Falls Church, VA - The Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association (AMRA) and the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP) has announced the addition of Joseph M. “Joe” Henmueller to the association staff as Director, Administration.
Henmueller’s duties involve overseeing the MAP Technical Committee, including establishing meeting sites and topics, as well as handling AMRA’s Technical Services and Office Administration. Henmueller’s 30-year professional career has been dedicated to working within and serving the North American automotive aftermarket. He most recently served as Manager, Operations and Compliance for Midas International. Henmueller also previously served on the AMRA Board of Directors and was Co–Chairman of the MAP Technical Committee.
“I look forward to moving from a leadership role to a support role within the Association,” Henmueller said. “This move allows me to transition from part-time volunteer to full-time support of AMRA/MAP, the only organization that provides documented Uniform Inspection and Communication Standards (UICS) for the automotive aftermarket in efforts to improve the relationship between service providers and consumers.”
“Adding Joe to our staff brings tremendous benefits for the members of AMRA and the service facilities participating in the MAP program,” AMRA/MAP President Barry Soltz said. “His years of experience as a cochairman of the Technical Committee will make his transition as a staff member much easier.”
AMRA and MAP, the consumer education and outreach initiative of AMRA, will host their 20th Anniversary celebration in Las Vegas, NV, during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week. See www.amra.org and www.motorist.org for more information.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
NexTraq and FleetCor Launch the NexTraq Fleet Fuel Card
Atlanta –August 29, 2011 – NexTraq, the value
leader of GPS fleet tracking and vehicle management solutions, announced today
that it has partnered with FleetCor Technologies Operating Company, LLC to
offer its clients the NexTraq™ Universal Premium Fleet Card MasterCard®. The
fuel card data integrates with NexTraq’s Fuel Purchase Reports and its IFTA
Report for better visibility on fleet fuel speed.
“By combining the power of GPS tracking with fuel card
information and controls our joint clients will have significantly improved
tools to reduce fuel waste and expense,”
says Jeffrey D. Lamb, Executive Vice President, FleetCor. “Businesses that
implement our joint solution, which combines vehicle location and driver
behavior tracking and fuel card controls and reporting, will now be able to
quantify real savings in fuel and maintenance expenses across their fleet.”
With the NexTraq Universal Premium Fleet Card MasterCard,
businesses can help prevent loss through fuel slippage and identify potential
employee misuse. The card can be limited by number of transactions on a daily,
weekly or monthly basis, allowing managers to receive an email alert when a
threshold is reached.
Additionally, the NexTraq Universal Premium Fleet Card
MasterCard can be set with different purchase levels based on a person’s
spending habits or vehicle tank size, enabling better reconciliation of fuel
expenses. For those business owners worried about after-hours activity,
card usage can be limited by time-of-day restrictions to identify questionable
transaction attempts company fuel procedures.
Mike Scarbrough, CEO of NexTraq, said, “The ability to
monitor and control one of our customers’ biggest expenses is a significant
benefit for them. Integrated with our robust reporting functionality, the
NexTraq Fleet Tracking solution will send out real-time alerts to a customer’s
inbox to immediately notify management if a procedure is breached.”
For more information on the NexTraq Fleet Tracking platform,
its applications – Fleet Mobile, Fleet Metrics and Fleet Dispatch, please visit
http://www.nextraq.com or call us at
800.358.6178.
# # #
About NexTraq
Established in 2000, NexTraq provides the highest value GPS fleet tracking solution in the telematics industry. The NexTraq™ Platform is a cloud-based application that enables service and distribution businesses to optimize fleet operations while reducing operational costs and maximizing revenue. Based in Atlanta, NexTraq customers achieve ROI in as little as one month. For more information, please visit www.nextraq.com.
Established in 2000, NexTraq provides the highest value GPS fleet tracking solution in the telematics industry. The NexTraq™ Platform is a cloud-based application that enables service and distribution businesses to optimize fleet operations while reducing operational costs and maximizing revenue. Based in Atlanta, NexTraq customers achieve ROI in as little as one month. For more information, please visit www.nextraq.com.
