Improving Driver Behavior with Real-Time Verbal Coaching

A telematics solution that effectively employs Real-Time Verbal Coaching (RTVC) can give fleets and fleet managers a means to make dramatic strides towards improving driver behavior and road safety.

Real-time verbal coaching is proactive, not reactive -- and can actually prevent accidents and enforce compliance, instead of merely recording and reporting the events that have already occurred.

CEI’s Luann Dunkerley: Truck Fleets Can Save Time and Money by Outsourcing Accident Management

Luann Dunkerley, national sales manager for truck fleet services for the CEI Group, Inc., is the 2014 recipient of the National Private Truck Council's Membership Development Award. Ms. Dunkerley was one of six to receive the council's Professional Leadership Awards, which "recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the National Private Truck Council [NPTC], their profession and the private trucking community."

We spoke with Luann recently about how truck fleets can save time and money by outsourcing their accident management activities.

Luxury brands had strong sales in March 2014 - higher growth rates than mainstream brands
Lexus had best performance with a 51.6% increase over February and 23% over last year
Cadillac was only luxury brand with drop in year-over-year US sales - down 6.3%

KBB Expands its Data Offerings by VINs

Kelley Blue Book just released a new feature giving customers easy access to trusted KBB values and configuration data for new vehicles by vehicle identification number (VIN) in addition to information already available by VIN for used vehicles. Using the new-vehicle VIN decoding feature within Kelley Blue Book's products, customers can quickly obtain all the new-vehicle information they need without having to utilize a third-party provider or other applications, allowing easy access to key KBB values.

AFLA’s First-Ever Mid-Year Forum

AFLA will be hosting its first-ever mid-year forum on May 1 in New Jersey, and will be featuring new insights from a variety of industry experts. You can register and get more information at aflaonline.com.