To form a loyal customer base and to attract new customers, it is essential to have a strong community presence. Fleet tracking solutions, like GPS Insight, can help your business achieve this by improving customer service, accomplishing green initiatives, and increasing fleet and public safety. Help boost your business’s community presence by using fleet tracking technology.
There used to be a lot of mystery and hokum around fuel additives. Are they needed? Even if they do any good, such as reducing engine wear, it will probably occur well after fleets have turned over their vehicles. A BloombergBusinessweek article lays out some questions about Techron, Chevron’s much-touted additive.
Donlen is pleased to announce the rollout of its enhanced Driver Management system. As the newest feature to FleetWeb®, the fleet industry’s leading fleet management solution, fleet managers will now be able to manage all of their vehicle and driver information from one streamlined interface.
“Now, our customers will have an improved experience when managing driver and vehicle data independently,” said Rob Scaffidi, Vice President Fuel and On-Road Products at Donlen. “Every customer is unique, and we are confident that everyone will find features that benefit their day-to-day management of driver and vehicle related data.”
Users can take advantage of more efficient administrative functionalities including a streamlined vehicle and driver assignment process, a more intuitive ordering process, efficient unassigned/pool vehicle management, as well as an easier process for receiving human resource feeds.
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The connected vehicle sounds so futuristic, but it isn't, not at all. When we saw Telogis exec Kevin Moore’s presentation at the NAFA International Fleet Academy last month, we got a very good sense of how the connected vehicle is even now delivering cost benefits and efficiencies to fleets. Don’t miss our interview with Kevin this week to learn how these "super computers on wheels" are evolving and what their evolution could mean for you.
This week, we feature fleet marketing expert Ed Pierce’s final column of 2014. Ed begins, "An ‘integrated marketing plan’ sounds like the natural result of a sound business process. Why wouldn’t a fleet provider’s marketing plan integrate all of the tactics in support of one set of goals?" Read his popular column for guidance on how your company can more effectively communicate with your target audience via an integrated marketing plan.
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Janice Sutton
Executive Editor
Nearly every business faces seasonal lulls and hotspots. For example, 61% of restaurants notice a decline in patrons during a seasonal holiday or major event. This is according to a report by Blue Sky Local. On the flip side, the National Retail Federation reports that November and December sales can make up to 40% of a retailer’s annual business.
The holidays for some, might feel like chaotic craziness. The holidays for others, might feel like long hours of trying to find things do or watching funny cat videos on YouTube.
David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom, contributors at Forbes posed a question to their networks: “Is the holiday season your slowest or busiest time of year at work?”
READ MORE to get the answers to that question.