NAFA I&E in Austin
We were already getting excited to attend NAFA I&E in Austin, TX, from April 18-22 -- and this nicely done promo video makes us look forward to it even more!
Insights, Networking, and Exposure
Procurement Specialist and Fleet Manager Chris Holzer appreciates the networking opportunities that NAFA has to offer, and finds it especially helpful to talk to fleet managers in similar industries.
Building Bridges of Motivation
By Mike Cieri, MSIR, Vice President of Mardac Consultants
What are your thoughts about this statement: “We cannot be motivated by others….only influenced.”
Hmm, so many times we look to our supervisor, various leaders in the community, coaches to motivate us into action. Yet if we think about it, are they really getting us to move? Who decides whether we put in extra hours at work to meet deadlines, or go into the office when we are not feeling 100%? I do! Individually, I decide if I will put in the time or not.
I decide if the reward is worth the effort, not my supervisor, community leader, coach, or professor. I decide.
Technology More Important Than Car Color For 77% Of Shoppers
Over the past decade and a half, much of the world has changed the way that it consumes media. We download music in seconds, rather than visiting record shops. We use gadgets like Roku and apps like Sling instead of keeping pricey cable TV subscriptions. And most of us emptied our gloveboxes of service station roadmaps years ago. (Though in fairness, we stopped stowing our gloves there ages ago, too.)
At the center of all these changes sits one device: the smartphone. And according to Autotrader's Car Tech Impact Study, the ease with which auto shoppers can pair their smartphone with a car's infotainment system is a major factor in purchase decisions.
Just One More Second!
We are delighted to welcome a new monthly column to Fleet Management Weekly – Safety & Risk, penned by the highly regarded driver safety professionals at Driving Dynamics. Their debut column: ‘One Second Advantage™: Avoiding Aggressive Driving’ is a must-read. Research, they say, shows that 90% of all traffic crashes can be avoided when the driver has just one more second to react and knows what to do about that additional second.
Time is running out to register for CEI’s Global Fleet Driver Management Workshop – March 9th to 11th in Philadelphia. Check out the superb agenda and dynamic speakers! If your job involves fleet driver safety, this is the perfect forum for you.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
