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The NETS’ Comprehensive Guide to ROAD SAFETY™ is now available, free of charge, in 21 languages at www.trafficsafety.org.
The Guide was initially launched in English last year as part of the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety’s (NETS) mission to assist employers in advancing global road safety. The document is designed to aid employers with fleets of any size at various stages of road safety program development, including those who are preparing to initiate a program, in the early stages of policy and program development or managing more mature road safety management systems and interventions.
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One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s fastest growing landscape companies, Earthtech Landscape, provides professional grounds management services. With field offices serving 7 counties, it’s locally owned and managed and offers a range of landscape services, including commercial landscape maintenance, landscape construction, irrigation & water management, and complete tree care, pruning, and removal.
Earthtech was ready for the benefits of GPS fleet tracking – like knowing precisely where every rolling asset is located at every moment, and monitoring driver behaviors like speeding and hard braking, to the end of improving safety and saving on fuel costs. The solution they found cost only 70 cents per day, per vehicle: Azuga G2TM tracking units under-the-dashboard of its vehicles, installed in just minutes.
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The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI), a fleet driver management service provider, announced the appointment of Michael Kotula as Southeast regional sales manager.
“Michael’s combined experience, with risk management as well as with claims in managed repair programs, provides valuable perspective on the accident, safety and risk management needs of our fleet clients,” said Wayne Smolda, CEI’s president and chief executive officer. “His insights will help them mitigate risk and reduce financial exposure.” READ MORE
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The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI), a provider of automotive fleet accident, safety and risk management services, announced the appointment of Sean O’Malley as Midwest regional sales manager.
Mr. O’Malley comes to CEI after nine years at ARI, an automotive fleet leasing and management services company, where he was a district sales manager. ARI is also a distributor of CEI’s fleet services.
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By Greg Neuman, Senior Manager of Quality Control, CEI
Fleets can save money on collision repairs by using alternatives to parts made by the vehicle’s manufacturer, or “OEM” (Original Equipment Maker). On average, the alternatives can be 10% to 30% cheaper than OEM parts.
While parts are just one component of a collision repair, the savings can add up to hundreds of dollars when more than one alternative part is used in a single repair , and substantial dollar amounts for fleets in the course of a year.
But for a variety of reasons, fleets need to exercise caution when using these kinds of parts.
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Mindy Holman named Chairman at Holman, Carl Ortell CEO — Chris Conroy named President at ARI
Holman Automotive Group, Inc. announced that it has named Melinda “Mindy” K. Holman Chairman of the Board, with Carl A. Ortell to assume the role of CEO and Brian R. Bates to assume the role of COO and CFO of Holman Automotive. The organization’s long-time Chairman, Joseph Holman, will assume the role of Chairman Emeritus, serving as a mentor and offering counsel to the Holman board and executive team, while Chris Conroy will take on the role of Executive Vice President, Holman and President of ARI, and Bill Cariss will serve as Executive Vice President, Holman and President of Retail Operations.
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By Matthew Betz, Vice President Business Development, Fleet at Motus, LLC
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers” – Voltaire
People who know me know that I ask a lot of questions. Don’t get me wrong, I also tend to offer my opinion pretty readily, and like to think that I’m ready with a good answer when somebody has a problem. But as a rule, I question things. I like to learn as much as I can about a situation, then develop what I think might be the best solution.
So, that brings me to my first question: How does it make you feel when others in your organization make decisions that impact your job without asking for your input?
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