A History of Service to NAFA
NAFA's new president, Ruth Alfson, has a decades-long history of involvement - and she credits NAFA for helping her to succeed in her career.
Young Men Don’t Get The Most Speeding Tickets: Who Does Will Surprise You
It’s fair to say that teenage drivers and twenty-something men carry a reputation for being especially ticket-prone. But that might be an unfair impression, as they’re not the age group that gets the most tickets—and a look at new survey results reaches some very different conclusions.
Those age 50 to 64 are the actually the most likely to have been cited for speeding in the past five years; 70 percent of drivers in that age group reported receiving at least one speeding ticket.
Where It Costs The Most — And Least — For Car Insurance
If one were to believe the sheer volume of television commercials being broadcast to that end, we are a culture that’s obsessed with our car insurance rates. GEICO alone reportedly spent nearly $2 Billion last year telling a rapt nation it could save money in a manner of minutes by switching carriers.
And while most of us would rather leave money in our pockets than on the proverbial table, other than shopping our business among competing companies, fine-tuning our policies and choosing a vehicle that’s inherently cheaper to insure, there’s little we can usually do to alter the intractable factors that more profoundly affect our annual premiums.
Big Oil Is About to Lose Control of the Auto Industry
While the U.S. pats itself on the back for the riches flowing from fracking wells, an upheaval in clean energy is quietly loosening the oil industry's grip on the automotive industry.
Presentations by analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) last week picked away at the idea that supply alone is behind the plunge in crude prices to $50 a barrel. The presentation also shows that low-pollution cars are gaining ground, weakening the link between oil and driving.
The result: Future transport is likely to look a lot different than what the major oil companies are fueling now. Instead of biofuels such as ethanol and green diesel making the internal-combustion engine fit into a world with greenhouse gas limits, wholesale new solutions are coming fast. "Where we are is in an age of plenty," said Michael Liebreich, BNEF's founder. "We have cheap oil, cheap gas, cheap renewables. You do have an abundance of supply in a way you haven't had for decades. We also are in an age of competition."
READ MORE and check out some great info graphics on Bloomberg.com
Truck Fleet Safety: 7 Tips to Avoid Rear End Collisions
If you operate a commercial truck fleet, you probably know that one of the most frequent accidents in your vehicle operation is a rear end collision. In many cases these accidents are the result of “following too close,” where there was not enough stopping distance available.
It’s not always the fault of the driver, as in many cases, another vehicle or motorcycle will try to slip in front of the truck without realizing the distance the truck needs to stop in.
So how much distance IS needed?
