Congratulations to AFLA 2021 President Award Recipients!
AFLA’s President’s Awards are given at the discretion of the elected president, for those who have gone above and beyond to advance AFLA and the corporate fleet management profession.
“It is my privilege and honor to be able to recognize these four individuals for their strong commitment to both AFLA and the corporate fleet industry, and to thank them for their time, talents and efforts towards supporting and furthering the mission of AFLA.” ~ Laura Jozwiak, AFLA President
- Sherry Calkins, Vice President, Connected Car at Geotab
- Sue Fensky, Fleet Manager at Travelers
- Lori Olson, Senior Customer Success Specialist at Geotab
- Phil Samuelson, Fleet & Capital Asset Manager at USIC Locating Services, LLC
Work Truck Week 2022 Returns to Indianapolis With Expanded Content
America’s largest work truck event returns in person to Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 8–11, 2022, with an expanded format, new branding, and a familiar keynote speaker.
Building on the success of the 2021 virtual event, NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry is adding a more robust online component and officially rebranding its annual industry gathering as Work Truck Week®.
During the 2022 event, The Work Truck Show® exhibit hall, Green Truck Summit, and a myriad of other offerings will be featured throughout the week, including NTEA Annual Meeting with keynote speaker Mike Rowe.
Collisions: Dangerous for Drivers and Powerful Catalysts for Skyrocketing Nuclear Verdicts
By Pierre Sarnow, Lead Data Scientist, Omnitracs
Collisions — dangerous for drivers and powerful catalysts for skyrocketing nuclear verdicts.
Prioritizing driver safety is paramount. In today’s digital and connected age, a severe collision could spell disaster for your business reputation. Although collisions may appear random, they often aren’t. Various factors, including congested traffic in urban areas and dangerous driving habits, are driving indicators that lead to many collisions.
To analyze collision insights for our customers, I explored our comprehensive culmination of SmartDrive data, which is comprised primarily of Class 8 and other vehicles. Here’s what I uncovered!
Silent Sound of the Police: Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Gets the Cop Car Treatment
For years, the Michigan State Police (MSP) have put potential cruisers and pursuit vehicles through a robust set of dynamic and durability tests. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are increasingly looking like the future of personal transportation, and it's time for police departments to take a closer look at BEVs.
A 2022 Mustang Mach-E is being submitted by Ford to the MSP for evaluation and it will most likely be subjected to the same acceleration, braking, track, and ergonomic testing as the gas-powered and hybrid competition.
Ford hasn't detailed how its police Mach-E might differ from its regular counterpart, but it's definitely a higher-performance GT model. That means the 480-hp SUV will have no trouble meeting the MSP's acceleration benchmarks with its sub-four-second 0-60-mph time.
Read the article at MotorTrend.
The Impact of the Vehicle Chip Shortage So Far and What’s to Come
By Ken Robinson, Market Research Manager at Motus
Before the pandemic, local dealerships had hundreds of new vehicles lining their lots on any given day.
Cars were available in every size, color and model, ensuring consumers were able to find the vehicle of their dreams. Now, however, a global chip shortage has led to reduced vehicle production and left auto dealers across the country with barren lots. While dealerships wait to replenish their inventory, tens of thousands of new unfinished vehicles sit idle in parking lots waiting to be completed.
The rise in work from home and remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic drove up the demand for personal electronics that rely on microchips, such as cell phones and laptops. This immediate and dramatic increase far outpaced chip production, and manufacturers were unable to scale operations to meet the market’s need.
How is this impacting fleets?
