Two Popular Panels Return to I&E 2025 to Address Key Industry Challenges and Solutions
Due to popular demand, NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) is bringing back two highly anticipated panel discussions at the 2025 Institute & Expo (I&E), taking place from April 28-30, 2025, in Long Beach, California.
These panels will offer fleet professionals invaluable insights into two critical areas: advancing women in fleet management and mastering the complexities of the upfit lifecycle, with a focus on diversity, inclusion, innovation and future-proofing fleet operations.
"We’re excited to bring these panels back by popular demand to I&E 2025, as they address two key areas that are essential for the future of fleet management," said Bill Schankel, CAE, CEO of NAFA. "These discussions will provide actionable insights and strategies that fleet professionals can immediately apply to drive innovation, inclusivity and operational excellence within their organizations."
Both of these panels are scheduled for Monday, April 28, 2025.
What’s Missing from This Industry?
When Patriot Fleet Solutions got started, they asked “What’s missing from this industry?” The answer was a proprietary software to cut out the daily grind of tracking vehicle upfit information all the way from the shops to the fleet management companies.
Insurance Companies Are Writing Off Cars Faster Than Ever After Accidents
According to LexisNexis, 27% of cars involved in accidents are now considered totaled, a significant jump from just 19% in 2018. And that wasn’t a one-off year: the percentage has risen steadily each year since, suggesting this trend isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
Cars are more capable and safer than they’ve ever been. At the same time, the systems that make them so are costing consumers way more in premiums.
Thus, when it comes to safety, it definitely comes at a price when buying or leasing a new car equipped with the latest tech. Replacing a bumper now often means replacing a bumper possibly packed with radar, lidar, and ultrasonic sensors.
2025 Motus Sustainability Report: Impacts of Driving, Steps Businesses Can Take to Reduce Environmental Impact
Sustainability efforts have enabled businesses to boost profitability, unlock new markets, attract and retain new customers, and even spark innovation. While terms like ESG—shorthand for environmental, social, and governance initiatives—may have become politicized in recent years, the outcomes of these pursuits are hard to deny.
There is no better time to start measuring vehicle emissions and taking steps to reduce them. The journey to a zero emissions world begins with an assessment of the organization’s current state.
Whether your company provides vehicles for employees to use on the job, or your organization supports the use of personal vehicles for work, there are likely major opportunities to make your vehicle program the centerpiece of your corporate sustainability efforts. The Motus 2025 Sustainability Report offers the insight to show you how.
Summit Fleet Leasing Chooses Miles Enterprise for its Easy Integration and High Flexibility
Facing a demand for greater flexibility and more intelligent integration capabilities due to having more and more partners on board, the demand for greater flexibility and more intelligent integration capabilities became key for Summit Fleet.
The solution? For Summit Fleet, Miles Enterprise (from Sofico) offered more than one solution due to its easy integration and high level of flexibility.
Thanks to the different dashboard settings and the flexible configuration levels, this mobility server provider now has access to deeper information, allowing them to alert their customers proactively. This positively impacts their unique selling point in the business: prioritizing a personalized customer service.
