Our Power to Create
Kudos to RTA Fleet for an impressive achievement. Not only were they Certified™ by Great Place to Work®, 100% of their employees agreed!
FMW congratulates the newly elected members of the AFLA Board! We are eager to meet everyone in Tucson in October.
In A Systemic Safety Strategy for the Future: VISION ZERO, CEO Ed Dubens asks: “What if a future with zero collision-related injuries and fatalities was within our power to create?”
If your responsibility involves fleet safety and you have not yet registered for the NETS 2022 Strength in Numbers Fleet Safety Benchmark Conference, there is still time to do so. FMW will be there.
We have changed FMW’s Newsletter’s send date to Wednesday. We like Lee Fox Williams quote: “Wednesdays are like Mondays in the middle of the Week”
Drive Safety,
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Senate Democratic Deal Means EV Tax Credits Will Expand
July 28, 2022 - A Senate Democrat deal between Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin includes a new $4,000 tax credit for used electric vehicles and the extension of the existing $7,500 credit for new EVs.
Automakers will be able to continue offering the $7,500 credit for the purchase of new clean vehicles (or 30 percent of the price, whichever is less — the same goes with the $4,000 credit for used EVs).
However, there are a few conditions that companies need to meet. Automakers will need to build cars with minerals that are extracted or processed in a country the U.S. has a free trade agreement with, and the cars must have a battery pack that includes a large percentage of components that were made or assembled in North America.
Educating Future Fleet Leaders
The team at RTA is focused on how to improve leadership in the fleet industry for today and for tomorrow.
Safety Groups Want to Standardize Names for Driver Assistance Technology
July 26, 2022 - A coalition of driver safety advocates has called for standardizing the names of driver assist technologies. Having a clear set of definitions for driver assists should help consumers better understand what they're shopping for.
Automakers often use their own unique names for new features as a marketing tactic. For example, Mazda refers to its automatic emergency braking system as "Smart City Brake Assist," while Mercedes calls theirs "Active Brake Assist." It's a perplexing situation for consumers trying to understand new features on modern cars.
To solve the issue, the group has proposed a simple common naming system for driver assistance systems. It aims to clearly define the functions available with a given system. It also highlights that these systems are there to assist, not take over the driving task entirely.
CEI Introduces New Mobile – and Vehicle – Based Apps to Enhance Driver Safety
By Ed Pierce, Contributing Editor
Data is a powerful tool. The telematics data from a vehicle can help fleet managers plan routes, monitor fueling, and optimize maintenance schedules.
But the latest area in which data is changing the game is arguably the most important: driver safety.
The top priority of every fleet manager is the safety of their drivers. Fleet managers need to monitor driver behavior to reduce the number of vehicle collisions and keep drivers safe.
Companies like CEI offer tools and resources to help fleets ensure the safety of their drivers. With the release of their newest systems, CEI is using telematics data to its fullest potential.
