GSA Offers Telematics Data Sharing on Fleet Vehicles
Federal Timeshttp://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/acquisition/gsa-gwac/2015/12/02/gsa-offers-telematics-data-sharing-fleet-vehicles/76657862/ The General Services Administration is adding efficiency to fleet vehicles by tracking data on their use. As a result of the March 25 executive order to make fleet vehicles more sustainable and emit fewer greenhouse gases over the next decade, the GSA is now providing vehicles with telematics, the term for devices that […]
New Accounting Standard Takes a Step Nearer
The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has voted to proceed with a new accounting standard that would require companies and other organizations to include lease obligations on their balance sheets. The new accounting standard is being proposed following concerns regarding the lack of transparency relating to material lease obligations that have been reported off-balance sheet.
The final Accounting Standards Update (ASU) is expected to be published in early 2016 and will be effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after 15 December 2018; for private companies, the standard will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
Sun Country Highway Founder Kent Rathwell Keynoter at NAFA’s I&E
Kent Rathwell had a goal: travel from one end of Canada to the other, in the dead of winter, on electricity alone. As President of Sun Country Farms, and later of electric vehicle charger company Sun Country Highway, Rathwell knew the public wanted a more-sustainable alternative to conventional fuels, but the fear of EVs and its oft-mentioned range anxiety required a demonstration. Rathwell put his money where his aspirations were. Now Rathwell will be a Keynote Presenter at NAFA's 2016 Institute & Expo.
White Paper: Why Advanced Performance, Driver Safety Training?
Research has shown that 90% of all traffic accidents can be avoided when the driver has just one more second to react and knows what to do with that additional one second
Fleet operators today face the daunting task of mitigating risk in a tough economic environment. Budgetary constraints, expense cutting measures, perhaps even the very survival of the company depend upon corporate decisions made underneath a dark cloud of uncertainty. Fortunately, experience and statistics can provide the fleet operator with predictable outcomes if they are prepared to be proactive instead of reactive.
Bradley Howatt Named CFO of Element’s Fleet Management Business
Element Financial Corporation’s fleet management business today announced that it has named Bradley Howatt as its chief financial officer.
Howatt brings nearly 30 years of business experience in finance, operations leadership and deep fleet industry expertise to this position. Most recently, Howatt served as vice president of finance for the Alliance Technology Group, a systems integrator and IT solutions company, where he was responsible for managing the strategic sourcing and operations group.
