay home,” said Bill Sutherland, AAA senior vice president, Travel and Publishing. “In fact, across the board this year, travel has increased year-over-year for every major holiday weekend – Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving – and we project the same for the year-end holiday period. We’ve seen the strong economy and growing consumer confidence fuel holiday travel all year long.”
Read the article at AAA.
Donlen Introduces Recall inSIGHT™
Donlen has released Recall inSIGHT, its latest recall management offering today.
Recall inSIGHT is the only solution in the fleet industry that gives fleet professionals full visibility to their vehicle fleet’s open recalls, so they can take immediate action by working with their drivers to efficiently manage and address OEM and NHTSA recalls.
The Electric-Car Future is Missing Some Pieces
Before electric-cars become mainstream world-wide, several things need to happen.
Some crucial raw materials are scarce. There are not enough places to recharge. Battery-powered cars still cost thousands of dollars more than many gasoline vehicles.
“Many people are nervous about how fast this is coming and how much they have to invest,” said Norbert Dressler, a senior partner at Roland Berger in Stuttgart, Germany, who advises the auto industry.
Read the article at The New York Times.
