Why Three Repair Bids Can Be Worse than One
By John Wolford, CEI director of client and network services
In most areas of business where people and companies want to get the best value for their dollar it’s common practice to seek three estimates instead of just one. It’s a practice that some fleets still follow for collision repairs, but the truth is it’s not necessarily the best approach and at times could just be the worst.
Your goal should be to obtain the correct estimate, not necessarily the lowest. That’s because there are ways for shops to keep an estimate low, and not all of them are good, like using inferior parts, materials or repair methods, or simply failing to recommend all the repairs that might be necessary.
Clutter or clarity: How soon will automakers banish buttons?
You certainly wouldn't be an outlier to think that a vehicle dash that's cluttered with individual buttons looks so dated.
It’s been nine years since Apple introduced the first iPhone, which replaced the typical cellphone’s suite of buttons and replaced it with a capacitive touch screen and a home button.
And with as much time that we spend with our smartphones and tablets, it’s not surprising that consumer preferences for vehicle interfaces are closely mimicking that of the devices they carry in their pocket.
Up to 25% MPG Improvement with XL Hybrids
The charge-sustaining battery electric hybrid system from XL Hybrids creates value for fleets in five different ways - including fuel savings improvement of up to 25% more mile per gallon.
Wheels named among InformationWeek’s Elite 100 tech organizations
Wheels, Inc. was named number 83 on the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100 list of the top technology companies in the U.S.
The prestigious InformationWeek Elite 100 list is published annually and spotlights the power of innovative business technologies provided by some of the world’s best-known companies. Wheels has now been included on InformationWeek’s rankings for 15 of the past 16 years.
Wheels' inclusion on this year’s list was primarily based on the introduction of its newly redesigned online fleet management tool, FleetView.
Jakob Cormier, CAFM, Named Recipient Of NAFA Foundation’s Willard DaSilva Student Scholarship
The Willard H. DaSilva Student Scholarship, presented by the NAFA Foundation during the Association’s annual conference, the Institute & Expo, is both a reward for a worthy student’s commitment to the fleet profession and a symbol of the support the current generation of fleet provides the next.
On April 20 in Austin, Texas, the NAFA Foundation continued this tradition by awarding Jakob Cormier, CAFM, the 2016 Willard DaSilva Student Scholarship.
