Wheels: Our Only Focus is You
This nicely produced video from Wheels tells the story of their focus on helping their customers be successful.
FLEETCOR Announces New Head of North America Local Fuel Card Business
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. announced that Ashley Thekkekara has been named head of the Company's newly created North America local fuel card business effective July 1, 2017.
Mr. A.Thekkekara is assuming the responsibility of the local fuel card business from Todd House, who announced his intention to resign. This new position is being established to realign the North America fuel card business into three market facing components - local fuel cards, partners, and trucking.
The Fleet Revolution!
One of the highlights of NAFA’s recent International Fleet Academy was the fascinating keynote speech delivered by automotive futurist Lukas Neckermann.We talked with him the following day and our interview appears this week in Globally Speaking. Neckermann asserts that fleets can be leaders in the mobility revolution, and then makes a clear business case for how great savings can be achieved as the revolution evolves.
There is a rainbow in this alliance of cities and states who take exception to Trump's climate science denial.
The AFLA conference is in Las Vegas this year – September 17-20 -- and you know you want to be there! You can even save a cool $125 if you register this week!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Mileage Rules Debate Revs up in U.S. Senate
Michigan’s Democratic senators have signed onto a bill that allows automakers to apply credits for model years as far back as 2009 to help comply with federal auto emission rules that require automakers to produce car and truck fleets that average around 41 miles per gallon by 2021.
Backers of the measure say the change will help “streamline” federal emission standards by addressing conflicts in existing rules that are enforced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Environmentalists and consumer advocates argue the measure would weaken U.S. gas mileage rules by allowing automakers to get credit for previously achieved mileage improvements.
Doubts Grow Over Fully Autonomous Car Tech, Study Finds
Americans like their high-tech driver-assistance features, but more are growing uncomfortable with the concept of giving full control to a self-driving vehicle, a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology study has found.
Survey respondents reported feeling much more comfortable with technology that assists drivers, such as automatic emergency braking, rather than the idea of fully self-driving technology—and the confidence gap between the two is widening.
Drivers were asked the maximum level of automation they’d be comfortable with, and 59 percent said “features that actively help the driver, while the driver remains in control.” That’s up from 40 percent in last year’s survey.
