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Watch the video clip of Katherine Vigneau, NAFA’s Professional Development Director for Education talking about the importance of the CAFM program Are you new to fleet and want to learn the building blocks to help you run an efficient fleet? Or, are you a fleet professional with more than five years of experience who wants […]
How License Plate Readers Are Eroding Your Privacy
Towing companies are a necessary evil when it comes to parking enforcement and property repossession. But in the Google Earth we now inhabit, tow trucks do more than just yank cars out of loading zones. They use license-plate readers (LPRs) to assemble a detailed profile of where your car will be and when. That's an unnecessary evil.
Plate readers have long been a tool of law enforcement, and police officers swear by them for tracking stolen cars and apprehending dangerous criminals. But private companies, such as repo crews, also photograph millions of plates a day, with scanners mounted on tow trucks and even on purpose-built camera cars whose sole mission is to drive around and collect plate scans. READ MORE
Trucktopia: Get Ready For New Pickup Trucks And Diesels
For years, the majority of pick-up trucks sold in the United States have more or less been one flavor: full-size with a gasoline V8 engine—or a diesel V8 for more demanding commercial applications.
This best-selling segment is only getting hotter with recent introductions of all-new or significantly update models from each of the Big Three Detroit automakers. Most notable is the 2015 Ford F-150, whose all-aluminum body has caused a stir.
ARI Publishes its Annual Industry Outlook
ARI® announced the release of its 2015 Industry Outlook, an annual publication produced by the company’s Strategic Consulting team which highlights the key trends and opportunities that North American fleets should anticipate and prepare for in the coming year.
“The 2015 issue touches on a wide range of topics – including fleet safety, new technologies, regulation changes and operating cost trends – and offers practical strategies on how to prepare for these developments," said Chris Morgan, ARI’s vice president of Global Strategic Services..
Fleet Excellence — Pass it On!
Let’s talk about NAFA’s Fleet Excellence Awards, the FLEXYs. The deadline for submissions for awards to be presented at the upcoming I&E is next Monday, February 9th. If you know someone who should be considered for these prestigious awards, now is the time to act. You may nominate yourself as well, and affiliates may nominate clients. The nominee does not have to be a member of NAFA -- the goal is to honor excellence in our industry.
In 2013, fleet marketing expert Ed Pierce, who pens the monthly Fleet Marketing column appearing this week in Fleet Management Weekly, was named NAFA Affiliate of the Year at the inaugural FLEXY awards gala. I am enormously proud to have been given this honor at the 2014 I&E in Minneapolis -- to be lauded by your industry like this is an extraordinary experience. Pass it on!
Janice Sutton
Executive Editor
