Back to Basics
If you are planning to attend NAFA’s only 2016 live-in-person Essentials of Fleet Management Seminar in Dallas, February 23-25, you have until Friday, February 5th, to take advantage of early-bird pricing. If you are fairly new to the industry, there is absolutely no place better to learn the fundamental principles and practices of successful fleet management.
In his monthly Fleet Marketing column, marketing expert Ed Pierce writes on a subject dear to our ‘business press’ hearts: Media Relationship Building ‘Best Practices.’ In The Sustainable Fleet, ARI's Brian Matuszewski gives us some thoughtful New Year’s resolutions. He says, “Now more than ever before, opportunities exist for fleet operators to configure smarter, cleaner, world-class fleets.”
Enjoy this issue and check in with FleetManagementWeekly.com for daily updates.
Janice Sutton
Editor-in-Chief
Telematics 101: Cutting Through the Jargon to What You Need to Know
If you're confused about all the tech-speak surrounding the topic of telematics, you are not alone. Equipment World asked Dan Stamford CEM, one of the country's leading experts on the subject to clarify what a contractor or fleet manager needs to know to get started using telematics.
• What is telematics?
Dan S: Think of it as a conduit that takes information from your vehicle or equipment and sends it to a website where you can view it.
How Driverless Cars Could Kill the Speeding Ticket — and Rob Your City
One of the big benefits of driverless cars is that they aim to promote safety on the roads while reducing congestion at the same time. If cars are largely run by computers, talking to each other, they can travel closer together in a more coordinated fashion without fear of causing a fender-bender.
Those machines could obviously malfunction. But on the whole, driverless cars are known to behave more cautiously than their human operators. And by virtue of their, well, virtues, autonomous vehicles won't know how to speed, run red lights, park illegally or make other traffic violations that would result in a ticket. And that could drive some city budgets into a deep hole.
Achieving Optimal Total Cost of Ownership
By Mike Quimby, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Element Fleet Management
It’s no secret that trucks are high-cost assets and it’s crucial to maximize their value to your company.
Operating a cost-effective and efficient fleet requires insight into the total cost of ownership. For example, a good maintenance-tracking program is required to identify maintenance and downtime. When it comes to trucks and total cost of ownership (TCO), the following are key factors to consider:
Get the most out of your trucks
Every truck in your fleet should be maximized. Review acquisition-optimum truck specifications for operational and secondary market risk requirements. It’s also important to identify the vital key performance indicators for measurement, including cost per mile (CPM), miles per gallon (MPG), uptime and downtime. Be sure to identify and match the expense with utilization of the asset.
Leadership Safety Coaching at AFLA Regional Forum
Join AFLA in Tampa, FL on Thursday, February 25, 2016 for the third annual AFLA Regional Forum -- Register Today!
This year's forum has a great schedule of speakers including, Art Liggio, President of Driving Dynamics Inc., who will present Leadership Safety Coaching.
In this session, Art Liggio will break down the barriers of communication between a supervisor and team member on vital safety issues which directly put the driver at risk.
