ARI Makes Key Appointments in Europe
ARI Names Majk Strika Managing Director, European Operations and Henning Schick Director of European Sales
Strika and Schick have been instrumental to ARI’s European expansion and both will continue to lead the company as it introduces innovative new fleet management technologies and services to the market.
ARI’s Charlie Guthro to Host Learning Workshop During the ICUEE Expo
ARI will conduct a learning workshop at the upcoming International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) in Louisville, Kentucky. Scheduled for Tuesday, September 29 at 8:00 am in room C201 of the Kentucky Expo Center and hosted by ARI’s Vice President of North American Fleet Management Charlie Guthro, the session will focus on maintenance best practices for utility fleets to help drive down operating costs and maximize vehicle uptime.
“Many fleet managers struggle to implement new initiatives that drive meaningful change but a comprehensive, well-executed maintenance program can save a utility fleet tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars annually,” said Guthro. “My goal for this workshop is to look at the challenges that utility fleets typically face and discuss the best practices industry leaders use to tackle these issues head-on.”
Hitting the Notes in Nashville
Enjoying record-breaking attendance, the 2015 AFLA Annual Conference started and ended on high notes in Nashville last week with engaging speakers, exciting awards, and outstanding opportunities to network.
Fleet Management Weekly interviewed a number of industry leaders at the conference and we lead off this week’s videos with Kristi Webb, newly-appointed President and CEO of Element Fleet Management.
In the column How Does Your Fleet Stack Up? LeasePlan experts give us excellent tips on benchmarking; and in The CX of Website Terminology columnist Wendy Eichenbaum offers first-rate advice on how to help your customers navigate your website.
Enjoy this issue, and be sure to check in at FleetManagementWeekly.com for daily updates.
Janice Sutton
Executive Editor
10 Automakers Pledge to Add Automatic Braking
Ten major vehicle manufacturers said Friday they have agreed in principle to make automatic emergency braking a standard feature on all future vehicles, but haven’t set a timeframe.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced the voluntary commitment at a ceremony at IIHS’s expanded crash test and vehicle research facility here.
But officials said automakers will likely have a significant number of years before adding the technology to all vehicles — and it’s not clear what performance requirements will be included. There’s no penalty if automakers opt to not follow through.
NAFA Urges Congress to Renew Alt Fuel Subsidies
Congress will soon decide whether to extend the federal tax incentives for the use of biodiesel, propane, and natural gas. These incentives lapsed at the end of 2014.
During the next several weeks, NAFA will be making the case to Congress that these incentives should continue.
If you have taken advantage of any or all of the federal incentives listed below, please provide a brief case study or example of how these tax incentives enabled you to add alternative fuel vehicles to your fleet. Your first-person documentation will clearly illustrate how these federal tax credits have influenced migration to alternative fuels by NAFA Members. Click this link to go to the case study response form.
