Ditch the Downtime Blues
Managing repairs is a pain for every fleet manager. What if there was a platform that could automate the entire process? Enter ServiceUp.
Dive into the ServiceUp story with Andy Klobnock, COO, as he shares what inspired the company’s journey and what sets it apart from traditional fleet repair platforms.
NAFA Opens Registration for Annual 2024 Institute & Expo
NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry’s largest membership association, is pleased to announce that registration is open for NAFA 2024 Institute & Expo (I&E).
This conference is the industry’s largest gathering of fleet and mobility professionals, convening April 22-24, in San Antonio, TX. Attendees can now register at www.nafainstitute.org.
“NAFA I&E is not just a gathering of fleet professionals, but a confluence of innovation, inspiration, and industry transformation,” said Bill Schankel, CAE, NAFA CEO. “In these halls, we don’t just discuss the future of fleet management – we shape it.”
Dash Cams in Fleet Vehicles are Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say
Cameras showing the driver and another facing forward can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and truck crashes.
By placing cameras in all company vehicles, connected software can alert the company office when a driver appears distracted, sleepy or is texting on his or her cell phone. Distracted driving continues to be a major factor behind crashes, nationwide.
The camera video will let the business and its insurer see if the company driver is actually at fault, which can lead to early settlement efforts before a case goes to trial. The cameras may show what really happened and that the employee was not at fault.
J.D. Power 2023 SSI Study: Happy Days Seem Here Again for New Vehicle Buyers
By Dave Bean, Editor, FMW
With new vehicle prices down and dealer inventory up, it seems that a lessening of the most dire ramifications of the pandemic have translated into improved customer purchase process scores, at least according to the recently released J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study.
“The improved level of vehicle inventory and the easing of upward pressure on prices are the driving factors in sending sales satisfaction back in a positive direction,” said Chris Sutton, vice president of automotive retail at J.D. Power.
The study also revealed, however, that despite the high profile and improving sales of electric vehicles, they trail conventional fossil-fuel powered vehicles in overall purchase process satisfaction, whether in Mass Market or Premium segments.
Work Fleet Forum Breaks Records in Las Vegas
By Tod Trousdell, Fleet Marketing Consultant and Partner/RobertsTrousdell Communications
The Work Fleet Forum, a live event unlike any other in our field, just concluded its tenth annual program, its first Forum in Las Vegas, with a record number of fleet leaders and suppliers.
Besides education and networking, the Work Fleet Forum is unique in how it allows fleet managers to source their product and service needs in one visit. Instead of an expo, buyers can do deep-dives with suppliers in private, mutually-arranged meetings, without distractions.
Bill Bishop, SVP of Sales and Marketing at FLD, said the Forum gives them the best opportunity anywhere for guaranteed interactions with qualified buyers, and it has brought them some of their best accounts in the years they’ve been coming.
My own thoughts? Perhaps more than anything, I was impressed with the interactive nature of Work Fleet Forum and the camaraderie that blossomed between fleet leaders and service providers.
