AmeriFleet Expands Vehicle Transport Options With ‘Hot Shot’ Haulers
By Mike Sheldrick
AmeriFleet, a leading fleet logistics provider, has expanded an enhanced vehicle transport and hauler program that can provide faster and cheaper movement of customer vehicles to different corporate destinations.
AmeriFleet CEO Rich Dennis, who instituted the new program in response to a number of market factors as well as requests from clients looking for new and better ways to move vehicles in highly-congested areas, such as the Northeast and California.
Key to the new program are the new “Hot Shot” vehicle transporters, which carry 3-4 or 5-7 cars. These are significantly smaller that than 10+ vehicles that can be carried by a standard tractor trailer. Up to 10 percent of AmerFleet’s customers request truck carrier services rather than driveaway service, Dennis explains.
“With 3-5 car haulers,” says Dennis, “we can more easily navigate restricted areas due to their reduced size over 10-car units. Plus, our driver can more quickly load/unload vehicles and have services done (detailing, in-route services like oil changes, titling, and registration) enroute and prior to delivery."
Donlen Wins Gold and Silver Stevie Awards in 2016 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
Donlen was presented with a Gold Stevie® Award in the Customer Service Management Team of the Year category, and a Silver Stevie Award for their DriverPoint® Telematics in the Business Intelligence Solution – New Version in the tenth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service on Friday, March 4, 2016.
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world’s top sales awards, business development awards, contact center awards, and customer service awards.
“The Donlen Customer Service Management Team takes the voice of our customers very seriously,” said Bill Byrnes, vice president, contact center at Donlen.
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Driverless cars are disrupting the automotive industry and supply chain, propelling car sharing forward as the ultimate, mainstream transportation mode.
"The new car sharing economy happens in three phases: street rental service, ride sharing service, and robotic service," says Dominique Bonte, Managing Director and Vice President at ABI Research. "The automotive industry is in the process of merging phases one and two, with robotic service to become the ultimate form of transportation for its availability, convenience, and affordability."
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U.S. DOT Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Facilitate Fuel Cell, Hybrid Vehicles
Consumers would be able to purchase a wider variety of vehicles with high fuel efficiency and zero/low emissions
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to update electrical safety requirements for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and “mild hybrid” vehicles.
“A key component of the Department’s safety mission is ensuring that our regulations are up-to-date and provide the highest level of safety possible,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
