How Do EV Trucks Fit Into Your Electrification Strategy?
RTA’s Josh Turley pens a nice story for us today asking "How Will New EV Trucks Fit into a Fleet’s Electrification Strategy?" It’s timely, given that so many fleets are wondering exactly that.
Getting Your Drivers Home Safely
Safety training has changed during the past few years, and at the same time collisions have taken a terrible turn for the worse. Donlen’s Julian Carrington has written an engaging piece on how we might need to re-route so that we can “get back to the basics of fleet safety.” Please give it a read - we want safer roads for our drivers (and ourselves).
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ADAS Challenges You Should Watch Out For
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems offer a lot of safety benefits, but you also need to be on the lookout for unrealistic expectations and frustrations.
Agile Fleet Reveals Winners of 2022 Core Value Awards
Categories for Agile Fleet's Core Values Awards are derived from the fleet solutions provider's own guiding principles: strong partnerships, initiative, approachability, integrity, and flexibility
Additionally, the January 2022 Agile Fleet Town Hall presented its first President’s Choice Award, special recognition of a fleet professional who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the industry.
Productivity Accelerated: Ford Pro Announces New Partners, Services; Demand Strong With Orders for 10,000 E-Transits
January 26, 2022 - As Ford Pro grows its business, it is introducing Ford Pro Intelligence, a cloud-based platform that powers a suite of digital services that supports a commercial customer’s total fleet operation.
“The biggest pain point we hear from commercial customers when it comes to managing their fleets is not having a single place to access all of their information across vehicles and services,” says Ted Cannis, Ford Pro CEO. “We’ve created a platform that centralizes and powers our entire digital ecosystem, working across gas and electric powertrains, Ford and non-Ford vehicles.”
Ford Pro Intelligence will integrate Salesforce which will transform the way commercial customers work, with always on access to the Ford Pro services they need to increase productivity and focus on their customers. All part of Ford Pro’s always-on commitment.
Battery-Powered Pickup Demand is Electric
January 27, 2022 - The market segment for electric pickups is heating up in the new model year. GMC began shipping its first all-electric pickup, the Hummer EV, to consumers late last year. Ford is hot on this market as well, with about 200,000 orders in hand for its new F-150 Lightning.
Chevrolet is adding a battery-powered version of its Silverado pickup is expected to reach showrooms in 2023 aa 2024 model. Reports suggest that Stellantis will offer a battery-electric Ram 1500 in 2024.
Meanwhile, the 2022 Toyota Tundra i-Force Max is beginning to reach showrooms, the company’s first full-size hybrid-electric pickup, joining the Ram 1500, Ford F-150 and Maverick pickups in the hybrid pickup space. And that’s just the start; there are any number of startup EV manufacturers with eyes on the same market, particularly Rivian.
