Booster™ Names Andrew Hamel CTO
With an increasing focus on digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) and a data-driven customer experience, Booster™, announces Andrew Hamel as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
“I am excited to join Booster, which is working with some of the world’s largest brands to accelerate the energy transition through mobile fueling,” Hamel said. “I look forward to immersing myself in the business, focusing on the customer, and collaborating with leadership to help grow and transform the business.”
Surviving a Lightning Strike Outdoors – Shelter in Your Car
The National Weather Service has a simple but effective slogan: "When thunder roars, go indoors."
"The most important thing is that you're safe inside of a large substantial building or a fully enclosed, metal-top vehicle," Ron Holle, a meteorologist and lightning safety specialist at the National Lightning Safety Council, told CNN. "Anywhere outside of those two locations is not safe."
If you hear thunder while camping or at the beach, without access to a large building, you should seek shelter in your vehicle immediately. You should wait 30 minutes from the last time you heard thunder to leave the vehicle, according to the weather service.
Paul Lauria of Mercury Associates Shares His Views on the Industry
“I believe that fleet management is going to change more in the next decade than it’s changed in the last century"
By Ed Pierce, Fleet Management Weekly Contributing Editor
Mercury Associates is widely known in the fleet industry as the largest fleet management consulting firm in North America.
Their consulting services help organizations better manage their fleets to boost performance and control costs. With the recent push towards fleet electrification and sustainability, they have been instrumental in guiding fleets as they navigate the integration of electric vehicles in an increasingly changing industry.
Paul Lauria founded and directed Mercury Associates for 20 years, serving as its President until his recent retirement. In his current role as Senior Advisor, he continues to consult for individual Mercury clients.
We sat down with him to hear his take on the current and future state of the fleet industry and how electrification fits in with other challenges facing fleet owners.
Comvoy.com Taps Crestline as Exclusive Transportation Partner
Work Truck Solutions®, today announced Crestline as their exclusive transportation partner for Comvoy.com.
“This industry is far from static,” said Kathryn Schifferle, CEO of Work Truck Solutions, the company behind Comvoy.com. "We’re very keen on the changing needs of commercial vehicle shoppers, and we work hard to develop new products, strategies and partnerships to meet those needs. Partnering with Crestline is another example of how we’re continuously looking to improve the B2B shopping process.”
NHTSA Report: Newer Cars Appear to Significantly Reduce Gender Disparities in Crash Outcomes
August 16, 2022 - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a new report, “Female Crash Fatality Risk Relative to Males for Similar Physical Impacts,” which updates a 2013 NHTSA study examining female fatality risk relative to male fatality risk in crashes with similar physical impacts.
The new report finds the estimated difference in female fatality risk compared to male fatality risk is significantly reduced in newer vehicles, starting as early as model year 2000.
The newer the vehicle, the smaller the disparity. The overall gap drops from 18% to 6.3% for 2010-2020 vehicles and to 2.9% for 2015-20 vehicles.
The declines are the direct result of NHTSA’s actions adopting and strengthening Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for seat belts and air bags and launching educational campaigns to improve seat belt use.
NHTSA is taking several steps to ensure that any existing disparities in like crash outcomes for men and women are eliminated.
