Effectively Automating Driver Safety Training
Predictive Coach offers effective, efficient driver safety training that’s automated, which is a huge benefit for busy, overworked fleet managers.
Staying Involved with NAFA All Year Long
The excitement of this year’s Institute & Expo is behind us now, but there are some fantastic ways to stay involved with NAFA all year long.
Chevy Malibu Production to Officially End in November
General Motors will officially end production of the Chevrolet Malibu this fall after years of uncertainty and rumor following GM's quiet acknowledgment that it was getting out of the four-door business for good.
The Malibu is one of Chevy's oldest nameplates and dates to 1964, however it took a hiatus from 1984-1996. The sedan's departure will make way for a new vehicle — another small one. The Fairfax Assembly facility in Kansas will be retooled to build the replacement Chevrolet Bolt.
Small Touch. Big Impact.
In today’s Customer Driven column, Laura Jozwiak talks about flight attendant Morgan Hearns, an example of service excellence, who “demonstrated the stark contrast between mediocrity and true customer-centricity.” It’s excellent and you can read it here.
Fleet Pro Focus: David Hayward
Today we talk to popular and well-known fleet manager David Hayward (who’s now at ABM), about his successful career in fleet. Read it here.
Heading to ACT Expo
I’m excited to head to ACT Expo in Las Vegas next week to see and hear about some of our industry’s latest and most exciting innovations! Reach out if you’re going to be there and would like to meet up.
Ted Roberts
President
Amazon Adds 50 Electric Trucks to its Delivery Fleet in a Bid to Reduce Pollution
Amazon is deploying 50 battery-electric heavy-duty trucks in California, which it claims is the largest such fleet in the country. The company says the new trucks represent an important step in its mission to eliminate pollution from its global operations — even as its carbon emissions have spiked in recent years.
Amazon says the heavy-duty trucks are produced by Volvo VNR, a division of the Swedish automaker that makes Class 8 tractor trailers.
The trucks will be integrated into first-mile operations, in which goods are moved from container ships at the ports to fulfillment centers, as well as middle-mile operations, in which packages are transported from fulfillment centers to delivery centers. From there, the packages will be loaded into Amazon’s last-mile fleet, a portion of which are electric delivery vans produced by Rivian.
