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LeasePlan USA has hired fleet industry expert, Michael Croft, to offer results-driven solutions to companies in the southwestern region.
“I knew right away Michael was a good fit for us,” said Ricardo Fonzaghi, chief commercial officer at LeasePlan USA. “Not only does he bring years of fleet expertise and a consultative mindset, he also possesses the passion and spark that clients need to achieve success.”
LeasePlan USA is in the process of expanding its business development team as it gears for smart growth and an investment in the future.
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Manheim
Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 0.75% month-over-month in July.
This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 130.3, which was a record high for the third consecutive month and a 2.6% increase from a year ago.
On a year-over-year basis, the mid-sized car category saw the largest decline (down 0.9%) in July, while pickups and vans saw gains greater than the overall market. Other car segments like compacts and luxury saw gains in July too.
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October 11-12, 2017, Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, VA
A hallmark of past NETS conferences has been the sharing of best practices across industry sectors enabling participants to benefit from a wide variety of road safety perspectives and successful implementation strategies.
This year’s event will include a number of leadership-themed presentations which are sure to resonate with attendees. Leadership partners who support road safety programs of all sizes and maturity levels are also encouraged to attend the conference in order to benefit from these presentations.
Learn more about the conference agenda and speakers.
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By Janice Sutton
David Dahm is Chief Financial Officer at LeasePlan USA. A 35-year veteran of the automotive fleet management industry, 29 of those years with LeasePlan USA, he is clearly an expert on financial matters affecting our industry.
We were happy to have had the opportunity to talk with Dahm about the newest Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) lease accounting rule changes and what fleet managers need to know in 2017.
We also asked him to consult his crystal ball and give us his thoughts on where interest rates may be headed. The short answer? Up. So, what do we do now?
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When we interviewed Rob Hill, Multinational Business Development Liaison at ARI , we were keen to learn about solutions ARI offers its global fleets.
“I was visiting with a customer recently where 60 percent of their fleet is in the Americas and Europe, and 40 percent is in Asia. With a fleet as spread out as that, there may be gaps they cannot accommodate. To get that global spend under control is very difficult,” Rob explained.
“At ARI, we are looking at this and asking ourselves if we are approaching this the right way. Does having a global footprint actually mean people on the ground? Or is it being able to offer a solution that will allow an organization to manage their fleet spend through visibility, transparency and control? That challenge is one of the things that ARI is focused on. We want to drive transparency to provide greater insight and control.
“If you design your approach around the management of information, the getting data, refining and clarifying it so it makes sense and provides insight, then people suddenly have significantly more control and can make better, smarter decisions. That way, you can actually look at all 120 markets, markets with multiple suppliers and multiple ways of doing business, and accommodate a customer’s needs.”
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Global fleets will continue to be faced with a dizzying array of fuel choices for some time to come.
By Mark Boada, Senior Editor
Now that four countries — Norway, India, France and the U.K. – have decided to ban the sales of gasoline or diesel fueled vehicles within the next two to three decades, it might seem that electricity has already won the contest to become the vehicular fuel of the future. But even if it comes to predominate, electricity may not be the universal solution for years to come, if ever.
Instead, global fleets may be forced to depend on an ever-changing variety and mix of fuels and powertrains, depending on the countries or regions in which they operate, their mix of light, medium and heavy duty vehicles, and the nature of the trips their drivers make. The reason: each of the alternatives is still struggling to overcome limitations, which include cost, range, refueling time, refueling infrastructure, and fuel availability.
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On Fleet Driver Management
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Part four of a four-part series on negligent entrustment: ‘Onboard vehicle technologies that address areas of liability’.
By Brian Kinniry, Senior Director, Strategic Services, The CEI Group, Inc.
Part one of the negligent entrustment series summarized the main grounds for a fleet-related negligent entrustment case. Part two addressed how a fleet manager could build a transparent, fair, and enforceable safety policy to help safeguard the fleet from exposure to this form of liability. Part three walks through technologies unrelated to the vehicle. Part four investigates onboard vehicle technologies that can prevent accidents and reduce liability.
Training on New Technologies is Paramount to Avoiding Negligence
If your fleet is able to adopt some of the new technologies being outlined today, that is a great step to keeping your drivers safe, but the job is not done after installation.
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