2017 Top Safety Pick+ Winners Meet New Headlight Criteria
Consumers who choose a 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award winner shouldn't have trouble seeing the road on nighttime drives.
Good or acceptable ratings in the Institute's new headlight evaluations set the latest crop of qualifiers apart. Thirty-eight models earn the "plus" accolade, and 44 earn Top Safety Pick.
IIHS toughened the criteria for Top Safety Pick+ to reflect new headlight evaluations launched in 2016. The recognition program is meant to encourage manufacturers to offer state-of-the-art protection for people in crashes, along with features that help drivers avoid crashes in the first place. In addition to good or acceptable headlights, the latter includes automatic braking technology, which has been part of the criteria since 2015.
Ryan Showers: AmeriFleet is There for Their Customers
One of the key factors that differentiates AmeriFleet is that they are there when customers need them. Here’s just one great example of how AmeriFleet saved the day in the time of Superstorm Sandy.
Donlen’s Updated Vehicle Optimization Model Offers Comprehensive Analysis for Fleet Vehicle Comparisons
Donlen announces enhanced functionality and an improved user interface and experience for their next generation Vehicle Optimization Model® (VOM), simplifying vehicle selection and cycling decisions for fleet professionals.
“Donlen’s new and improved Vehicle Optimization Model provides our customers with the ability to change a variety of input parameters to enable powerful “what-if” scenario analysis comparing the total cost of ownership of a wide variety of vehicle selection options,” said Amy Blaine, VP of consulting, analytics, and sustainability at Donlen.
Happy Holidays!
We are excited to welcome Mark Boada to Fleet Management Weekly’s editorial team next month. We have been working with Mark for years and have great respect for his talents. In addition to his work on Fleet Management Weekly, Mark will be poised to lend his expertise to our clients on their ad hoc writing projects.
This is our final Fleet Management Weekly newsletter of 2016. Our next issue will publish on January 4th. Daily news updates will continue on our website FleetManagementWeekly.com throughout the balance of the year.
We thank our readers, contributors and advertisers for their contribution to our success this past year.
Our staff wishes all a lovely holiday season and send our best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Expanding Smart Car Fleet, New York Police Just Got More ‘Adorable’
In New York City’s tabloid newspapers and on blogs, they have been derided as “clown cars.”
The previous police commissioner, William J. Bratton, described the subcompacts as “midget cars,” even as he announced their rollout last year.
But the city cannot seem to get enough of the tiny, bean-shaped vehicles, which look like curiously shrunken cousins of the iconic New York Police Department patrol car and which never fail to draw the attention, and sometimes the affection, of curious passers-by.
