GE Capital Fleet Services Names Eric Stanley as Managing Director
GE Capital Fleet Services has named Eric Stanley as Managing Director, Southeast Region, based in Atlanta.
“Eric is a dynamic sales leader who is intensely focused on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers,” said Jon Parker, chief commercial officer, GE Capital Fleet Services.
A Burger, a Suburban Traffic Stop and a Ticket for Eating While Driving
For something that merited a police traffic stop, it does not sound like much: “eating while driving.” But that is what a police officer wrote on the citation he issued Jan. 10 after he pulled over the 2009 BMW that H. Madison Turner was driving through suburban Atlanta.
The citation, which Mr. Turner plans to contest during a court appearance next month, has renewed the debate about the extent to which states should regulate driving distractions that include the enduring, like music, and the contemporary, like tools for texting and navigation.
Jaguar Land Rover’s Bike Sense Tech Warns Drivers of Cyclists
Just last month, Volvo announced a new safety system that warns drivers of approaching cyclists via a symbol on their car's head-up display.
Not to be outdone, Jaguar Land Rover has just announced its own system, which takes a more tactile approach – among other things, it buzzes drivers' hands and feet, and even taps them on the shoulder.
Sometimes Procurement Gets a Bad Rap
Fleet Managers frequently report to different departments -- including Procurement, Finance, and HR -- but the model of how a fleet department works and flows shouldn't necessarily change.
NADA: Low Gasoline Prices Cause Shift to Light Trucks in 2015
Low gasoline prices and pent-up consumer demand will combine to drive new car and light truck sales to an estimated 16.94 million in 2015, says the National Automobile Dealers Association. NADA's original sales forecast of 16.4 million new cars and light trucks for 2014 was on target.
The split among the segments this year is expected to be 44 percent cars and 56 percent light trucks and SUVs because of lower gasoline prices, increased job growth and an improving housing market.
