Auto Logistics Leaders MetroGistics and AmeriFleet to Merge
Combined Company Will Offer Expanded Portfolio of Services
MetroGistics Holdings and equity partner Tailwind Capital announced the recent acquisition of Alpharetta, Georgia-based AmeriFleet, North America’s top fleet logistics and services company.
MetroGistics is majority-owned by Tailwind Capital, a private equity firm based in New York.
The merged operations of AmeriFleet with MetroGistics, a nationally recognized leader specializing in vehicle-shipping solutions for customers of all sizes, creates an unparalleled “one-stop-shop” for driveaway, trucking, storage, title and registration, compliance and a host of other fleet-related services.
Study: 3,000 Ubers Could Replace New York City’s Taxi Fleet — if You’re Willing to Share
What would it take to unseat New York City’s iconic yellow cab as the king of the street hail?
Three thousand Ubers and a computer algorithm, according to a new study.
Although about 14,000 yellow cabs have licenses to roam the city, new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that the city’s transportation network could be supported with just a quarter of that — if passengers were willing to carpool through services such as Uber and Lyft.
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The Hidden Toll of Workplace Incivility
Research shows that hurtful workplace behavior can depress performance, increase employee turnover, and even mar customer relationships.
As the workplace becomes faster-paced, more technologically complex, and culturally diverse, civility matters. Among other things, it helps dampen potential tensions and furthers information sharing and team building.
Yet workplace incivility is rampant and on the rise. The accumulation of thoughtless actions that leave employees feeling disrespected—intentionally ignored, undermined by colleagues, or publicly belittled by an insensitive manager—can create lasting damage that should worry every organization.
Ford Letting Buyers Put New Face on 2018 F-150
Ford is intensely proud of building America’s top selling truck for 40 consecutive years but insists it isn’t about to rest on its laurels.
So for the 2017 North American International Auto Show it is showing off some changes that it’s preparing to make to the company’s 2018 F-150 pickup truck, which has routinely outsold its competitors for the past four decades.
The changes include the addition of 3.0-liter diesel engine to range of powertrains offered in the F-150, which will be augmented for 2018 with the expanded use of the 10-speed transmission available in all but the base F-150. In addition, a stop-start system, which helps boost fuel economy by shutting down the engine when the truck comes to a complete stop at a traffic light or stop sign.