About FleetCor
FleetCor, The Global Fleet Card Company, is a leading
independent global provider of specialized payment products and services to
businesses, commercial fleets, major oil companies, petroleum marketers and
government entities. FleetCor’s payment programs enable businesses to better manage and control employee spending and provide
card-accepting merchants with a high volume customer base that can increase
their sales and customer loyalty. FleetCor serves commercial accounts in North
America, Latin America and Europe. The NexTraq™ Universal Premium Fleet Card
MasterCard® is operated by FleetCor. MasterCard is a registered trademark of
MasterCard International Incorporated.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
New Federal Fuel Economy Standards Expected to Increase Popularity of Clean Diesel Cars and Trucks In U.S.
Washington,
D.C. – The new fuel economy standards for automobile and light trucks announced
today by Obama Administration officials will expand the opportunity for
more clean diesel cars, light trucks and SUVs in the U.S., according to
Allen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum.
“Meeting these fuel efficiency targets will likely require diverse technology solutions and we’re extremely confident that clean diesel technology is one of those solutions,” Schaeffer said. “American consumer are already showing us they are interested in more clean diesel passenger vehicles.
U.S. Diesel Car Sales Have Increased 27.5% In 2012
“Because clean diesel autos are 20 to 40 percent more efficient than gasoline vehicles, diesel will be a major player in the nation’s effort to achieve the new mileage standards.”
(Go here to see a list of clean diesel vehicles currently available for sale in the U.S.)
(Go here to see a list of new diesels that will be introduced in the U.S. in the next two years.)
Likely Strategies
Necessary to Meet Higher Fuel Economy Requirements
Schaeffer
said there are many variables in achieving the new standards but said some of
the most likely strategies include:
- Downsizing and light-weighting of vehicles across the board will help reduce energy requirements.
- Advancements in gasoline engines: Improvements in gasoline engines, such as downsizing, turbo-charging and the use of direct injection will yield higher fuel economy.
- Clean Diesel already delivers 30 percent more mpg than a comparable gasoline engine and can gain further efficiencies in the future.
- Increased use of electric motors for functions previously run by belts on the engine.
- Hybrids that use a combination of gasoline and electric motors.
- Plug-In Electric vehicles: Vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt, an electric vehicle that uses a gasoline powered generator to extend the vehicle range after the battery has been depleted.
- Use of lower carbon biofuels like renewable diesel fuel and biodiesel.
European Drivers Already Rely On
Diesel Cars for Increased Fuel Efficiency
“In Europe, nearly 50 percent
of all the automobiles on the streets today are diesel cars due to their high
fuel efficiency, low emissions and long-term durability,” Schaeffer said.
“While a more modest three percent of cars and light trucks in America are
diesel at this moment, these new fuel efficiency targets will dramatically
increase the number and kinds of choices of clean diesel cars available to U.S.
drivers.”
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray
LaHood On Clean Diesel Technology In May 2011. . .
“If
one-third of all United States vehicles used this kind of fuel-efficient clean
diesel, we would save 1.4 million barrels of oil a day.“That’s the same amount of oil we import from Saudi Arabia, so this is a big deal.”
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (May 31, 2011)
ABOUT
THE DIESEL TECHNOLOGY FORUM
The Diesel Technology
Forum is a non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness
about the importance of diesel engines, fuel and technology. Forum members are
leaders in clean diesel technology and represent the three key elements of the
modern clean-diesel system: advanced engines, vehicles and equipment, cleaner
diesel fuel and emissions-control systems. For more information visit www.dieselforum.org.Obama Administration Finalizes Historic 54.5 mpg Fuel Efficiency Standards
WASHINGTON, DC – The Obama Administration today finalized groundbreaking standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by Model Year 2025. When combined with previous standards set by this Administration, this move will nearly double the fuel efficiency of those vehicles compared to new vehicles currently on our roads. In total, the Administration’s national program to improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions will save consumers more than $1.7 trillion at the gas pump and reduce U.S. oil consumption by 12 billion barrels.
“These fuel standards represent the single most important step we’ve ever taken to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” said President Obama. “This historic agreement builds on the progress we’ve already made to save families money at the pump and cut our oil consumption. By the middle of the next decade our cars will get nearly 55 miles per gallon, almost double what they get today. It’ll strengthen our nation’s energy security, it’s good for middle class families and it will help create an economy built to last.”
The historic standards issued today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) build on the success of the Administration’s standards for cars and light trucks for Model Years 2011-2016. Those standards, which raised average fuel efficiency by 2016 to the equivalent of 35.5 mpg, are already saving families money at the pump.
