Pride and Glory
We are so proud of the ‘I Am NAFA’ video, produced by cinematographer Victor Noerdlinger, and released last week by NAFA. If you haven’t yet seen the video, check it out here. Many thanks to stars Bryan Flansburg, CAFM, Michele Cunningham, Jose Gallardo, Sheryl Grossman, Carl Nelson, and Kate Vigneau. And Kudos to Victor!
Hearty congratulations to NAFA Treasurer and Trustee Jeff Jeter, fleet manager for Chesterfield County’s Department of General Services, for accepting two awards from the National Association of Counties on behalf of Chesterfield County, VA! Phillip E. Russo, CAE, CEO of NAFA, said, “Jeff Jeter, through his efforts in his fleet, points the way forward for other fleets as well as for NAFA through our new Sustainable Fleet Standard Program”
And on the topic of sustainable fleets, don't miss this article in The Electrified Utility Fleet: "Electric Utility Group Urges Members to Put Muscle Behind Plug-In EVs. "
We’re very much looking forward to the upcoming AFLA conference in Las Vegas. Check out this lineup of conference speakers and programs. Odds are that the 2014 conference will be another winner!
Janice Sutton
Executive Director
Fleetmatics and the Fleet Safety Institute Co-Author Safety Whitepaper
As part of a mutual commitment to commercial fleet safety, Fleetmatics Group PLC and Fleet Safety Institute recently announced the availability of a co-authored white paper. The announcement comes in conjunction with the Fleet Safety Conference that took place from July 22-23 in Schaumburg, IL.
The paper entitled, “Ensuring Fleet and Driver Safety: How Technology Helps Service Businesses Adhere to Regulations and Protect Employees,” is designed to help educate commercial fleet-related businesses about common safety-related issues and how to use technology to address them.
NAFA And FMW Release 2nd “I Am NAFA” Video Entry
The second "I Am NAFA" video was recently released from NAFA and FMW, featuring expert Fleet Manager Jose Gallardo from NAFA's Arizona Chapter.
"I Am NAFA" is a series of videos developed by NAFA and Fleet Management Weekly (FMW) promoting the value of NAFA membership. By turning the camera from the Association to those served by NAFA, viewers can directly see how these individuals have benefitted from NAFA membership.
SambaSafety: Leveraging Technology to Solve Driver Behavior-Related Problems
Rich Crawford, CEO of SambaSafety, gives us some insight into his company's continuous monitoring solution to identify driver risk. He says it's not enough to pull an MVR on a driver once a year; many violations can happen within a year.
He says, "Think of us as a salesforce.com for driver risk management. Sambasafety is a platform where our customers can plug in different modules -- telematics data, traffic violation data, even employer only data -- and we can bring all of that data together in a comprehensive single platform and then present that back up to our customers as actionable insight -- giving them the ability to take corrective actions before it becomes an issue."
AFLA Webinar: Management of Employee-Provided Vehicles: Understanding the Differences Between Reimbursement Methods
Webinar: Thursday, July 31st, 2 PM Central. Register here.
Many companies utilize employee-provided vehicles to some degree or another in order to meet their needs for the transport of people, goods, or services. Employees who operate their vehicles for business use are compensated under either taxable or non-taxable reimbursement plans, but employers and employees often overlook differences in tax consequences between the two types of reimbursement methods.
Well-run organizations integrate both employer-provided and employee-provided vehicles into their fleet program as part of their vehicle allocation methodology (VAM). The fleet manager (or other designee) should have authority over both programs in order to properly control costs and to successfully provide fair, safe, and equitable transportation for all employees.
