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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2020

Average Business Mileage Reaches 65% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

Average business mileage across the U.S. has increased to 65% of pre-pandemic levels, and overall field activity is 85% higher than the week of April 5, the lowest level of business mileage in 2020, according to data from Motus.

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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2020

Hertz, NABC Gift Car to NY Veteran

After losing his job to COVID-19 layoffs, Andrei Popow continued his worked delivering PPE to essential workers, even though he didn’t have a vehicle and had to pay for a rental car. Now, he'll be able to expand his work thanks to his new vehicle.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2020

NuVinAir & Motormindz to Collaborate on Fleet Sanitation Solutions

Motormindz, a global venture consultancy, partnered with NuVinAir Global, an automotive cleanliness solutions and hygienic consulting company, to assist the industry expansion of NuVinAir’s ‘“Total Health” suite of products.

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Articlesby StaffSeptember 30, 2020

Fleet Readers Sound Off on Safety, Data Overload, COVID & More

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.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichSeptember 29, 2020

OTD Goes From Bad to Worse in MY-2020

During the pre-pandemic period, 2020 OTD became extended due to a GM strike and strong order demand. The onset of the pandemic nearly halted OTD by idling non-essential fleets and closure of all OEM assembly plants.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 29, 2020

Chassis Shortages & COVID Infections Impact Upfitter OTD

Upfitters experienced a whipsaw effect of robust fleet orders straining their pre-pandemic production capacity and within the space of a month were struggling with chassis shortages due to the suspension of vehicle production.

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 29, 2020

Fewer Railcar Constraints but Transporter OTD Issues Persist

During the 2020 model-year, the fleet industry did not experience significant railcar-related issues as seen in past model-years. However, fleets did report transportation issues with car haulers and last-mile deliveries to the dealers.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2020

State of the Fleet Industry: COVID’s Potential Impact on Supplier Multi-Year Purchasing Agreements

This video addresses why COVID could impact fleet multi-year purchasing agreements; how OEMs and upfitters recovered quickly during the pandemic; pressure on fleet managers to address new management demands.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2020

Manheim Expands Digital Block Sales to Over 50 Locations

Manheim expanded its Digital Block sales, adding seven more locations with in-lane bidding with a live auctioneer; however, vehicles are only displayed on screens and never travel down physical lanes. 

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Articlesby Mike AntichSeptember 23, 2020

COVID-19 Disruption: Fleet’s Greatest Challenge Ever

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has the dubious distinction of being the greatest-ever disruption of fleet. Other past disruptions include two OPEC oil embargoes in the 1970s, the attacks of 9/11, and the credit crisis of 2008-2009.

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