Ramel Lindsay is the Sr. VP, Program Strategy and Product Development for U.S. Bank, and is charged with overseeing strategy, profitability and product development for U.S. Bank's fleet programs, including the U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Card for Class 1-6 cars and light-duty trucks as well as its Over The Road (OTR) card for Class 7-8 heavy duty trucks.
In this interview, Ramel talks about the single-use account solution U.S. Bank is launching for fuel management -- how that will that work and what impact it will have on people who already have U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Card. He also discusses the future of mobile technology in the fleet payment space, as well as big advances in fleet card data reporting.
The acquisition of PHH Arval has been finalized by Element Financial Corporation. The transaction increases the size of the Company’s portfolio of fleet assets to $6 billion. The combined employee base will serve customers through Element Fleet Management’s US head office in Sparks, Maryland and its Canadian head office in Mississauga, Ontario, supported by the Arval global alliance that will service 40 countries beyond North America.
The 2014 AFLA Conference is now less than two months away. Featuring outstanding keynote speakers, superb educational sessions and excellent networking opportunities, this is a must-attend conference for the savvy fleet professional.
The apt theme for this year’s conference is “Learn, Innovate, Win – Improving Your Odds for Fleet Success.” September 7-10, Las Vegas.
Janice Sutton
Executive Editor
NAFA Fleet Management Association announced that Donald W. Dunphy has been promoted to the position of Communications Manager/Editor. Don joined the staff of the Association in April 2011, and had been Communications Assistant during this period.
"Don came to NAFA with a much different writing background than the fleet industry, affording the Association an inquisitive and unique perspective from which NAFA has benefited over the past three years," said NAFA Chief Executive Officer Phillip E. Russo, CAE. "He’s asking the questions not necessarily as a fleet insider, but as a reporter, so he goes after angles others might miss."
The cycle time for RFPs is now longer than it used to be -- and their primary focus is now all around obtaining actionable data that can be leveraged to make business decisions.