Transitions
Registration has opened for the NAFA 2016 Institute & Expo to be held in Austin, Texas, April 19-22. Whether you are new to fleet or an industry veteran, there are a host of reasons why you need to attend. The networking alone would be worth it, but add in the rich educational opportunities and the Expo floor featuring hundreds of fleet vendors showing us a world of fleet solutions and you have an outstanding event that you will not forget. Register before the end of November and save $50 over and above the early bird rates.
We were saddened to learn that Sal Giacchi, CAFM, and past president of NAFA, passed away on November 1st. Sal touched many of our lives during his distinguished fleet career and we will surely miss him.
Enjoy this issue and be sure and check in with www.fleetmanagementweekly.com for daily updates.
Janice Sutton
Executive Editor
Autonomous Cars Will Need To Interact With Pedestrians: Here’s How
The technology that’s required to guide and pilot autonomous (self-driving) vehicles—keeping them on the road and on their route—is only one challenge.
The even greater challenge is that on city streets, for the foreseeable future, autonomous vehicles will be mixing on the roadways, not just with normal piloted vehicles but with pedestrians, bicyclists, and those on motorcycles and mopeds.
Autonomous Vehicles Involved in High Number of Crashes
Proponents have promised a world in which crashes, injuries and fatalities are virtually absent, but a new study warns that, at least for now, autonomous vehicles aren’t coming close to meeting those expectations.
The limited number of test vehicles now on the road have been involved in crashes at five times the rate of conventional vehicles, according to an analysis by the University of Michigan’s Transportations Research Institute, or UMTRI. But the news wasn’t entirely bad.
NAFA’s CAFM®/CAFS Boot Camp is Going High-tech and is Now Available Online!
You can now take advantage of these invaluable preparation sessions from the comfort of your own home or office! Now unbundled and offered by individual discipline, NAFA's CAFM/S online Boot Camp sessions provide instruction on some of the more difficult concepts in certification course materials. If you are a certification program student -- or if you are considering joining the program or taking a certificate of completion for a discipline or two, then the individual online Boot Camp sessions are designed for you!
Reasons We Are Thankful for Material Handling Equipment
By Keith Trumbull
With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s an appropriate time to think about what we’re thankful for – family, friends and health are at the top of the list for most. But when it comes to aspects of our work life, there are also reasons to give thanks.
In this column we routinely discuss how material handling equipment is a critical part of operations that help ensure the timely, accurate, cost effective movement of goods. Proper management of your material handling equipment can have an impact on the efficiency metrics of the entire business.
