WebAccess: A One-Stop Portal That Lets You Easily Manage the Entire Remarketing Process
WebAccess is a one-stop portal that allows fleet managers to easily manage the entire remarketing process.
U.S. Traffic Deaths Soar 18.4% in First Half of Year to 20,160
U.S. traffic deaths soared by 18.4% in the first six months of 2021 from the same period a year earlier, for the most deadly first half on American roads since 2006, the Transportation Department said on Thursday. Traffic deaths surged after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020 as more drivers engaged in unsafe behavior like speeding, regulators said.
It was the largest six-month increase ever recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history, which has been in use since 1975, the agency said. The National Highway Traffic Safety (NHTSA) estimated 20,160 people died car crashes in the first six months of 2021 in the United States, up 3,140 over the same period in 2020.
"This is a crisis," U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. "We cannot and should not accept these fatalities as simply a part of everyday life in America." NHTSA released behavioral research findings from March 2020 through June 2021 "indicating that incidents of speeding and traveling without a seatbelt remain higher than during pre-pandemic times."
Read the article at Autoblog.
eDriving: A Greener Fleet Webinar
Webinar: Thursday November 4, 2pm GMT and 2pm EDT
A Greener Fleet: Why Defensive Driving Makes Sense for Safety AND Sustainability
Would you like a safer, more eco-friendly fleet?
Safety and sustainability are primary concerns for businesses today. And, with driving for work being the most dangerous work activity many people do, and transportation being the main cause of air pollution in cities, the relationship between driver risk management and sustainability is one that should not be underestimated.
The great news is that influencing safer, more defensive, driving behaviors also helps your organization achieve its sustainability goals.
Matchmaking
We read with great interest about the recently announced merger between Chicagoland fleet management companies Donlen and Wheels. As an alumna of Wheels and familiar with their management philosophy, and a long-time observer of Donlen’s approach, this match has all the earmarks of success.
We also note the news that two other fleet management leaders, ALD and LeasePlan, are in talks to merge. We suspect that we’ll be hearing about more planned alliances in the weeks and months ahead.
Fleet management software company RTA recently held its 31st Annual Users' Conference wherein RTA's CEO Josh Turley, asked this prescient question: "What does it mean for fleets to succeed?"
Drive Safety!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Uber Partners With Hertz to Offer 50,000 Tesla Rentals to U.S. Ride-Hail Drivers
Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said it is launching a new partnership with rental car company Hertz to offer 50,000 Tesla Inc vehicles as a rental option to its ride-hail drivers by 2023.
Uber drivers can rent a Tesla through Hertz starting on Nov. 1 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington DC, with the program later this year expanding to cities nationwide, the ride-hail company said in a blog post.
The Tesla rentals, consisting mostly of the electric vehicle company's Model 3 sedan, will be available exclusively to Uber drivers and start out at $334 a week, including insurance and maintenance. Uber said the rental cost would drop to $299 per week or lower as the program expands in the coming year.
Read this article at Autoblog.
