Merchants Fleet Management Announces Mike Gavio as Regional Sales Manager
Merchants Fleet Management is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Gavio to their team as Regional Sales Manager with his territory focused in the northeast region.
Gavio comes to Merchants with 19 years of professional sales experience in the fleet and advertising industries. Mike spent the last six years as a top performing sales professional for ARI.
TÜV SÜD Group Reorganizes Its Fleet Consultancy Business
Fleet Logistics’ owner, TÜV SÜD Group, is reorganizing its fleet consultancy division by absorbing the legal entities behind the TCOPlus and FleetVision brands into the Fleet Logistics Group.
The former owners, Hans Damen and Bart Vanham, will take a step back from day-to-day activities and formally leave the business by mutual agreement by October 1st 2017. They remain, however, committed to ensuring business continuity for TCOPlus and FleetVision customers.
‘Textalyzer’ May Bust Distracted Drivers — But at What Cost to Privacy?
A device designed to catch drivers distracted by cellphones is one step closer to being approved in New York state, but it's facing backlash from privacy advocates who fear it's too intrusive.
With the "Textalyzer," police could get a roadside glimpse into whether drivers were texting, emailing, browsing social networks, or taking a selfie while behind the wheel.
New York's state legislature is one of several interested in allowing Textalyzers. On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee to study the technology and review any constitutional or legal issues associated with it.
Tesla Is All the Rage. But Barely Anyone Is Actually Buying Electric Cars
For all the excitement Tesla Inc. mustered by starting to deliver its cheaper Model 3, the tall order ahead for the sedan will be to pull off what no electric car has done to date -- move the needle on the auto market.
Tesla's sedan starting at $35,000 has landed as U.S. sales of EVs and other green autos, including hybrids, perk up for the first time in four years. The gains have been too modest to matter to an industry in decline during the first half of the year. Total car and truck deliveries probably shrank a seventh straight month in July.
A dearth of EVs offering both affordability and ample driving range has kept consumers from demanding them in large numbers thus far.
NAFA’s Next Webinar: Electrifying Your Fleet How the Latest Technologies Can Significantly Reduce the Infrastructure and Operating Costs of Driving on Electricity – Register Now!
Date: 08/16/2017
When:Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Learn about the considerations and costs associated with installing charging infrastructure and how new technologies such as energy management can provide significant cost advantages and future-proof your fleet.
The webinar will help participants determine whether EVs are right for their fleet and create a plan for driving on electricity.
