A new issue for fleet managers has emerged – the clash of fleet policy with an employee's constitutional right to carry a concealed weapon for self-protection at the workplace. Several high-profile cases highlight this conflict, which highlight the clash between Second Amendment advocates and workplace safety policy and expose the gray areas surrounding the issue. An increasing number of new laws being passed around the country, allow employees to legally carry firearms in their vehicles.
Read More →Negligence is never something a fleet manager wants to be accused of. Today, with the preponderance of cell-phone use and technology, one should always be prepared.
Read More →Technology touches every aspect of fleet management, but especially impacts drivers, fleet data, and vehicles.
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When the selling prices of used company vehicles are negotiated individually with employees, rather than sold at a fixed price, there may be a perception that not all employees are treated uniformly under fleet policy.
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FRANKLIN, TN – The completely redesigned 2013 Nissan Altima has earned a 5-star overall vehicle safety rating as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
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Ask any fleet about safety and it will undoubtedly top the priority list. Here are 10 steps to creating a safety culture.
Read More →QUINCY, MA -- The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and SAE International are co-hosting the 3rd Annual Electric Vehicle Safety Standards Summit on Oct. 18 at the COBO Center in Detroit.
Read More →Driving on company business is one of the most visible activities a company employee can take part in. Fleet executives must take steps to reduce the risk and frequency of company-vehicle incidents.
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DETROIT – General Motors safety engineers are helping to advance crash test methods by getting out of the lab and into University of Michigan Hospital to witness surgeries and other medical procedures resulting from crash-related injuries.
Read More →WASHINGTON – TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., has agreed to plead guilty for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels. The parts were sold to two German automobile manufacturers and installed in cars sold in the U.S., the Department of Justice announced.
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