Now most of you know I've been harping on why the majority of fleet buyers ignore the resale realities of the transaction. Frankly, I've always directed my remarks to the buyers. The charts here point to a different compass point. The manufacturers.
The day will happen whether or not yon get up.
John Ciardi
Luxury is an ancient notion. There was once a Chinese mandarin who had himself wakened three times every morning simply for the pleasure of being told it was not yet lime to gel up.
Argosy
Sleep foster, we need the pillows.
Yiddish Proverb
No human being believes that any other human being has a right to be in bed when he himself is up.
Robert Lynd
It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.
Alfred Adler
It doesn’t pay well to fight for what we believe in.
Lillian Hellman
I would rather be an opportunist and float than go to the bottom with my principles round my neck.
Stanley Baldwin
I never cease being dumfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.
Leo Rosten
It is strange this life of men possessed with fervid beliefs that seem like madness to their fellow-beings.
George Eiliot
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
Norman Douglas
For every credibility gap there is a gullibility fill.
Richard Clopton
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live .so that his place will be proud of him.
Abraham Lincoln
How hard it is lo escape from places. However carefully one goes they hold you – you leave little bits of yourself fluttering on the fences – little rags and shreds of your very life.
Katherine Mansfield
There is something always melancholy in the idea of leaving a place for the last time. It is like burying a friend.
Abigail Adams
The current challenge made by Sal Giacchi, NAFA's latest president, in his avowed determination to revitalize the chapters in his inaugural address. Most believe that the chapter level represents the real foundation of the now international association.
Fleet managers have been pursuing cost savings forever. You're right. What is surprising to me is that in this era of virtual deflation for running costs (cheap gas) and the competition between outsourcing service companies as well as the street and sole-source incentives from the makers, where is one to look.
My greatest satisfaction is to talk the "car business" with the veterans who made things happen from creative gut reactions and enjoyed it. There may have been two-martini lunches, but you got the business and earned it.
A five-year study of the American work force has come up with findings that most working people already know too well. Many don't have enough time with their families, feel burned out at the end of the day, and have a fear of losing their job. Fifteen companies commissioned a study by the Families and Work Institute to ferret out the feelings of 3,381 workers nationwide.
The dichotomy exists because, at times, it is difficult to fully understand why our nation's leading fleet managers represent themselves as mid-level executives who base their decisions on totally rational data (if you listen to them carefully).
To anyone who monitors vehicle marketing it would appear that some of the auto companies have persistent problems with the fleet market. Likewise, it's time to put this into perspective since I keep reading and hearing comments that do not equate with the facts.
Communicating effectively for you is as basic as is proper conditioning for the athlete. Whether you are talking or writing to your drivers, your suppliers, or the CFO, you have both an opportunity and a responsibility to deliver an appropriate message with every brain cell available.
Anyone even hinting that a fleet manager cannot be as efficient as an outsource resource should know that it evokes a large measure of challenge.
At the awards luncheon at the Automotive Fleet and Leasing Association's 25th anniversary meeting, the members and board presented me with a special plaque commemorating some contribution to a group that means a great deal to me. They even redubbed the award to include my name. It touched me greatly, and I'll always value it.
'What have you told your senior management about the accelerated costs that loom in the immediate future?"