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Operationsby StaffJuly 21, 2022

FedEx Contractor: ISP Financial Model Is Collapsing

FedEx Ground's largest U.S. contractor is calling on the Fortune 50 company to provide an increase in pay and a reevaluation of Sunday deliveries for its 6,000-plus independent service providers (ISPs).

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Operationsfrom News/Media ReleaseJuly 21, 2022

Bain Capital and ADIA to Acquire Merchants Fleet

Merchants will continue to operate independently. The members of the Merchants leadership team will remain in their current roles and will be co-investors in the business.

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Operationsfrom News/Media ReleaseJuly 21, 2022

VW Shuffles U.S. Leadership Around New EV Brand Scout

VW's Scott Keogh will turn over his responsibilities to senior management of Volkswagen Group of America to focus solely on the development of Scout. Pablo Di Si will assume Keogh's role on September 1.

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Operationsfrom News/Media ReleaseJuly 20, 2022

Verra Mobility Offers New Toll Management Solution

Verra Mobility’s TollLink eliminates the need for fleets to acquire multiple transponder devices and manage multiple toll accounts.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 20, 2022

Survey: 73% of Colorado Drivers Speed on Highways

Results are in for the 2022 Colorado Department of Transportation Driving Behavior Survey. How are Coloradans acting on roadways when it comes to speeding, distracted driving, seat belt use, and impaired driving?

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Safetyby StaffJuly 20, 2022

Full-Size Pickups Prized by Auto Thieves

Three full-size pickups — Chevrolet, Ford, and GMC — were among the top 10 most stolen vehicles on the NICB’s 2021 Hot Wheels report.

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Safetyby Marianne MatthewsJuly 20, 2022

NHTSA’s New Anti-Speeding Campaign Aims to Change Drivers’ Mindset

Too many drivers think the speed limit is just a suggestion. That’s one of the problems the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new anti-speeding campaign hopes to reverse. The first-of-is-kind campaign kicked off on July 20 and runs through August 14.

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Leasingby Mike AntichJuly 20, 2022

In Memoriam: Bob Harper (1946-2022)

Bob Harper retired in 2017 after working as the commercial fleet sales manager at Courtesy Chevrolet and Isuzu Truck Fleet Sales Group in Phoenix. Previously, Harper worked in Memphis as the senior vice president and general manager of Dobbs Fleet Leasing, Inc., responsible for the company’s overall growth and profitability.

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Global Fleetby Cindy BrauerJuly 20, 2022

GM Expands EV First Responder Training Efforts in U.S. and Canada

The program, though directly focused on responders, also benefits drivers involved in incidents, and continues GM-led education efforts that began more than a decade ago with the introduction of the Chevrolet Volt.

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Global Fleetby Cindy BrauerJuly 20, 2022

BMW Group Doubles EV Sales in First Half of 2022

Compared with the first half of 2021, the strongest in the company’s history, sales decreased by 13.3%. Across all industries, growth this year continues to be impacted by the geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe, the intermittent Covid lockdowns in China and persistent semiconductor availability.

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