Achieving the new fuel efficiency standards will encourage innovation and investment in advanced technologies that increase our economic competitiveness and support high-quality domestic jobs in the auto industry. The final standards were developed by DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and EPA following extensive engagement with automakers, the United Auto Workers, consumer groups, environmental and energy experts, states, and the public. Last year, 13 major automakers, which together account for more than 90 percent of all vehicles sold in the United States, announced their support for the new standards. By aligning Federal and state requirements and providing manufacturers with long-term regulatory certainty and compliance flexibility, the standards encourage investments in clean, innovative technologies that will benefit families, promote U.S. leadership in the automotive sector, and curb pollution.
“Simply put, this groundbreaking program will result in vehicles that use less gas, travel farther, and provide more efficiency for consumers than ever before—all while protecting the air we breathe and giving automakers the regulatory certainty to build the cars of the future here in America,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Today, automakers are seeing their more fuel-efficient vehicles climb in sales, while families already saving money under the Administration’s first fuel economy efforts will save even more in the future, making this announcement a victory for everyone.”
“The fuel efficiency standards the administration finalized today are another example of how we protect the environment and strengthen the economy at the same time,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Innovation and economic growth are already reinvigorating the auto industry and the thousands of businesses that supply automakers as they create and produce the efficient vehicles of tomorrow. Clean, efficient vehicles are also cutting pollution and saving drivers money at the pump.”
The Administration’s combined efforts represent the first meaningful update to fuel efficiency standards in decades. Together, they will save American families more than $1.7 trillion dollars in fuel costs, resulting in an average fuel savings of more than $8,000 by 2025 over the lifetime of the vehicle. For families purchasing a model Year 2025 vehicle, the net savings will be comparable to lowering the price of gasoline by approximately $1 per gallon. Additionally, these programs will dramatically reduce our reliance on foreign oil, saving a total of 12 billion barrels of oil and reducing oil consumption by more than 2 million barrels a day by 2025 – as much as half of the oil we import from OPEC each day.
The standards also represent historic progress to reduce carbon pollution and address climate change. Combined, the Administration’s standards will cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks in half by 2025, reducing emissions by 6 billion metric tons over the life of the program – more than the total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the United States in 2010.
President Obama announced the proposed standard in July 2011, joined by Ford, GM, Chrysler, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar/Land Rover, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volvo, as well as the United Auto Workers. The State of California and other key stakeholders also supported the announcement and were integral in developing this national program.
In achieving these new standards, EPA and NHTSA expect automakers’ to use a range of efficient and advanced technologies to transform the vehicle fleet. The standards issued today provide for a mid-term evaluation to allow the agencies to review their effectiveness and make any needed adjustments.
Major auto manufacturers are already developing advanced technologies that can significantly reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions beyond the existing model year 2012-2016 standards. In addition, a wide range of technologies are currently available for automakers to meet the new standards, including advanced gasoline engines and transmissions, vehicle weight reduction, lower tire rolling resistance, improvements in aerodynamics, diesel engines, more efficient accessories, and improvements in air conditioning systems. The program also includes targeted incentives to encourage early adoption and introduction into the marketplace of advanced technologies to dramatically improve vehicle performance, including:
• Incentives for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cells vehicles;
• Incentives for hybrid technologies for large pickups and for other technologies that achieve high fuel economy levels on large pickups;
• Incentives for natural gas vehicles;
• Credits for technologies with potential to achieve real-world greenhouse gas reductions and fuel economy improvements that are not captured by the standards test procedures.
“These fuel standards represent the single most important step we’ve ever taken to reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” said President Obama. “This historic agreement builds on the progress we’ve already made to save families money at the pump and cut our oil consumption. By the middle of the next decade our cars will get nearly 55 miles per gallon, almost double what they get today. It’ll strengthen our nation’s energy security, it’s good for middle class families and it will help create an economy built to last.”
The historic standards issued today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) build on the success of the Administration’s standards for cars and light trucks for Model Years 2011-2016. Those standards, which raised average fuel efficiency by 2016 to the equivalent of 35.5 mpg, are already saving families money at the pump.
