CEI: Road Safety Camera Violations Pose Major Fleet Liability Threat
Fleets that don’t make red-light, speed or school bus stop armsafety camera violations part of their drivers’ safety profile are running the risk of multi-million dollar liability costs, says Vincent Brigidi, president and chief operating officer of The CEI Group, Inc.
According to American Traffic Solutions (ATS) Fleet Services, a leading provider of fleet toll and violation management solutions, the number of road safety camera violations issued to fleet vehicles has soared over the last five years.
The problem for fleets is these types of tickets are issued to the owners of the vehicles – usually the fleet or its leasing company – and not to the drivers and rarely appear on drivers’ Motor Vehicle Records (MVR), Mr. Brigidi notes. READ MORE
Reduce Overhead Costs with GPS Vehicle Tracking
Overhead costs are a concern for any fleet in the service industry. Labor costs can be specifically worrisome as they equate to a large amount of that overhead cost. The implementation of a GPS tracking system, like GPS Insight, will reduce costs.
Monitor hours worked from the beginning to end of each day, optimize routes for maximum efficiency, reduce vehicle down-time, and more that will eliminate unnecessary payroll dollars.
I am Janice Sutton and ‘I am NAFA’
Fleet Management Weekly co-produced a video series with NAFA; dubbed ‘I am NAFA,’ the first of the series appears this week – just click on Claude Masters’ video in this issue and get inspired!
Ford to Invest $80M, Add Jobs at Kentucky Plant to Meet F-Series Super Duty Demand
Ford Motor Company will add 350 new jobs and invest $80 million in its Kentucky Truck Plant to meet growing demand for Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks.
The $80 million will pay for facility upgrades, retooling and increased capacity to meet market demand. The investment and new employment opportunities are estimated to result in a 15 percent increase in production capacity, or approximately 55,000 units.
Wheels Names John Higginson Chief Technology Officer
John Higginson joined Wheels on January 2 as the head of the company’s information technology departments. With more than 23 years of eCommerce experience, Higginson has the ultimate responsibility for developing and managing Wheels’ client-facing applications, systems infrastructure and security, telecommunications, internal networks, and business continuance functions. READ MORE
