Upcoming NAFA Leadership Development Institute: Focus on Fleet Data
During the next NAFA Leadership Development Institute, join your industry colleagues in Indianapolis for two days of insightful and thoughtful sessions on how to turn your fleet data into understandable visual assets to drive decision making.
June 22-23 Indianapolis Marriott Downtown
Early bird rates end May 19
Texas Lawmakers’ Attempts to End Annual Vehicle Inspections Keep Hitting Roadblocks
Thirteen states still require annual inspections in most cases, with two others requiring inspections every two years.
Critics of the inspections note that many of those states, including Texas and New York, are not drastically different than states that ditched annual checks years ago, an assertion backed up by crash figures. “There is just no evidence whatsoever,” committee Chairman Robert Nichols said, noting a proposal to end vehicle inspections has come up in each of the past three legislative sessions.
Experience, however, has mechanics and others convinced the inspections identify problems that could put drivers at risk.
Cruise Recalls All of Its Autonomous Cars After Bus Crash
General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has recalled 300 robotaxis to update software after one of them rear-ended a municipal bus in San Francisco.
The crash is thoroughly analyzed and explained, and Cruise accepted that the incident should have never happened. According to Cruise, it had assembled a team within the company to investigate the incident. The city bus that was involved acted in a “reasonable and predictable” way when pulling out of a bus stop into traffic and when coming to a stop. The issue was the way the AV responded to the conditions
Being a Better Version of Yourself
For Steve Bender, being AFLA President has been humbling and inspiring, and it has made him want to be a better version of himself.
Mobile Service from Spiffy Keeps Vehicles on the Road
From staging to fueling, from mobile maintenance to odor removal, on-demand mobile service from Spiffy keeps your fleet as optimized and as efficient as possible.
