We have almost become accustomed to company outsourcing, reducing head count, technology reliance, adding responsibilities, and doing more with less. The question is, where is this leading?
With so much developing technology, extended responsibilities for many fleet managers, and a general corporate “coolness” to employees’ welfare, we have empathy for the company driver.
The expressions related by NAFA members to me and to our editorial and marketing staff have been encouraging with the introduction of new innovations these past few years. Members are reluctant to be quoted or to put their opinions on paper or to e-mail them to anyone, but we keep track.
With so many new devices being integrated into cars, companies now need strict policies. The need to strike a balance between productivity and entrustment has never been more evident.
While I'm a distance from being called an academic, I've always felt that education is the road to professionalism; and that professionalism leads to increased compensation. There are many variables, but my recent re-review of the salary surveys that we conduct raises some interesting questions.
Most of my life, and until quite recently, I have always unconsciously felt like there were many levels that separated the two positions within a company. A few weeks ago, I altered my reasoning and actually found a number of similarities between the two responsibilities.
With technical advances outpacing us all, its inevitable pressure is exerted on true privacy everywhere. When corporate budgets seek the ultimate cost-reduction “holy grail,” will all those sacred taboos find extinction?
When I look around at our associates, and it's in our Mission and Value Statements, our workforce is our major asset.
While the function of fleet manager has changed dramatically with the advent of outsourcing, there remain some very critical areas where this staff member is "king" or "queen" (in my book).
The NAFA Foundation administered a benchmarking study on lessor services.
About 5,000 people have given written responses to NTHSA's open invitation to comment on the HIDs. Just to give you an idea, that's even more concern to our motorists than complaints lodged in the Firestone tire debacle.
Last August we concluded an extensive research program that included responses of 1,326 fleet manager readers and asked, "What source(s) do you rely on for information and insight about how to do you job better?"
I'm reminded that the word "remarketing" continually gets red-lined by my spellchecker via computerese; so apparently, it's not a Webster-type accepted name generally speaking. Odd in that it's in very common use around here.
"Within a matter of months, Toyota will consistently be selling more cars in this country than any other brand."
Whatever the perception, the 2001 calendar year registration figures confirm that U.S. fleet purchases are totally dominated by the domestic makers.