Wheels’ 3rd Annual Fleet Summit a Success
Wheels’ recent Fleet Summit in Chicago hosted over 60 clients, and offered the opportunity to showcase much of the great work those clients do.
50 Years Later: Are Cars Still “Unsafe at Any Speed”?
For decades, conventional wisdom in the auto industry held that “safety doesn’t sell.” And that certainly appeared to be the case when an unknown Washington attorney began looking into reports of problems with the then-popular Chevrolet Corvair.
What Ralph Nader uncovered led to the publication of the groundbreaking book, “Unsafe at Any Speed,” 50 years ago this week. And it resulted in a major shift in thinking by both the American public and the auto industry that has led to significant improvements in vehicle safety and a huge decline in highway fatalities.
How Do You Cross The Street In Front Of An Autonomous Car?
Many folks are excited about the arrival of autonomous cars. They promise to reduce traffic accidents, save gas, ease congestion, and provide the elderly and disabled greater independence.
But are there some things that self-driving vehicles simply can't do? Tasks that humans will always perform better?
Indeed, but Google is working on a fix for one of them.
Q&A with PARS’ Erik Rasmussen: ‘Lead by Technology’
By Mike Sheldrick, Senior Editor
PARS, the Gainesville, VA, vehicle transport company, has introduced a new dashboard that allows its customers to access PARS’ products and services from within their own software. The dashboard was developed as part of a multi-year advanced IT development program under the direction of Erik Rasmussen, PARS’ Director of Outside Operations.
PARS is also developing a mobile app for its drivers. It will allow them to provide real-time, highly accurate vehicle condition and order status information. That, in turn, will enable PARS customers to make better decisions.
We sat down recently with Erik to learn more about the dashboard and the mobile app along with other new developments at PARS.
Expert Insights
In this week’s On Accident Management column, CEI’s John Wolford notes that collision repair costs spike every December, and offers a few helpful lessons that fleet managers can draw from this.
We’ve also got a great column from LeasePlan International’s Reiner Willems on how good fleet and market insights can take the guesswork out of managing a global fleet.
Rounding out our expert columns we’ve got Mike Cieri on the power of Coaching for Improved Performance. The key is knowing the people you work with and knowing the best way of presenting them with rewards and challenges.
Enjoy this issue of Fleet Management Weekly and check out FleetManagementWeekly.com for daily updates.
Ted Roberts
COO & Chief Content Officer
