Education + Networking = Success
Fleet professionals have a wealth of educational and networking opportunities to consider over the next six months. Here are just a few must-attend events.
NAFA 2014 Institute & Expo - April 8-11, 2014
There is still time to register for the largest event of the fleet management industry. Fleet professionals attend year after year because of I&E’s real money saving and time-saving value.
NAFA International Fleet Academy -July 14-16, 2014
For the global fleet manager; the focus is on critical issues impacting global fleets and ideas on how to create a harmonized global fleet.
AFLA 2014 Annual Conference - September 7-10, 2014
This is a key educational and networking event for fleet managers, fleet management companies, OEMs and top vendors.
State Fleet Manager’s Workshop - October 7-9, 2014
A 3- day intensive workshop packed with informative presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities. Registration is free
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Study: Backup Cameras Reduce Blind Zone by 90%
A new study adds strong support to a proposed rule that would require backup cameras on new cars and trucks. It shows the cameras are far more effective at spotting children and other obstacles than less sophisticated parking sensors – or drivers using their mirrors.
NHTSA estimates that the devices could save as many as 200 lives a year – including a large number of children under the age of five – inadvertently run over when motorists back up.
‘Back to Normal’ for the Used Vehicle Market
Q&A with Bob Graham, Vice President of Vehicle Remarketing, ARI
We have had an exceptionally buoyant used car market over the last four to five years. What do you see ahead?
We have had a great market for the last four or five years, arguably the best market in our history. You almost couldn’t make a mistake selling a used vehicle. Unfortunately, that ride is coming to an end because there is an increased supply of used vehicles coming back into the marketplace which is putting a downward pressure on price. Luckily, we have good retail demand which is keeping that downward pressure fairly moderate, so prices are good but stable.
In general, I would say we are back to the normal, seasonal market – in other words, a good market in the fall and again in the spring with tax season. Factors that had an effect on the market years ago – things we were used to and had come to expect – didn’t really have an effect during the past four or five years, but those things will begin to come into play again.
Echo Automotive Snags Work Truck Awards, Plus Key Partnerships
Remy, Leggett & Platt, GM all tie up with plug-in, aftermarket hybrid startup
Echo Automotive, Inc. capped a flurry of announcements of partnerships for its EchoDrive - the company’s bolt-on, plug-in hybrid kit - by winning the 2014 Green Award at the recently concluded Work Truck Show. Last year, Echo won the prestigious Editor’s Choice Award for new product innovation at the 2013 event.
Echo claims that its hybrid system, which fits between the engine and drive train, can save as much as 50% in fuel consumption. Some impressive names have lined up behind the fledgling Scottsdale, AZ startup.
