How Ford Police Vehicles Will Get Even Sneakier
Just when it seemed like undercover police cars couldn't get any stealthier, along comes this.
After adding red- and blue-emergency lights inside the front visors of unmarked police cars, Ford said Monday it is introducing rear emergency lights that are built into the spoiler.
The system means that in states where officers in unmarked cruisers are allowed to pull over speeders, it may be harder to recognize their vehicles -- until those lights go on.
UPS Is Conducting A Vast Rolling Lab Experiment To Create The Clean Truck Of The Future
In Hamburg, Germany, as in a growing number of crowded cities, large trucks are banned from the city center during business hours.
The restriction is part of a 20-year plan to transform the city into a greener, healthier, vehicle-free metropolis.
For United Parcel Service, the world’s largest package delivery company, that’s a revenue-killing nightmare. But the Atlanta-based shipping giant has a clever answer: it delivers the goods with electric-assist cargo tricycles.
Women Driving Auto Industry, From Design to Dealerships
Women are fueling the red-hot auto industry, long dominated by men.
Now more than ever, women hold great sway over the auto industry, from the features in how cars are designed to the other end of the car buying spectrum at the dealer relationship.
They influence over 80 percent of automotive purchases and drive more than 50 percent of autos sold annually in the U.S. Since 2012, women held more drivers licenses than men.
Customer Experience, Marketing and Sales
Customer Experience, Marketing and Sales are something that we all aim to do well, and they should work together seamlessly, with perfect symmetry.
We have an excellent video clip today from Jeof Bean, author of The Customer Experience Revolution and Customer Experience Rules, talking about the Right Way to Do Customer Experience . When you create a great customer experience for your clients, they become advocates for your company -- those coveted brand ambassadors.
We also feature an insightful column from fleet marketing expert Ed Pierce on all the good that can come about when Customer-Centric Marketing Aligns with Sales’ Focus.
Finally, if you’re a fleet service provider looking to market to fleet professionals, then please consider our Content Marketing & Advertising options. We’re gentle on your fleet marketing budget and we will work with you to tailor just the right program. You can get more information here, and don’t hesitate to email me directly.
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Pokémon Go Linked to 10,000 Daily Distracted Driving Incidents
We have yet another category of dangerously distracted drivers and pedestrians on our roads: the players of Pokémon Go.
According to a study published last Friday in JAMA Internal Medicine, Pokémon Go was responsible for almost 114,000 incidents of distracted driving or walking during a single 10-day period last summer.
Those incidents included at least 14 car crashes, including one, presumably, that occurred on July 18 in Baltimore, when a driver in an SUV swiped a parked (and, fortunately, unoccupied) police cruiser.
