Automotive Fleet's COVID-19 Resource Center

We here at Automotive Fleet will continue to speak with industry professionals to keep you informed as the COVID-19 contagion continues to impact the industry. 

We understand that while many companies are shutting down or directing their staff to work from home, many fleet drivers are still out on the road, continuing to work. Fleet managers will need to stay up to date with any new developments and we hope to provide that information to you. We'll also share the best practices that fleets are integrating into their operations to ensure the safety of their drivers. Given this is such a new illness that the world is learning about at the same time, many of these best practices may change as we gain new knowledge of the virus, but we'll work hard to learn and share any new information as it comes. 

Below you'll find stories that we, along with editors from our sister fleet sites, have written to provide you a go-to resource for COVID-19 fleet news. We will be updating this page as we receive new information so please check in periodically to see our updates:

• Last-Mile Deliveries Surge in a Socially Distanced World

• How Fleet Management Companies are Addressing COVID-19

• Practicing Social Distancing After an Accident

• Tips to Reduce Fleet Driver Exposure to COVID-19

• Fleet Policies & Procedures to Minimize COVID-19 Contagion

• Jasper Essential for Fleet Installations

• FMCSA Offers More Answers to Questions on COVID-19 Hours of Service Exemption

• Working Through COVID-19, A Delivery Fleet’s Perspective

• FMCSA Gives Commercial Drivers Extension on Expiring CDLs, Medical Cards

• Ford Extends Plant Delays

• DOT Issues Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing During COVID-19 Pandemic

• Register for AF’s Webinar on Fleet Procedures to Minimize the COVID-19 Contagion

• Washington Allows Mobile Fueling During Coronavirus Crisis

• Michelin Will Close Some Plants in the U.S. and Canada

• ADESA Halts Physical Auction Sales

• COVID-19 Pandemic Postpones Observance of Distracted Driving Month

• Pennsylvania, California Tighten COVID-19 Restrictions

• Ford Providing Support to Those Affected by COVID-19

• Manheim Implements Simulcast-Only Sales Amid COVID-19 Concerns

• KAR Global Transitions to Simulcast-Only Sales to Minimize Coronavirus Exposure

• FMCSA Expands Coronavirus Hours-of-Service Exemptions

• Foreign, Domestic Automakers Suspend Production at North American Factories

• Coronavirus Hinders Global Vehicle Sales in January

• Pandemic Survival: Adjusting Fleet on the Fly

• Amazon Prioritizes Getting Shipments Related to COVID-19 into Fulfillment Centers

If you have resources that you've used that you feel fellow members of the industry should know feel free to share them and we'll add them to our resource list. 

Outside Resources

• The CDC's List of Disinfectants for Use Against COVID-19
• Consumer Report's Guide to Disinfecting Your Vehicle Without Damaging the Interior
• A Map of Known COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. 
• The American Chemistry Council's List of Pre-Approved COVID-19 Fighting Products (PDF)