Join the WIFM Webinar on October 19th!
Join WIFM for our next webinar on October 19th from 2-3pm Central.
This webinar will be an interactive session with Susan A. Lund, author of Ignite Your Selling Potential and the speaker from this year's WIFM session at AFLA.
Didn't receive a copy of Susan's book at AFLA? You're in luck! Join us for this webinar, and you're entered into a drawing to receive a free copy.
Check Your Corporate Pocket For Holes: Negligent Entrustment Exposure
By Art Liggio, President, Driving Dynamics
Boom! Bang! Crunch! Ouch!
No— this is not the beginning of a 60s Batman TV episode. However, it may just be the beginning of a real-life nightmare: One that every employer and driver hope never to experience. I am referring to an avoidable crash created as a result of an employee operating a vehicle for company business who has poor to no qualifications to do so safely. Unfortunately, this scenario plays out every day.
You would think that the loss of property, the harm done to those involved in a crash, lost productivity, and rated insurance premiums would be a severe enough blow for any business to deal with but, sadly, it may just be the tip of the iceberg if your employees’ qualifications to operate vehicles are subpar. Employees not properly screened and trained to perform driving duties create a severe liability exposure for employers known as “negligent entrustment.”
We’ll take a look at the issue of negligent entrustment; describe what it entails, potential exposure, and methods you can employ to avoid this potentially, devastating liability nightmare.
How Companies Put Data To Work To Remain Relevant In The Digital Revolution
Companies have historically managed assets such as property, plants, equipment, inventory, cash, and intellectual property. In today’s digital world, a new type of asset is emerging: data.
Companies are reporting, collecting, and analyzing data in vast volumes. It’s becoming a key measure of whether a company will remain relevant through the digital revolution as we enter the era of cognitive computing.
Data originates from many new sources and is increasingly becoming easier to collect and analyze.
Element 2016 Fleet Roundtable Brings Together Industry Experts to Explore “Empowering Extraordinary”
Element Fleet Management last week held its annual Fleet Roundtable bringing together hundreds of customers, automotive manufacturers and fleet service providers to discuss issues impacting the next generation of fleet management.
“Fleet management continues to change at a rapid pace and Fleet Roundtable creates a shared environment for thought leaders and industry experts to discuss emerging trends like the sharing economy and autonomous and connected vehicles,” says Kristi Webb, president and CEO of Element. “We’re working with our customers and partners to create the future. There has never been a more exciting time to be in fleet management.”
Technology-focused workshops at Roundtable included sessions on turning big data into practical and actionable insights; how transformative tech and data security will impact business models and the Connected Car.
Michele Cunningham Named Innovator of the Year by Baltimore’s Daily Record
Element Fleet Management announced that Michele Cunningham, senior vice president, Products & Services, is an honoree of The Daily Record’s 2016 Innovator of the Year Awards..
The award recognizes Element’s next-generation fleet management platform, an undertaking overseen by Cunningham. The database management system – used by leading consumer brands including Netflix, Spotify and Apple – is designed as a foundation for advanced analytics, intuitive designs and mobile apps that make fleet management smarter and more productive, while also keeping drivers safer.
“I am thrilled to accept this award on behalf of Element and the Information Technology and Products & Services team members who worked tirelessly to make this central hub for fleet data a reality,” said Cunningham.
