Interview: Agile Fleet’s Joe Poznick on Client Success
FMW Editorial Staff
In April 2021, fleet industry veteran Joe Poznick, Agile Fleet's Senior Director of Client Success, took the helm of the company’s client success group.
He succeeds V.P. of Client Success Matt Wade, who is pursuing a well-earned retirement (Wade will continue on with Agile Fleet as a Board of Directors member).
Poznick brings with him over 25 years of experience working with multi-national fleet operations with business process analysis, fleet solutions development, telematics, systems integration, as well as car-sharing and mobility.
His goal, as is the overarching goal for Agile Fleet itself, is client success. What does this look like to Poznick?
Coming This Summer: Gas Stations Running Out of Gas
Millions of people stuck at home for more than a year are expected to hit the road for much-needed post-pandemic vacations this summer. Good luck finding gas. Not that there's a looming shortage of crude oil or gasoline. Rather, it's the tanker truck drivers needed to deliver the gas to stations who are in short supply.
Not just any truck driver is allowed to drive a tanker truck. It requires special certification, including a commercial driver's license, and weeks of training after being hired. It is strenuous, difficult work.
Drivers left the business a year ago when gasoline demand ground to a near halt during the early pandemic-related shutdowns. Holly McCormick, vice president in charge of driver recruitment and retention at Groendyke Transport, an Oklahoma tanker company said, "A lot of drivers didn't want to do the safety protocols. We're also working with an aging work force. Many said 'I might as well take it as a cue to retire.'"
Read the article at CNN Business.
Which Electric Vehicles Still Qualify for US Federal Tax Credit?
As sales of electric vehicles continue to surge in 2021, many new and prospective customers have questions about qualifying for federal tax credit on electric vehicles.
You cannot simply go out and buy an electric vehicle and expect Uncle Sam to cut $7,500 off your taxes in April. In reality, the amount you qualify for is based on both your income tax as well as the size of the electric battery in the vehicle you own.
While the credit amount is based on battery size, the amount of that credit you can receive is based entirely on your federal income tax and is implemented as such. For example, if you owned a Nissan LEAF and owed say, $3,500 in income tax this year, then that is the federal tax credit you would receive. If you owed $10,000 in federal income tax, then you would qualify for the full $7,500 credit.
Read the article at Electrek.
Merchants Fleet Accepts Appointment to the Northwestern University Business Advisory Council
Merchants Fleet announced it has accepted appointment to the Northwestern University Transportation Center’s Business Advisory Council (BAC), an elite group of experts focused on the complex issues facing the nation’s transportation industry.
As the sole representative of the nation’s fleet management industry, Merchants will provide critical input to help drive the Center’s research and educational programs around the long-term improvement of the nation’s distribution systems.
“Merchants is proud to join this esteemed group of transportation professionals, and we look forward to providing our expertise on some of the hottest industry topics facing our nation today" said Brendan P. Keegan, CEO of Merchants Fleet. “
1 in 5 EV Buyers Switch Back to Gas-Powered Cars: Study
According to new research from Nature Energy, not everybody who takes the leap and buys an electric car sticks with the decision. In fact, around one in five people—or 20 percent—switch back to gasoline-powered cars. Why? Well, it's for a variety of reasons, as it turns out.
Those who were least likely to stick with electric vehicles were the ones who depended on them for their only means of transportation. Women also switched back to gas-powered vehicles at higher rates than men.
Adopters who were most likely to ditch EVs were generally younger and were less likely to live in a standalone house, making home charging an issue. This makes it very difficult to secure 240v fast charging where these people live, so they're completely dependent on public charging stations.
Read the article at The Drive.
