In 1975, largely in response to OPEC's oil embargo against the United States, Congress enacted a new energy law that included provisions to increase "Corporate Average Fuel Economy." These CAFE standards, as they're known, led to a remarkable jump in the fuel efficiency for the U.S. auto fleet, with a near doubling of fuel economy and a 50 percent jump for light trucks in just a decade. But federal policymakers coddled the auto industry in the 1970s, and by the 1980s the fuel-efficiency curve had plateaued.
Read more about the impressive advances in fuel efficiency in this insightful article from CityLab's series on The Future of Transportation.
Arthur Liggio, Driving Dynamics president will present Moving Beyond the Checklist to a Strategic “Blueprint for Safety” at the 2014 Fleet Safety Conference in Schaumberg, IL at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel on Tuesday July 22, 2014 at 3:10 pm.
The session will focus on creating a shift in thinking from approaching safety policy implementation as an administrative task to utilizing marketing tactics and strategies to build a viable safety culture that gains employee buy-in and engagement by leveraging ongoing, entertaining and thought-provoking communications and activities.
We are paying a lot of attention to vehicle telematics, and we're not alone. In a recent article in Fleet Management Weekly, Bruce Horan, director of PHH Onboard®, predicted that fleet implementation of telematics was poised to double from 20 to 40 percent, reaching a critical mass, very soon.
In this interview with Rob Donat, founder and CEO of GPS Insight, we hear about fleets that have pocketed substantial returns on investment soon after implementation. One company Rob cites achieved a 1,000% ROI the first year. And, by the way, reduced speed violations by 98 percent.
Volvo customers are now able to access Telogis’ built-in compliance, telematics and navigation services via smartphones and tablets by leveraging Volvo’s integrated connected vehicle hardware, standard on new Volvo-powered Volvo trucks.
In commercial trucking’s evolving legislative and regulatory landscape, Telogis’ offerings for Volvo Trucks help drivers and back office teams manage FMCSA compliance and keep drivers safer by delivering electronic log tools and routing information that is specifically designed commercial drivers.
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Throughout the fleet management profession, NAFA’s CAFM program is recognized as the industry standard. The certification symbolizes that the fleet manager is an expert in his or her field, the way a CPA is recognized in the accounting field.
To earn the status of Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM), fleet professionals must demonstrate their expertise by passing a series of comprehensive examinations that cover eight disciplines of automotive fleet management. It’s not an easy certification to earn, but NAFA’s CAFM Boot Camp can help.
This fall, NAFA will be holding the CAFM Boot Camp October 17-19, 2014 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, in Philadelphia, PA.