White Paper: Factors That Influence Fleet Operating Costs
By Wheels, Inc.
One of every fleet manager’s major goals is to ensure that the fleet is operating in the most cost-effective manner by identifying opportunities for cost savings which have not been fully realized.
Wheels' new White Paper outlines the most significant factors that ultimately affect fleet costs. Information is presented in a hierarchical format, grouping items by major cost categories: depreciation, fuel, maintenance, lease funding & fees, registration & tax and collision & safety. The impact of personal use policies and charges is also addressed.
NTEA Announces New Fleet Event to The Work Truck Show 2018
NTEA is pleased to announce the addition of the Fleet Technical Congress to our Work Truck Week™.
This inaugural event will be held in conjunction with The Work Truck Show 2018 and Green Truck Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana, in March 2018.
At Fleet Technical Congress, fleet managers can explore the latest technology solutions while gaining management insights from leaders of some of the country's biggest fleets and suppliers.
The U.S. House Just Paved the Way for More Self-Driving Cars
Thousands of self-driving cars are now that much closer to hitting the streets after House lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to expand companies' ability to test the next-generation technology.
It's a major step forward for tech companies, Detroit manufacturers and urban planners who believe automated cars will transform the economy.
Here's what you need to know.
Car-Centric Houston Struggles After Loss of Countless Autos
Bryan Harvey is frequently reminded that he shares a name with the storm that dumped 50 inches of rain on metropolitan Houston and unleashed the floods that have him working 14-hour days towing water-logged cars.
Even in their despair, some victims have salvaged a smile by posing for pictures in front of the "Harvey's Towing" sign on the side of his red Dodge Ram 5500 flat-bed truck.
More than a week after Harvey slammed Houston, wreckers like Bryan Harvey are still hauling cars and trucks from flooded neighborhoods to dealerships or to vast fields where insurance adjusters can assess the damage.
A Call to Action: ‘Marketing Scam’ Column Postscript
By Ed Pierce, Fleet Industry Marketer
My just-completed series on “Marketing Scams” resulted in more feedback than usual, and it is heartening to know that several executives are looking more carefully at marketing events to prove their real value.
In my August column, I wrote about a number of executive consulting groups and event companies offering “exclusive” executive events for a limited number of sales representatives to attend. The promise of meeting with key C-level decision-makers seemed too good to be true.
