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ArticlesApril 1, 1999

Usage, Initial Cost, & Resale Are Top Three Acquisition Factors

For the second year, NAFA has found that commercial fleet managers are still very pragmatic – as are their public service brethren – but the latter value repair history and serviceability higher than resale.

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ArticlesDecember 1, 1993

Clinton Reviews Federal Fleet Conversion Task Force Report

The National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) participated in a task force that presented recommendations to President Clinton on how to accelerate the federal fleet's conversion to alternative fuels. Here are the recommendations.

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ArticlesApril 1, 1993

Trucks & Public Service Fleets Key to NAFA Growth

The challenge facing the fleet industry is regulatory legislation, says Patsy Brownson, NAFA's new president. One hallmark of her presidency will be offering more educational programs to help combat this threat.

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Articlesby Ed BobitFebruary 1, 1993

Ed Bobit: Who's in a Hurry...Anyhow?

The fact remains, as the recent NAFA study chart reveals, that those who have more than their toes in the water are the utilities (vested self-interest) and the government (mandated) fleets.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 1993

Fleets Cautious in Acquiring Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

Corporate fleets are acquiring 1993-model year vehicles equipped with safety equipment and cellular phones, according to a NAFA survey. Eight percent of survey respondents will lease vehicles previously purchased.

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Articlesby Ed BobitJanuary 1, 1993

Ed Bobit: Wake Up...It's Already Happening

Originally the corporate fleet function was described as administrative. More than 30 years ago NAFA was established to represent the people performing those duties, thus tabbing them as National Association of Fleet Administrators.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 1990

A Diminishing Role for Fleet Managers?

Will fleet management companies ultimately replace the in-house fleet staff? This is one question NAFA President Paul Hubbard responds to in a candid interview on the topic of "total fleet management" programs.

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ArticlesApril 1, 1990

NAFA Celebrates Its Third Decade

This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the National Association of Fleet Administrators. As a tribute to this organization, Automotive Fleet looks back on NAFA's past 30 years and its contributions to the industry.

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Articlesby Ed BobitMay 1, 1988

Ed Bobit's Publisher's Page

When we talk about fleet managers, we think of the guy or gals who are responsible for 700 or 1,700 cars, who are NAFA members, and who are highly visible to the factory fleet directors and the major leading companies because of the sheer volume of purchasing that they do and the heavy corporate responsibility they bear. Fleet management may have a slightly different meaning to the lessors because they

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ArticlesApril 1, 1986

NAFA's 1986 Personal Use Survey

NAFA's latest survey of personal use policies shows that most fleets are collecting personal use mileage charges through salary deductions. More surprisingly, they're charging drivers via a rate that's determined by mileage driven.

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