August is a good month for a drive in the Midwest. Well, any time the roads aren’t covered with snow and ice qualifies as a good time for a drive around here, but in August the cornfields are bursting with tall green stalks, the trees are in their fullest leafiness, […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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One of the biggest concerns for fleets is the driver shortage. Could the new autonomous vehicle technology help mitigate that shortage by attracting younger drivers? […]
There have been a number of advances in truck technology that will generate greater safety on the road. So why aren’t they all being utilized? A guiding principle for our industry is, “safety first, last and in-between” when it comes to our vehicles and our workplaces. But numbers are numbers […]
Technology is affecting every aspect of your business, but investing in technology that affects non-core parts of your business may not be the best use of your working capital. A recent Transport Topics opinion article addressed how 3PLs and freight brokers will fare with so much new technology and so […]
When unemployment is low, it becomes harder to fill the jobs that may be open in your company. That’s why it’s so important to retain the qualified employees you have. If you think replacing an employee isn’t more costly than retaining one, then consider this. According to a Forbes article […]
Although the focus has often been on the shortage of truck drivers, the real danger for fleets is an impending drastic shortage of technicians. Having the vehicles in your fleet road-ready is imperative for business success. Making sure those vehicles are not only in tip-top shape, but are also compliant […]
NationaLease held its 2017 Sales Meeting in San Diego at the Loew’s Coronado Bay on November 13-14. Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease welcomed the attendees and thanked this year’s planning committee: Ray Swesey, Brown NationaLease; Pat Herron, DeCarolis Truck Rental, Inc., a NationaLease Member; Paul Brown, […]
The tactical applications for telematics are fairly obvious. But the data is giving you a lot more than simply location information and driver behavior. There can be little question that companies benefit from the data retrieved by their telematics. In her recent IdeaXchange blog, Jane Clark, VP of Member Services […]
My July travels started in Nashville for the NationaLease Human Resources Summit. This year’s meeting was at the Gaylord Opryland. If you’ve never been there, it’s almost hard to explain how large the hotel is. There are huge “outdoor spaces” including a river, a waterfall, and a tropical garden that […]