Ken Latzko: Focusing on Fleet Driver Management
CEI’s value proposition centers around both accident management and driver safety - essentially covering both ends of the spectrum.
Stop-Start Systems Rolling out on More Cars
Get ready for the engine in your next car to shut off at stoplights, even if you don’t like it.
Pressed to meet tougher fuel-economy and pollutions standards, automakers increasingly are adding engine stop-start systems across their lineups. The systems automatically turn off engines at stoplights and instantly restart them once a driver takes his or her foot off the brake pedal.
The technology is designed to keep your lights, air conditioning, heater and radio running while the engine is cut during a stop. The engine stays on if you turn the steering wheel, if you’re stopped on a steep hill, the engine is still warming up, or the heater or air conditioner are working hard to maintain a desired temperature.
White Paper: Adapting to a Shifting Business Travel Landscape
Companies have long pursued strategies to minimize employee travel costs.
That means taking advantage of cost-effective airlines, negotiating better deals with preferred hotels, and booking everything far in advance to lock up lower rates. But even as business administrators work to economize corporate travel, costs continue to rise.
To adapt to the shifting business travel landscape, companies must strategically advance their approach to travel. Runzheimer’s latest white paper, Adapting to a Shifting Business Travel Landscape, discusses specific steps businesses should take to evolve their business travel programs.
Researchers Use Big Data to Save Big Dollars on Fleet Vehicles
It's a common dilemma for any business or government agency that manages a large fleet of vehicles -- what is the optimal window for replacement? Iowa State University researchers have found an answer to that question that could potentially save millions.
Sree Nilakanta and Kevin Scheibe, both associate professors of information systems in ISU's College of Business, partnered with the Iowa Department of Transportation to tackle the problem. They analyzed 10 years of maintenance records for DOT snow plow trucks -- more than a million pieces of data -- to determine when the DOT should replace old ones.
Nilakanta and Scheibe then created a simulation-based decision support system using the maintenance records, purchase price and resale estimates in yearly increments.
Time’s Running Out To Register For NAFA’s Next Webinar!
NAFA Webinar Series: Register Now For NAFA's Next Webinar, "Motor Fuel Tax Refunds," November 16!
Every dollar counts when operating your fleet. Learn the fundamentals of state and federal fuel tax refund regulations and how your company may leverage fuel tracking methods to qualify for fuel tax refunds/rebates on the fuel consumed in eligible equipment.
In NAFA's next webinar -- free to NAFA membership -- "Motor Fuel Tax Refunds" will be discussed by Jim Jones, CPA, Senior Tax Analyst, NECS®; and Deena Lewis, Vice President – Tax Recovery Services, NECS®. This opportunity takes place Wednesday, November 16.