Achieving the new fuel efficiency standards will encourage innovation and investment in advanced technologies that increase our economic competitiveness and support high-quality domestic jobs in the auto industry. The final standards were developed by DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and EPA following extensive engagement with automakers, the United Auto Workers, consumer groups, environmental and energy experts, states, and the public. Last year, 13 major automakers, which together account for more than 90 percent of all vehicles sold in the United States, announced their support for the new standards. By aligning Federal and state requirements and providing manufacturers with long-term regulatory certainty and compliance flexibility, the standards encourage investments in clean, innovative technologies that will benefit families, promote U.S. leadership in the automotive sector, and curb pollution.
“Simply put, this groundbreaking program will result in vehicles that use less gas, travel farther, and provide more efficiency for consumers than ever before—all while protecting the air we breathe and giving automakers the regulatory certainty to build the cars of the future here in America,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Today, automakers are seeing their more fuel-efficient vehicles climb in sales, while families already saving money under the Administration’s first fuel economy efforts will save even more in the future, making this announcement a victory for everyone.”
“The fuel efficiency standards the administration finalized today are another example of how we protect the environment and strengthen the economy at the same time,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Innovation and economic growth are already reinvigorating the auto industry and the thousands of businesses that supply automakers as they create and produce the efficient vehicles of tomorrow. Clean, efficient vehicles are also cutting pollution and saving drivers money at the pump.”
The Administration’s combined efforts represent the first meaningful update to fuel efficiency standards in decades. Together, they will save American families more than $1.7 trillion dollars in fuel costs, resulting in an average fuel savings of more than $8,000 by 2025 over the lifetime of the vehicle. For families purchasing a model Year 2025 vehicle, the net savings will be comparable to lowering the price of gasoline by approximately $1 per gallon. Additionally, these programs will dramatically reduce our reliance on foreign oil, saving a total of 12 billion barrels of oil and reducing oil consumption by more than 2 million barrels a day by 2025 – as much as half of the oil we import from OPEC each day.
The standards also represent historic progress to reduce carbon pollution and address climate change. Combined, the Administration’s standards will cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks in half by 2025, reducing emissions by 6 billion metric tons over the life of the program – more than the total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the United States in 2010.
President Obama announced the proposed standard in July 2011, joined by Ford, GM, Chrysler, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar/Land Rover, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volvo, as well as the United Auto Workers. The State of California and other key stakeholders also supported the announcement and were integral in developing this national program.
In achieving these new standards, EPA and NHTSA expect automakers’ to use a range of efficient and advanced technologies to transform the vehicle fleet. The standards issued today provide for a mid-term evaluation to allow the agencies to review their effectiveness and make any needed adjustments.
Major auto manufacturers are already developing advanced technologies that can significantly reduce fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions beyond the existing model year 2012-2016 standards. In addition, a wide range of technologies are currently available for automakers to meet the new standards, including advanced gasoline engines and transmissions, vehicle weight reduction, lower tire rolling resistance, improvements in aerodynamics, diesel engines, more efficient accessories, and improvements in air conditioning systems. The program also includes targeted incentives to encourage early adoption and introduction into the marketplace of advanced technologies to dramatically improve vehicle performance, including:
• Incentives for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cells vehicles;
• Incentives for hybrid technologies for large pickups and for other technologies that achieve high fuel economy levels on large pickups;
• Incentives for natural gas vehicles;
• Credits for technologies with potential to achieve real-world greenhouse gas reductions and fuel economy improvements that are not captured by the standards test procedures.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Less Traffic, Lower Emissions — Crew Transportation Company Rides Clean with Propane Autogas
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (August 27, 2012) — Renzenberger, Inc., a leading provider of safe, reliable and green railroad crew transportation and business solutions, held an event last week to unveil 10 new 2012 ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fueled Ford E-350 shuttle vans for their California fleet.
The event, called “Less Traffic, Lower Emissions — Crew Transportation Company Rides Clean with Propane Autogas” was held at the BNSF San Bernardino Intermodal Facility in San Bernardino. Executives from Renzenberger and ROUSH CleanTech demonstrated the benefits that this cleaner, less expensive and domestically produced fuel will deliver both to the company and the community in which they operate. Attendees experienced the performance of this alternative fuel by test-driving the vehicles.
