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Wheels Hosts Fleet Performance Summit

The third annual Wheels Results+ Fleet Performance Summit was held in Chicago and recognized 15 notable fleet successes.

January 12, 2016
Wheels Hosts Fleet Performance Summit

Photo via Wheels, Inc.

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Photo via Wheels, Inc.

The 2015 Wheels Results+ Fleet Performance Summit brought together Wheels clients to showcase fleet management success stories and network with peers to share ideas.

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The Summit, which was attended by more than 60 professionals and held on Oct. 20 in Chicago, recognized 15 Wheels clients who achieved notable recent successes in the five Results+ optimal fleet categories. 

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“We are pleased with the turn-out and level of engagement,” said Joe McDonald, senior director of Account Management at Wheels Inc. “This event acts as a spring board for idea sharing between all attendees on how to work towards fleet optimization and continuous improvement.”

A client representative from each category winner partnered with his or her Wheels account manager to present the strategies, processes and evaluation methodologies that contributed to strong fleet performance in that area.

Since the first event in 2013, 50 Wheels clients have been recognized for their outstanding achievements in one of five categories. For 2015, the winners are:

Total Cost Management

  • LabCorp

  • PerkinElmer

  • Westfield Insurance

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Fleet Administration & Ease

  • Bayer

  • Vesuvius

  • Yum! Brands

Risk Mitigation

  • Rollins

  • Saint-Gobain

  • UCB

Integration & Control

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  • ABM Industries

  • Merck

  • Praxair

Driver Productivity & Satisfaction

  • Becton Dickinson

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb

  • Recall

Speakers at the event included Stephen Malush, associate procurement director at Praxair; Bill Davis, fleet and DOT manager, U.S. & Canada at Recall; Yolanda Johnson, HR operations advisor at UCB; and Lynda Dinwiddie, associate vice president at LabCorp.

The Summit concluded with an industry focused discussion led by Dan Frank, president of Wheels. The dialogue covered such topics as increasing government-mandated fuel economy standards, driver/vehicle safety improvements and the evolving role of mobile technologies in fleet.

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For more photos from the event, click here.

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