Calendar-year 2020 has transformed many fleet operations. Merchants Fleet CEO Brendan P. Keegan discusses how the growth of eCommerce is affecting fleet last-mile delivery operations now and what he expects for the future.
COVID-19 has caused many traditional fleet operations to pivot to last-mile delivery. Learn the three most important ways you can take advantage of the learnings from last-mile systems, whether you’ve shifted your operational model or not.
The award, exclusively sponsored by Merchants Fleet, recognizes and celebrates new voices in fleet management.
With more than two decades in fleet, Bergs is still excited about fleet and the people in the industry.
Jim McCallum, former director of commercial dealer operations for General Motors, passed away on Nov. 16, 2020 at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer.
Dave Spence, past director of commercial and specialty vehicles at General Motors, passed away on Oct. 26, 2020.
A new commercial vehicle (CV) strategy is being implemented by Ford to make commercial vehicles a larger part of its business. Executing this new strategy is Ted Cannis, general manager, Commercial Vehicles for the U.S. and Canada.
Erin Gilchrist Rugg, the 2019 Fleet Manager of the Year winner and former fleet director for Safelite Autoglass, has joined drive-away company Transport Solutions of America (TSOA) as its SVP of marketing and business development.
Motorq’s connected car APIs enable fleet owners to identify the location and pre-delivery status of General Motors’ vehicles. The system uses OnStar technology for “surgical” enablement of data that can be stopped or started as needed.
The decision was made to postpone the event, providing organizations and attendees more time to plan, evaluate budgets and resources, and determine staff travel for next year.
Mark Boada, executive editor for Fleet Management Weekly, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.
This regular column is designed to provide a platform for fleet managers to let their voices be heard to their peers and other fleet professionals.
Commercial fleet sales from nine manufacturers totaled 55,252 in October 2020, representing a 12.6% overall decrease when compared to the same time last year, though these declines were impacted by a 49.5% drop for sedans, which represents the smallest segment volume for commercial fleets.
More stringent enforcement of OEM-recommended services to qualify for warranty coverage continues. Cash flow issues caused by the pandemic have caused some OEMs to be more tight-fisted with warranty recovery dollars.
Lee Pierce of Nutrien Ag Solutions was honored at the virtual 2020 AFLA NextGen Conference for implementing fleet restructuring initiatives at her company and her overall achievements in the industry.
The COVID-19 pandemic divided the fleet market into essential and non-essential businesses, causing hundreds of thousands of company vehicles to sit idle from mid-March to mid-May. The economic shutdown caused miles-driven to plummet.
Yogi Shivdasani was honored with the Fleet Executive of the Year award at the 2020 AFLA NextGen Conference for implementing data and scalable processes to make his fleet run more efficiently.
Every year, organizations within the fleet industry host events and conferences that are filled with topical content, educational sessions, networking spaces and other opportunities essential to the industry. Here are some major fleet events, including events with close ties to the industry, this year that should be on your radar.
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