Articles

Operations•Cover Story•by Mike Antich•February 1, 2001

The Top 10 Issues Facing Fleet Managers in 2001

What’s on the minds of fleet managers as we begin a new year? To find out, we asked 29 managers of commercial, government, and utility fleets.

Operations•by Staff•February 1, 2001

Order-to-Delivery Time Continues as a Top Fleet Concern

The National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Foundation’s first-ever Fleet Customer Satisfaction study shows that most fleets intend to re-purchase from their current manufacturer.

Operations•by Mike Antich•February 1, 2001

Is the UK Controversy Over Driver Privacy a Prelude of What's to Come in the USA?

The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) has threatened legal action against ADT Fire & Security, one of the largest security companies in the United Kingdom, if it installs tracking devices in 1,300 of its 4,300 company vehicles. These 1,300 vehicles are driven by service engineers (who are AEEU members) to service and maintain security systems.

Operations•by Daryl Lubinsky and John Moore•January 1, 2001

The Challenges of Providing Vehicles for Executives

Fleet managers use various methods of keeping company executives happy with their executive vehicle program. Here's how several fleet managershandle different tasks such as acquiring import vehicles.

Operations•by AF Staff•January 1, 2001

Fleet Managers Discuss Ethics at NAFA Meeting

All ethical decisions must take into account three items: stakeholders, principles, and choice, or the ability to choose one action or decision over another.

Operations•by AF Staff•January 1, 2001

Pharmaceutical Merger Creates New Mega-Fleet

Josie Sharp had her work cut out for her when Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR) merged with Rhone Poulenc Rorer to form Aventis Pharmaceuticals.

Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2001

Fleet Managers Discuss Ethics At NAFA Meeting

Fleet managers participated in an exercise titled "Evaluating Ethical Issues" at a meeting of the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000.

Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2001

Pharmaceutical Merger Creates New Mega-Fleet

Josie Sharp had her work cut out for her when Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR) in Kansas City, MO merged with Rhone Poulenc Rorer (RPR) in Collegeville, PA to form Aventis Pharmaceuticals on Dec. 20, 1999.

Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2001

LeasePlan Acquisition of CSC Broadens Offerings

With the acquisition, clients of both companies can expect expanded services and, shared technologies. LeasePlan's maintenance opera¬tions are headed to Chicago.

Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2001

74 Percent Of Companies Allow Personal Use

Nearly three-quarters of organizations allow employees to use fleet vehicles for personal reasons, and 15 percent of these companies do not account for this personal use for tax purposes.

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