Just Be Yourself!
In our first Fleet Management Weekly edition of 2016, we featured an interview with Lori Rasmussen, president of PARS and chairperson of Women in Fleet Management, talking about how it was created and the outstanding support it offers women in the industry.
We are proud sponsors of this fine organization and this week are delighted to bring you the first in a new series of videos, showcasing three amazing Women in Fleet Management!
In just a few short weeks, Fleet Management Weekly will be conducting interviews at NAFA I&E. If you have a story you would like to tell about how you were mentored when you joined the industry, or lessons you have learned along the way, please send me an email and we will set up a time to talk with you.
See you in Austin!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Building Upfitter-Friendly Vehicles
Ram Commercial Brand was created with a mission of building upfitter-friendly vehicles for work customers, and one look around the Work Truck Show in enough to let you know the brand is doing well.
Tesla Model 3 Orders Surge Even Before Its Unveiling
Tesla Motors says its new Model 3 is, at $35,000 each, meant to bring the company’s electric vehicle technology to the masses. And with more than 115,000 orders before the car was even introduced, it is well on its way.
A crowd of Tesla fans cheered as the Model 3, a sleek five-seater, was unveiled Thursday evening at the company’s design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. Interested customers lined up at Tesla dealerships around the country, and the enthusiasm was matched with a torrent of comments online.
The Model 3 is “the final step in the master plan, which is a mass market, affordable car,” Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said at the unveiling. “It was only possible to do after going through the prior steps.”
GAO: Better Project Management Can Improve Vehicle Safety Defect Oversight
To address the increasing complexity of overseeing vehicle safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) created the Corporate Information Factory, a new system to help it identify and investigate potential automotive safety risks and defects. CIF includes advanced data-mining and analytical tools, case management capabilities and access to multiple NHTSA datasets via a data warehouse.
And while CIF follows some recognized project management practices -- like developing plans for managing system requirements and risks -- the Government Accountability Office pointed out two areas where the program can improve.
Canada Pumping More than $100M into EV Infrastructure
Under its new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada is looking for ways to increase the sales of electric vehicles to help with the nation’s commitment to fight global warming.
“We believe that a strong commitment to the development of alternative transportation fuel infrastructure, coupled with electric vehicle (EV) incentives offered on a provincial level, will continue to support the adoption of clean technology vehicles in Canada as widespread charging infrastructure and price-competitive EVs help attract consumers to the market,” BMI Research said in a new report.
