Erin Gilchrist Rugg, the 2019 Fleet Manager of the Year winner and former fleet director for Safelite Autoglass, has joined drive-away company Transport Solutions of America (TSOA) as its SVP of marketing and business development.
Keeping vehicles in good shape, properly spec’ed, and equipped with the technology and products needed are just a few ways to keep trucks productive.
The humble city curb is now coveted real estate, and it’s making mobility increasingly difficult. Cities are turning to curb management concepts that allow fleets to dynamically guarantee parking for a fee.
As new states open for legal cannabis, the industry faces compliance challenges and a maze of regulations. Cannabis transporters are responding with larger vehicles, refrigeration systems, video telematics, and the CannaCage.
Fleet operators looking to use non-employee drivers are well advised to draft a contract with clear lines of responsibilities and allow the contractor to remain in control — with specific issues arising as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lee Pierce, director of fleet for Nutrien Ag Solutions was named the 2020 Edward J. Bobit Professional Fleet Manager of the Year during a ceremony at the virtual 2020 Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association's (AFLA) NextGen Conference, on Oct. 6, 2020.
Changes to truck driver hours of service rules, designed to offer drivers more flexibility, take effect at 12 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29.
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Utilimaster displayed three parcel delivery vehicles, which included a walk-in van, a dry freight truck body, and the brand’s own Utilivan during an expo in Nashville.
In early September, Spiffy conducted a survey that found 83% of respondents have traveled since the pandemic began, but only three out of 10 felt confident doing it.
Mercedes-Benz USA has developed a “mixed reality” automotive maintenance support system with Microsoft that is designed to allow onsite dealership technicians to work handsfree while sharing real-time views and sounds of vehicles being serviced while talking with Mercedes-Benz technical specialists.
Inefficient workflows, not enough access to quality data, and simply having to do too much are just a few ways fleet managers are losing hours in the day. But don’t despair, there is a solution to every problem.
Discover and Car IQ have created a machine-initiated payment platform for automotive fleets, allowing them to automatically pay for services such as service/repair, tolls, fuel, insurance, parking and more.
Wireless carriers are planning to sunset portions of their wireless networks that run on 2G and 3G technologies from 2020 to 2022, potentially impacting thousands of mobile devices used in trucking.
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM), the new joint-venture between Mazda Motor Cor. and Toyota Motor Corp., will invest $830 million to incorporate more advanced manufacturing technologies to its production lines and provide enhanced training to its workforce of up to 4,000 employees.
The 2019 Fleet Forward Conference, dedicated to mobility solutions for fleets, convened Nov. 11-13 at The Forager in San Jose, Calif.
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