Professional Development Boot Camp – Business Management Rescheduled to March 9-10!
Due to overwhelming demand, NAFA Is rescheduling the Business Management Online Boot Camp from March 1-2 to March 9-10! Take advantage of this extended opportunity now!
Date:
Session 1: Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Session 2: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Time: 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 2 hours per session
Tips for Keeping Your Fleet Operating Like a Champ
By Don Scare and Mike Quimby
Last month, the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos went head to head in Super Bowl 50. NFL players train long and hard to keep their performance optimal. How do you ensure you have a winning fleet in place? When it comes to trucks, there are many things you can do to keep your fleet operating like a champ.
See the following playbook:
Preventative maintenance
Recognizing the importance of preventative maintenance is critical when operating a fleet. A preventative maintenance program is used to proactively avoid or reduce vehicle breakdowns. Taking pre-emptive measures can help prevent potential problems and limit vehicle downtime, lowering overall operating costs.
Preventative maintenance should be performed on a scheduled basis, including daily vehicle inspections. Remember, if a vehicle becomes unsafe due to lack of maintenance or repair, a fleet manager can be held liable.
Tips for Successful Marketing at NAFA I&E
Our executive editorial team is reporting from several conferences this week; Ted Roberts and Mike Sheldrick are covering The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, and I am a participant at the International Fleet Meeting at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland.
There is a great deal of preliminary work needed to be done for exhibitors to achieve success at conferences such as these, but the rewards that can be reaped are great as well. Fleet marketing expert Ed Pierce addressed that topic in a popular column last April prior to NAFA I&E, and this week Ed offers us a definitive guide -- the complete chronology of best practices..
Enjoy this issue and check in with us for daily updates at FleetManagementWeekly.com.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
One Second Advantage™ Safety Tip: Avoiding Aggressive Driving
Driving Dynamics is excited to kick off its new Safety & Risk column in Fleet Management weekly. We look forward to delivering exceptional and informative driver safety content each month.
There is probably not a day that goes by when you see someone taking unnecessary driving risks. If you are like most individuals, this can make you quite uncomfortable—maybe even angry at times. Without a doubt, aggressive driving is a serious and growing problem. It is rude, often illegal, and always dangerous. Speeding, tailgating, frequent and sudden lane changes, failure to yield right-of-way and disregarding traffic signals—these aggressive behaviors are contributing factors in more than 50 percent of all collisions.
This One Second Advantage™ safety tip addresses what triggers aggressive driving and its results. It also includes a few common sense techniques designed to keep yourself and the situation under control.
ARI to Exhibit at NTEA’s Annual Work Truck Show in Indianapolis
The company's team of regional truck managers and vehicle supply chain specialists will be on hand to discuss the latest industry trends in complex vocational fleet management
ARI® will once again exhibit at the annual NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2-4. ARI’s team of specialized truck and supply chain experts will be on hand in Booth #5082 to discuss how the latest industry trends and best practices can improve the challenges that come from managing a complex vocational fleet.
“Bringing together each piece of the supply chain puzzle to view the complete process from start to finish is crucial in today’s complex fleet environment,” commented Tim McHugh, senior vice president, North American supply chain. “As a partner, and not just a service provider, ARI prides itself on the expertise our personnel can bring to manage the high expectations that come from operating vocational vehicles.”
Attendees will be able to learn how ARI’s latest technology will help them take the next step in making Big Data actionable, closing the gap between simple awareness and the ability to be proactive. ARI’s experts will share how accessing data in real-time can create a measurable impact and help companies make faster, smarter decisions about their fleets.
ARI invites attendees to the booth to discuss the various challenges they face with the goal of turning these obstacles into actionable outcomes. Attendees can learn how to leverage fleet data and predictive analysis to obtain quantifiable results, as well as five steps to configure smarter, cleaner, more sustainable fleets.
To learn more about this year’s NTEA Work Truck Show, please visit www.ntea.com/worktruckshow.
