SambaSafety Transforms Driver Risk Management with Acquisition of Instructional Technologies Inc.
SambaSafety has acquired Instructional Technologies Inc. (ITI), provider of best-in-class online driver training and technology since 1995.
The merger facilitates the ground-breaking addition of online training to the company's continuous driver monitoring solution, Qorta™, closing the safety loop for employers across industry.
"Since our launch of the first license monitoring solution for employers, SambaSafety has revolutionized how companies manage driver risk," said Allison Guidette, CEO, SambaSafety. "Today's exciting announcement positions SambaSafety to again raise the bar and provide the industry's only comprehensive platform to identify and efficiently act on driver risk with world-class online training."
Read the news at PR Newswire.
Ford to Eliminate Individual Desks for Many Workers After Pandemic Subsides
Everything will look different when white-collar employees officially return to Ford Motor Co. offices after months of spending weekdays at home.
Many individual desks will be replaced with common spaces. And how work is done will change dramatically because thousands of workers are expected to remain remote, with supervisor approval. Workers will return to Ford properties only as assignments require.
In the months after the initial COVID-19 shutdown in 2020, employees packed up their workplace belongings last summer and took things home. There will be no need to bring anything back.
Read the article at USA Today.
Why It’s High Time to Leverage Deskless EAM
What are the best practices for enterprise tech leaders who are aiming to effectively manage their growing remote workforce and better serve their consumer base?
By Rahul Tiwari, Managing Director, goDeskless
How the world has transformed in a year. Over the past 12 months, we have all become accustomed to doing everything remotely.
After such a turbulent transition, the question arises: Are companies ready to properly accommodate the needs of their digital workforce?
Pre-COVID, digital transformation was already a priority for many companies. However, almost every strategy largely ignored the needs of the deskless workforce. 80% of the global workforce does not operate from behind a desk – that’s 2.7 billion sales reps, customer service advisors, field workers, technicians, and more. These employees have had to perform their tasks using tethered, office-based tools that often hindered their
efficiency and productivity.
John Cail of Merchants Fleet Wins ‘Pros to Know’ Award
This award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments leverage supply chains for competitive advantage
Merchants Fleet Release
Merchants Fleet is pleased to announce that John Cail, Senior Vice President of Merchants Mobility has been named a 2021 ‘Pros to Know’ award winner from Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain.
“We are extremely proud of John Cail and the Mobility team he leads courageously. He quarterbacked our last mile delivery business throughout the global pandemic and kept America moving,” said Brendan P. Keegan, CEO of Merchants Fleet. “John is an innovator, a creator, a leader and definitely a Pro-to-Know.”
RepairSmith Announces Its Expansion to Portland and Partnership with Local Nonprofits
RepairSmith officially announced the expansion of its at-home car repair and maintenance service to the greater Portland area. In addition, the company has launched its on-site repair and maintenance service for business fleets in the region.
The company is kicking off its launch by partnering with two Portland nonprofits which are providing the community with access to food and transportation, Metropolitan Family Service (MFS) and Ride Connection.
The company will provide them with $20,000 in free repair services to their vehicles as part of RepairSmith's Jump Start program. Through Jump Start, RepairSmith will provide a quarter of a million dollars in free vehicle and repair maintenance service for nonprofits throughout RepairSmith's service areas this year.