“Choosing propane autogas to fuel our fleet vehicles has allowed Renzenberger to reduce the carbon footprint of our company and lower fuel costs, while providing a safe, sustainable and reliable transportation solution to transport California employees,” said Karen Seitter, president of Renzenberger. “This area is known for congestion, and we are reducing both traffic and emissions.”
Estimates show Renzenberger will eliminate nearly 400,000 pounds in carbon dioxide emissions per year and save approximately $14,500 per vehicle in fuel costs by switching to propane autogas.
Renzenberger travels in excess of 60 million miles each year transporting railroad, oil and gas, and manufacturing employees to their work sites. Nearly 27 million of those miles are transporting BNSF crewmembers at locations across the country. In San Bernardino County, Renzenberger annually travels 2.8 million miles for its customers. In addition to BNSF employees, the propane autogas vehicles are used for United Furniture Industries, traveling twice daily between San Bernardino and Victorville.
In addition to a private on-site station at their San Bernardino location, Renzenberger refuels at public propane autogas stations across Southern California. Propane autogas has the most widely available publically accessible refueling infrastructure of any other alternative fuel, with thousands of public refueling stations in place across the nation.
“We are excited to help Renzenberger achieve their safety and sustainability goals with this clean-burning alternative to gasoline,” said Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing for ROUSH CleanTech. “Renzenberger plays an important role in safely transporting railway crew from job site to job site. They’re now able to do this cleaner, safer and less expensively using propane autogas.”
The ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel systems for light- and medium-duty Ford vehicles deliver equivalent horsepower, torque and towing capacity compared to gasoline versions of the same models, but emit 20 percent less nitrogen oxide, 60 percent less carbon monoxide and up to 25 percent less greenhouse gases. Historically, propane autogas costs 30 to 40 percent less than gasoline, and currently can be purchased for under $2 per gallon at many Southern California retail propane autogas refueling locations, compared to an average of $3.94 for regular unleaded in the area. It is the most common alternative fuel both in the U.S. and the world.
“ROUSH CleanTech has made it easy to switch to an alternative fuel that performs as promised — backed by Ford’s warranty, with a quality system, quick return on investment and green environmental benefits,” said Seitter.
Renzenberger plans to add an additional 200 propane autogas vehicles to the company’s fleet within the next two years.
A video of the event may be found here.
About Renzenberger, Inc.: Renzenberger operates a fleet of more than 1,200 vehicles providing safe reliable crew transportation to companies throughout North America. Renzenberger’s commitment to the environment and the community contribute to a safer, cleaner transportation solution. To learn more, visit Renzenberger.com.
About ROUSH CleanTech: Based in Livonia, Mich., ROUSH CleanTech offers dedicated liquid propane autogas fuel systems for a variety of light- and medium-duty Ford vans and trucks, and for the Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision and Micro Bird G5 school bus. Currently offered through authorized Ford dealerships around the country, the ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel system delivers the same factory Ford performance characteristics and serviceability with a 5-year / 60,000-mile limited warranty. Customers can lower operating costs significantly while reducing vehicle emissions. Complete details on ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas offerings can be found online at ROUSHcleantech.com or by calling 800.59.ROUSH.
NationaLease Launches New Website Featuring Interactive Used Truck Search Tool
August 27, 2012, Oakbrook Terrace, IL – NationaLease, one of the
largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America,
announces the launch of its new Website, with updated content that
encourages visitors to learn more about NationaLease services, news, and
events.
“We re-designed the Website to enhance NationaLease’s already well-established position as a leader in the transportation industry,” said Kate Freer, Vice President, Marketing. “The site – with its fresh, streamlined look – lets visitors easily navigate through it to find solid information on NationaLease’s products and services, which include leasing and maintenance, truck rentals, dedicated logistics, and used trucks.”
A highlight of the new Website – www.nationalease.com – is the revamped Used Trucks inventory search page, where visitors are can check out an extensive inventory of used vehicles, and narrow their search by type, brand, price, year, and mileage. Included are images of the trucks, tractors, and trailers and a “compare” tool for users to study the features of multiple vehicles at one time.
The newly re-designed “Members Only” section allows NationaLease members to retrieve invoices and statements, view the Buyer’s Guide, search service locations, and access organization branding material, among the array of user-friendly features now available. In addition, the Website encourages social sharing through NationaLease’s social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
For more information about NationaLease, visit the Website or call 800-SAY-NTLS.
