2015 Ford F-150: Top 10 Innovative Features on Ford’s Best-Selling Truck

Having owned the title of “best-selling truck” for 37 years, as well as the title of “best-selling vehicle” for the past 32 years, the F-150′s sales volume, as a model, is higher than most automakers’ total volume.

Last year Ford sold 645,000 F-150s, and with 557,000 sold as of September 30th Ford should hit a similar number this year. But the current truck is about to be replaced by an all-new 2015 Ford F-150. And the 2015 redesign is easily the most substantial of any F-series remake in the model’s 67-year history.

The new truck goes on sale at the start of 2015, with high hopes and a sales-winning streak it’s expected to maintain.

READ MORE for a look at the innovative features.

Exciting Agenda for the International Fleet Academy

NAFA's International Fleet Academy in Orlando has something to offer for anyone charged with managing a global fleet -- including a bunch of helpful topics that are good for first-time attendees as well as returnees.

 

Check Out Our New Website!

Our new site at FleetManagementWeekly.com has been live for just over a week, and we're still working away to tweak and perfect it. After all, we want it to be as informative and helpful for our fleet industry-leading readers as it can possibly be.

The newly revamped site is far more dynamic than what we had previously, and will feature more daily updates on fleet industry news and trends.

We strive to offer you far more than news, though, and the new site makes it easy for you to find engaging, informative content that's geared to help you do your job better. That's the kind of content that publishers like to call 'evergreen,' because it's just as useful next month or next year as it is today.

Great examples of this engaging, evergreen content include the columnists we've been featuring for the past couple months -- leading fleet industry experts sharing their personal knowledge and advice on key industry topics:

  • Ed Pierce on Fleet Marketing
  • Jeof Bean on The Fleet Customer Experience
  • Matt Betz on The Mobile Employee (also featured in this week's newsletter, see below)
  • Randy Shadley on Fleet Safety

We've gotten a few comments and suggestions on the new site already, but would love to hear from you as well: just email me at [email protected] and let me know what you think.

Ted Roberts
COO and Chief Content Officer

 

How Much Can In-Flight Wi-Fi Save U.S. Businesses?

Yes, gone are the days when you could take that company flight, knowing that you were burning through a work day by “working” in the loosest possible sense. Back in those pre-2006 days you’d spend your business flight with your tray table up, complimentary beverage in hand and good tunes on the earbuds, content in the fact that your boss considered you productive at that moment.

But now, with in-flight Wi-Fi being so commonplace, the cabin has become a mobile office. No matter how far workers fly, their emails can follow them through the cloud. And for U.S. businesses looking to clamp down on lost productivity due to travel, this is a very good thing.

For evidence, look no further than the following infographic, highlighting some crucial savings businesses enjoy when their employees can stay grounded at 40,000 feet.

 

NAFA Webinar ‘ Increasing Safety in Large Fleets’ — Wednesday, October 22

REGISTER TODAY!  See how a program developed by an industry leader has dramatically improved safety results, and get specific ideas and examples that can be implemented in your own programs.

NAFA webinar 'Increasing Safety in Large Fleets' takes place this Wednesday, October 22, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Eastern time).  To sign up,  please register TODAY - October 21 - by clicking here.

Express Energy, the sponsor for this webinar, has driven substantial safety improvements in its 1000+-vehicle-fleet. The company's safety programs policies, procedures, training, corrective action, and employee recognition is a powerful component in ensuring the best results. The company leverages GPS fleet management software to manageand improve the program. This webinar will present their safety program, including how to roll out policies, procedures, training, and follow-up from upper management to field-level employees.

NAFA webinars are available for free for NAFA Members and NAFA Affiliates as an exclusive benefit of membership. Registration for non-members is $25.00.

To sign up,  please register TODAY - October 21 - by clicking here.