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During the annual Institute and Expo, NAFA holds the Fleet Excellence Awards (FLEXYs), an annual award program dedicated to recognizing the best and brightest in the fleet management profession.
The FLEXYs shine a spotlight on those who impacted fleet in both the corporate and public fleet segments during 2017. These awards will be reviewed by a prestigious industry panel consisting of fleet managers, fleet management company professionals, and members of the fleet industry.
Submit nominations today at NAFA’s hassle-free online nominations form.
READ MORE about the Nomination Process
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LeasePlan USA announced the appointment of Greg Buckland to the position of chief information officer (CIO).
As CIO, Buckland will manage all aspects of LeasePlan USA’s information technology (IT) functions and ensure delivery of all IT services to support the business requirements of internal users and customers. In addition to overseeing technology activities in the United States, Buckland will lead additional regions, including Brazil, Canada, India and Mexico.
LeasePlan USA also recently appointed Matt Patterson to the position of senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. In this role, Patterson will be responsible for both the legal and human resources functions of the organization, as well as secretarial functions for the LeasePlan USA Board of Directors.
Read the news at LeasePlan USA.
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NAFA Fleet Management Association announced author Jody Urquhart as keynote presenter for the Association’s annual conference, the Institute & Expo (I&E).
Urquhart’s presentation, ‘This Would Be Funny If It Wasn’t Happening to Me! How to Navigate the Future With Enthusiasm and Vigor’, promises to challenge attendees and shake them from their comfort zones.
Read more.
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Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS) and Bestpass have partnered to form a unique and powerfully combined fleet management and toll management reconciliation platform.
Within one intuitive platform, this partnership will offer companies full visibility nationwide into all fleet, driver, and toll management operations.
This unique fleet management platform combines the power of VTS’ industry-leading and fleet management platform, Silent Passenger, and Bestpass, a nationwide toll coverage and streamlined toll management system.
Read more of the Press Release.
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By Art Liggio, President and CEO, Driving Dynamics
Last year Safety & Risk featured two columns: “Alert the Fleet: The Other Driver Has Been Abusing Prescription Opioids” and “Riding High in My ’58 Ford Cortina,” both intended to raise awareness that we’re sharing the road with more and more drivers operating their vehicles with diminished capacity.
And as more states legalize the use of marijuana―most recently added was California with 38 million inhabitants representing 12 percent of our country’s population, the message of vigilance and preparedness is worth repeating.
With access to this recreational drug becoming more easily available ever day, it’s almost certain we’ll see an increase in the number of individuals operating vehicles under the influence, putting themselves and the rest of us in harm’s way.
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By Mark Boada, Senior Editor
By all accounts, when it comes to the world’s electric vehicle (EV) present and future, China is the 800-pound gorilla. Consider the following, as reported in This Week in Asia last August:
- In 2015, Beijing declared its plans to dominate the world’s electric car industry by the year 2025.
- In 2016, China sold half a million electric vehicles, making it by far the world’s biggest market. In contrast, manufacturers in the world’s second largest market, the United States, sold just 155,000.
- China’s electric vehicles are manufactured overwhelmingly by locally owned producers, not foreign joint ventures, and they are based on Chinese technologies. Last year China’s leading electric vehicle maker, Shenzhen-based BYD, turned out 100,000 cars. The leader in the US, Tesla, managed to sell 76,000 into its home market.
Elsewhere, you’ll find these facts:
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The Washington Post
The everyday movements of tens of millions of American cars are being monitored with a huge amount of personal information being collected – everything from how fast a person drives, how hard he brakes, to how much fuel his car uses and the entertainment he prefers.
Often without owners’ knowledge, carmakers have transformed the automobile to a sophisticated computer on wheels that offers even more access to our personal habits and behaviors than smartphones do.
“Any company that has tons of data about consumers and can control the interaction with them is going to have the capability and incentive to try to use that information to the company’s advantage — and possibly to the detriment of consumers,” Ryan Calo, an associate professor of law at the University of Washington said.
Read the article at The Washington Post.
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