About NationaLease
NationaLease is one of the largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America, with more than 600 service locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, a combined customer fleet of 125,000 tractors, trucks, and trailers, and annual revenue in excess of $4 billion. The company provides comprehensive services for private fleets and transportation service providers and comprises 175 independent businesses employing 22,000 people. The Website is www.nationalease.com.
“We re-designed the Website to enhance NationaLease’s already well-established position as a leader in the transportation industry,” said Kate Freer, Vice President, Marketing. “The site – with its fresh, streamlined look – lets visitors easily navigate through it to find solid information on NationaLease’s products and services, which include leasing and maintenance, truck rentals, dedicated logistics, and used trucks.”
A highlight of the new Website – www.nationalease.com – is the revamped Used Trucks inventory search page, where visitors are can check out an extensive inventory of used vehicles, and narrow their search by type, brand, price, year, and mileage. Included are images of the trucks, tractors, and trailers and a “compare” tool for users to study the features of multiple vehicles at one time.
The newly re-designed “Members Only” section allows NationaLease members to retrieve invoices and statements, view the Buyer’s Guide, search service locations, and access organization branding material, among the array of user-friendly features now available. In addition, the Website encourages social sharing through NationaLease’s social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
For more information about NationaLease, visit the Website or call 800-SAY-NTLS.
About NationaLease
NationaLease is one of the largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America, with more than 600 service locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, a combined customer fleet of 125,000 tractors, trucks, and trailers, and annual revenue in excess of $4 billion. The company provides comprehensive services for private fleets and transportation service providers and comprises 175 independent businesses employing 22,000 people. The Website is www.nationalease.com.
Prova Systems Launches Fleet Genius™ Fleet Management & Distracted Driver Management Seminar Series in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Carbondale, PA (PRWEB) August 27, 2012
Prova Systems,
a leading developer of wireless OBD-2 VHM diagnostic monitors and trip
loggers for vehicle fleet management systems, will be presenting a free
Fleet Management Seminar Series in Northeastern Pennsylvania this Fall.
The announcement was made today by Prova Systems.Prova’s Fleet Genius™ seminars focus on fleet technology options available to today’s fleet managers. It offers insights into the benefits of both OBD-2 diagnostics-based fleet management, and traditional GPS / AVL fleet management technologies. The seminar series will explore how these technologies overlap, and their differences. They will also as offer deployment scenarios for both solutions and combined OBD-2 and GPS location-based tracking.
The seminar also covers the issues surrounding fleet insurance rate reduction opportunities and distracted driver management and tracking which is an area of growing interest and concern for fleets of employer-owned vehicles and employee-owned used for business purposes.
The seminar features several Prova Systems OBD-2 powered fleet management hardware system options with discussions of Prova Systems partner products, including:
Prova’s Fleet Genius™ and Fleet Manager in a Box™ cloud-based fleet management and fleet analytics platform for small and medium enterprise (SME) fleets.
FleetCommander, created by Agile Access Control, Inc., is a powerful web-based fleet and motor pool solution that automates all aspects of fleet management, including: motor pool, maintenance and parts, assigned vehicles, fuel, risk and accident management, key control, and more.
Zoomsafer’s Fleetsafer™ Vision is the first distracted driving solution to work with all types of mobile phones, including iPhone -- combining telematics data from Prova Systems and other providers with details of employee mobile phone use, FleetSafer Vision offers enterprises large and small a tool to monitor and report on the risky behavior associated with phone use while driving.
Who should attend?
- Fleet managers who are interested in automating their existing fleet management operations and who also require rich vehicle diagnostic data pulled from the engine or fleet managers looking to reduce the monthly operating costs of their existing fleet management system.
- Fleet insurance managers and risk assessment managers interested in solutions to reduce fleet insurance costs and manage their risks of employee distracted driving incidents.
- Fleet service organizations looking for hardware and software to build a managed service offering for their fleet and consumer customers. This is applicable to single shop operations and regional or national fleet service groups.
- Fleet Management system resellers looking for OBD-2 fleet management systems to offer to their SME and larger enterprise and government customers.
- Scranton, PA - 12 September 2012, 9am-11am
- Hazleton, PA - 20 September 2012, 9am-11am
- Wilkes-Barre, PA - 26 September 2012, 9am-11am
- Bethlehem, PA - 10 October 2012, 9am-11am
Register at http://www.fleet-genius.com, to request a webinar, or to be alerted to new seminars as they are scheduled in your area.
