Our worlds changed forever in 2020. Homes converted to our home-offices and Zoom became a substitute — not a supplement — for human contact. One thing the pandemic didn’t change? The principles of peak performance. To help fleet managers achieve their personal best in 2022, NAFA has announced that Scott Welle — #1 best-selling author and founder of Outperform The…
With the February 11th 100 Best Fleets contest deadline around the corner, NAFA is releasing new analysis of the content application data to help participants not only improve their success in the competition but also help encourage higher levels of performance across fleets in general. For over 20 years, the 100 Best Fleets contest has recognized North America’s most efficient…
In a letter sent to several members of Congress on Monday, NAFA CEO Bill Schankel asked key political leaders in the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee to urge the FCC to extend the sunset of 3G wireless networks by telecommunications providers until December 2022. Later in the day, AT&T and Verizon announced…
In a mobility ecosystem, collaboration among all stakeholders is critical. Our responsibility to our regional partners and stakeholders — especially those we serve — is to make sure we know what their communities need. And our responsibility to our vehicle and tech providers is to communicate that information to them. Prior to developing a scope for vehicle procurements, the first…
In this ongoing coverage of 2021’s 100 Best Fleets, NAFA analyzes specific actions taken over the last year by the industry’s best-managed fleets.
Addressing distracted driving and driver safety is not accomplished by any one action or approach.
All fleet professionals managing and maintaining fleets today are challenged with increasing complexity and evolving changes of what is becoming to be known as “the new age of fleet management.” As we emerge from the pandemic-induced lockdown, attainment of knowledge relating to modern industry best practices and specific solutions to address new challenges require constant interaction with peers and other…
NAFA’s U.S. Legislative Counsel Pat O’Connor says the results of a just-completed survey of NAFA members on automatic emergency braking systems (AEBs) reveals that while there’s no clear consensus yet, fleet managers basically fall into three categories: (1) Those concerned any time the government mandates specific technologies due to increased costs; (2) those supportive of the technology mandate because it…
NAFA’s 100 Best Fleets project kicked off in June with a comprehensive research study concentrated on the 2021 100 Best Fleets contest applications. “The review identified an enormous amount of data within the applications from which to develop a viable training and educational program,” says Mike Brennan, CEM, who has been retained by NAFA to lead the analysis and launch…
Fleet professionals across the industry convened on Pittsburgh this week for NAFA’s 2021 I&E, in what has shaped up to be the largest live gathering of fleet professionals in nearly two years. The event delivered three inspiring keynotes, 40+ educational sessions, and 50+ hours of learning. More than 150 exhibitors showcased new vehicles, products, technologies, and services — many of…