Disappearing Spare Tires, Keyless Systems Cause Spike in Roadside Assistance Calls
In America, the average car on the road is over 11 years old. You might think that all those "senior" vehicles would cause a spike in roadside assistance calls, but you'd only be half right.
AAA says that it has, in fact, seen a sharp increase in the number of roadside assistance requests it receives. Last year, the company coordinated service for some 32 million drivers across the country.
However, it's not the older vehicles causing headaches for motorists, but the newer ones. Why?
Honda Accord, Civic Top Most Stolen List for 2015
For more than a decade, the Honda Accord was the best-selling car in America and its compact sibling, the Civic, wasn’t too far behind. The pair are still popular as they are once again the most stolen vehicles in the U.S.
The 1996 Honda Accord and 1998 Honda Civic topped the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s 2015 Hot Wheels list of most stolen vehicles. Not surprisingly, the top five on the list is rounded out by other very popular selling vehicles: 2006 Ford full size pickup, 2004 Chevrolet full-size pickup and the 2014 Toyota Camry.
Harnessing the Power of Smart Fleet Technology
Never has smart technology been harnessed so effectively to improve driver safety and drive down fleet costs. In his video, Donlen’s Brian Wright talks to the efficacy of the latest in fleet technology and how the data it produces can make an extraordinary impact on modern fleet management.
Then, in CEI’s ‘On Accident Management’ monthly column, we learn that vehicles equipped with life-altering technology come with a bit of a hitch – repairs take longer and are more costly. Along those same lines, we were intrigued by this article from The Detroit Bureau -- there is a significant group of tech-frustrated vehicle buyers who eschew the technology.
Still undecided about registering for the upcoming AFLA conference? Check out the outstanding agenda – the speakers and the educational sessions, coupled with some of the finest networking in the fleet industry make a powerful case for why you will want to attend. Meet us in San Diego – September 18-21!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Ask the Expert: Optimizing Vehicles, Workers and Work
Live webinar -- Tuesday, August 2 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT
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Chainsaw Trumps Knife in Road-Rage One-Upmanship
A chainsaw-wielding landscaper held off a driver with a knife during a road-rage incident reported to police here.
The victim told police that she had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting a vehicle in front of her, and the driver got out and started yelling at her. “The suspect was inside his car and got a knife out,” according to the police report. “He then got out of the car and started yelling at her while waving the knife.”
