Domino’s Pizza Orders 800 Chevrolet Bolt EVs For Its US Stores
Domino's Pizza is electrifying pizza delivery by adding more than 800 custom-branded 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVs to its US fleet.
Arriving at select Domino's stores throughout the country in the coming months, the Bolt EVs will form the largest electric pizza delivery fleet in the United States. The company says EVs provide several advantages for its stores, including ample battery life with the potential to have days of deliveries, zero tailpipe emissions, advanced safety features and lower average maintenance costs than non-electric vehicles - including avoiding the financial impact of high gas prices.
In addition, electric fleet vehicles also provide more opportunity to attract delivery drivers who don't have a car of their own.
Merchants Fleet Welcomes Sarah DaDalt as Mid-Atlantic Regional Sales Manager
Merchants Fleet is pleased to announce and welcome Sarah DaDalt as Regional Sales Manager.
In this role, DaDalt will oversee a broad range of consultative fleet optimization services for Merchants clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. She joins the Merchants Fleet Sales team as a tenured industry professional whose previous roles include Director of Business Rental Sales at Enterprise Rent a Car, and decorated sales performer at Wheels Donlen.
Used Vehicle Market Heating Up at Year End
The year 2022 will go down as one of the most peculiar ones ever in the U.S. used car sector. Consider the average price of a new vehicle in 2022 clocks in at $33,000 compared to $26,700 in 2021, with the average dealer markup at $10,000 this year.
“Prospective car buyers are facing the perfect storm,” right now said Kunes Auto Group chief executive officer Scott Kunes. “Federal Reserve interest rates spiked, inflation jumped, there’s a shortage of cars and car parts, and gas prices are at a record high.”
As interest rates rise and consumer confidence falls, Kunes sees both new and used car sales slowing. Auto industry gurus see things the same way, although prices aren’t coming down to 2021 levels anytime soon.
Helping Fleet Pros Predict the Future
by Steve Bender, AFLA President
As your new AFLA President, I feel compelled to share a small peek at the source of some of my wisdom.
As I write this, I’m staring into a secret crystal ball given to me a long time ago by an extremely powerful wizard.
Suddenly, I realize the real power of having a crystal ball is not using it to predict the future (that would be ludicrous), but rather to remind myself that – like the folks in my crystal ball -when good people work together, it can make our future a far better place.
So in the spirit of the upcoming season, and with a wee nudge to help move fleet FORWARD TOGETHER – I’d like to share a few important thoughts on what I see ahead for our own special little world – the amazing fleet industry we all know and love.
Remove Liability Blind Spots: Reduce Driver-related Risk with Continuous License Monitoring, Analytics, and Training
by Adam Danielson, Director of Business Development, Solera | SuperVision
Drivers are the largest source of liability risk for fleets.
On average, commercial fleets report a 20% crash rate per year. Accident and out-of-service costs continue to represent one of the largest fleet expenses, with motor vehicle accidents costing employers more than $56 billion and out-of-service costs for fleets going as high as $760 per vehicle per day.
It gets worse. The size of legal awards for on-the-job motor vehicle accidents is also soaring.
In 2019, the average liability verdict award was $17.5 million, and the highest jury verdict for that year was a record-setting $280 million. And while some of these cases involved a wrongful death charge, more of them were due to negligence.
