The Safest Vehicles of 2015
Safety is no longer a back-burner priority for new-car shoppers. Across most types of vehicle shoppers, it’s one of the top concerns.
Many families start their shopping process by weeding out potential vehicles that simply don’t make the cut in occupant safety.
However, in 2015 that’s less straightforward than it’s been in the past. There are so many five-star federal safety ratings, so many very well-stocked safety feature lists, and so many Top Safety Picks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)—71 of them in all—that it’s hard to filter out those that are the best from those that are merely better than average.
CEI Urges Fleet Drivers to Take the Pledge Against Distracted Driving
The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI) is urging all fleets recognize April as Distracted Driving Awareness month by asking fleet drivers to sign a nationwide pledge to avoid distracted driving.
The downloadable pledge appears on the web site of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, at www.distraction.gov. It reads:
The fight to end distracted driving starts with you. Make the commitment to drive phone-free today.
Distracted driving kills and injures thousands of people each year. I pledge to:
- Protect lives by never texting or talking on the phone while driving.
- Be a good passenger and speak out if the driver in my car is distracted.
- Encourage my friends and family to drive phone-free.
Spring Into Material Handling Equipment Maintenance
By Keith Trumbull
After what seemed like a never-ending winter, spring is finally here. This time of year, you often hear “spring cleaning” in the context of getting your home into tip-top shape. However, as a fleet manager, it’s also a great time of year to ensure your material handling equipment is well maintained. Proper maintenance is essential, as it will help prevent the loss of business or production caused by failure.
Here are some easy items to cross off your spring cleaning to-do list. It’s important to check:
Tech Race Propels Carmakers
Apple's reported entry into the autonomous vehicle race will accelerate automakers' efforts in self-driving technology and could dramatically reshape the industry, experts said this week.
Some analysts think the news that the computer giant is mobilizing hundreds to build an autonomous electric minivan by 2020 could upend the industry. Others are less concerned, but think the perceived threat will hasten automakers' efforts into self-driving technology and electric cars.
Delphi’s Self-Driving Car Completes U.S. Coast-to-Coast Trip
British-based auto-firm Delphi has completed a journey from San Francisco to New York with its self-driving car. The trip, announced in March, covered nearly 3,400 miles (5,500 km) and took nine days. Delphi says it is the first US coast-to-coast trip ever taken by an automated vehicle.
Delphi's Roadrunner car set off with a group of engineers from Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay on March 22. The subsequent journey took it through 15 states and the District of Columbia.