ABOUT PROVA SYSTEMS: Prova Systems designs and manufactures wireless vehicle diagnostics systems for use in fleet management, drive-by emissions testing, secure access controls, usage based insurance and distrected driver programs and other critical commercial applications. Prova’s line of wireless OBD-2 vehicle monitors, wireless sensors and analysis products capture real-time operational diagnostics for use in its own Fleet Genius™ SAAS application and 3rd party products. The company focuses on OEM and aftermarket technologies which make consumer and commercial vehicles safer, more fuel efficient and greener. The company is based in Carbondale, PA and sells its products directly and through resellers in the USA and internationally. http://www.provasys.com http://www.fleet-genius.com
ABOUT AGILE ACCESS CONTROL, INC.: FleetCommander creator Agile Access Control, Inc. is a technology company headquartered in Chantilly, Va., which serves fleet and motor pool managers in the university, government, utility and commercial sectors. Agile's FleetCommander software is a powerful, highly configurable, web-based application that streamlines the use of vehicles through easy-to-use software, and presents real-time data in the form of intuitive dashboards, graphs, gauges, online forms, and a wide variety of reports. Resulting in lower vehicle and personnel costs and higher customer satisfaction, FleetCommander can be used as a stand-alone, customized fleet management system or integrated with an organization's existing fleet systems. For more information, contact Agile Access Control, Inc. at 408-213-9555 x1, info(at)agilefleet(dot)com or visit http://www.agilefleet.com.
ABOUT ZOOMSAFER: ZoomSafer is a leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving. FleetSafer® solutions enable employers to measure, manage and enforce cell phone usage policies to reduce crashes, risk, liability and expense. For more information, please visit http://www.zoomsafer.com
ARI Wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 2012 International Business AwardsSM
Mount Laurel, NJ
(August 24, 2012) –
ARI®, a leading global fleet services provider
specializing in complex car and truck fleets, has been recognized
as a Bronze Stevie® Award winner in the 9th Annual International
Business Awards (IBAs) in the category of Best Association Event or Meeting for
ARI’s fourth annual Global Fleet Conference.
More than 3,200
nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry
were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.
Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 300 executives worldwide who
participated in the judging process this year.
ARI was honored for
its 2011 Global Fleet Conference, a two-day meeting that brought together the
members of Global Fleet Services® (GFS), an alliance of premier
fleet leasing companies established by ARI, and prominent global fleet managers
of multinational corporations such as Bayer, Ingersoll Rand, Microsoft, Procter
and Gamble, Shell, Servier, Veolia, Solvay, and more to address top global
strategies and challenges currently facing fleets around the world.
Participating GFS partners included ORIX from Asia and Australia, EQSTRA from
Africa, and Renting and Total Fleet S.A. from South America.
ARI Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of ARI Canada and Managing Director of
Global Operations, Chris Conroy, said, “The fourth annual Global Fleet
Conference last year in Brussels, Belgium served as a valuable forum where
fleet leaders obtained a true global perspective on trends in global fleet
management and shared their experiences and challenges. Congratulations to the
team at ARI who have been recognized for their superb planning and execution of
this important industry event.”
“Entries to the IBAs
grew substantially this year,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of
the Stevie Awards. “Despite slow economic conditions in much of the world, the
quality of nominations was outstanding, demonstrating that there are many
companies that are innovating and growing regardless. We’re looking forward to
celebrating this year’s Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie winners at our gala
event in Seoul on October 15.”
Details about The
International Business Awards and the complete list of Stevie Award winners are
available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.
ARI, a part of the Holman Automotive Group,
is a global vehicle
fleet management leader that drives
the best results for each of its clients’ unique and complex needs through
industry-best fleet professionals, programs, technology and consultative
services. With a workforce numbering more than 2,200 and offices throughout the
United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Europe and the UK, ARI manages more
than 915,000 cars, trucks and equipment in North America and the UK, and
combined with its strategic partners, more than 2 million fleet vehicles globally. ARI is
headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are
conferred in four programs: The International Business Awards, The American
Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards
for Sales & Customer Service.
Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind
them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace
worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie
Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)