For the past four years, tire costs have been stable. But new cost pressures have emerged in 2017, primarily with higher prices for commodities used to manufacture tires and the trend to larger diameter, more expensive, tires.
In an industry that is fully embracing the evolving wave of new technology and seeing more and more aspects of it becoming digital, the human touch provided by professional fleet managers is that much more important.
Dmochowsky is the senior global fleet manager for Mondeléz International. He oversees a global fleet of over 10,000 vehicles operating in numerous countries.
While the concept of defensive driving has been around for 50 years, in-cab driver training company Instructional Technologies Inc., makers of Pro-Tread, have developed an update to apply the concept to modern roads, trucks and drivers.
Fleet maintenance costs have remained flat over the past 12 months, with the primary factor being increased overall vehicle quality. Other repair costs adjusted for inflation, were, on average, consistent with those in CY-2016.
The postal service company and ARI formed a strategic alliance to assist fleets in the United Kingdom with maximizing compliance and minimizing downtime via the services that the organizations have to offer.
Last December, for the first time, the American Petroleum Institute started licensing two different approved heavy-duty diesel engine oils. CK-4 adoption is going largely as expected, but very few fleets are using FA-4 yet – because very few engine makers so far are recommending it.
Trailer aerodynamics and glider kits might get a reprieve from the fuel-efficiency rules, but backing away from national rules would turn California loose, some warn.
Commercial fleets, including those in the pharmaceutical industry, use an array of tools and perks, such as in-vehicle infotainment that can keep drivers entertained from Point A to Point B, to increase driver retention, as long as the drivers avoid distraction.
The IARA standards committee has begun exploring the idea of creating a set of unified pre-sale certification standards. It has begun putting together a survey that it will be distributing to IARA members in order to gather feedback as to whether there would be member interest in creating something like this.
The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) Canadian Committee has grown in spades since its inception in 2011. What started off with 13 members several years ago now is up to 35 member companies.
Recently retired from Manheim after almost four decades in the business, Chuck Novince is happy to see the industry’s move from an ‘entertainment’ focus to a more ‘analytical’ one.
Earlier this year, Jeff Bescher, president and founder of Strategic Remarketing Solutions, LLC, rejoined the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) after a job change resulted in a brief stint of his leaving the Alliance.
Tim Bowers, president and CEO of Houston Auto Auction, is one of the newest member of IARA’s board of directors.
As a new member of the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA) board of directors, Steve Solomon, VP of asset remarketing for Santander Consumer USA, is not only excited to engage with like-minded individuals, he is also looking to further grow in an industry that he has been a part of for nearly two decades.
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