From diesel to alternative fuels to hybrid to electric, the trucking industry is constantly searching for ways to optimize their fleets while still satisfying business needs. In reality, electric vehicles have been around since the late 1800’s, including cars developed by Ferdinand Porsche, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford, but as […]
If the recent ransomware attack on the Colonial pipeline showed us anything, it exposed how vulnerable every business is. So how do you fight back against an unseen enemy? On April 30,, an article on the BBC News website was titled “The ransomware surge ruining lives.” Few articles could have […]
Businesses spent a long time figuring out the benefits of maintaining lean, just-in-time inventory. Then the pandemic happened, and organizations suddenly needed to reassess their supply chain strategy. To grasp how greatly things have changed in just one year, I’d like to cite an article from FleetOwner that was published […]
Some say slowdown; others say recession; still others say COVID-delayed growth will continue for the next few years. In any case, do you have the right fleet for whatever may come? The economic upswing that has benefitted most businesses is now looking more like a roller-coaster ride, most evident with […]
With the International Roadcheck for 2021 just a few days away, make sure you’ve done your due diligence with respect to every vehicle in your fleet. We know it’s coming every year, and yet we never seem to be fully prepared for it. Of course, I’m talking about the Commercial Vehicle Safety […]
Originally published in FleetOwner It is very likely that remote working in some form will be around as we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies have realized that many of their employees enjoy working from home and that some jobs do not require people to be in an […]
Originally published in FleetOwner I recently wrote about ways to take bias out of performance reviews. In this blog, I want to talk about how you can use performance reviews as an employee development tool. Baili Bigham, content manager at 15Five, said in a recent blog that performance reviews should focus on […]
Originally published in FleetOwner There has been a lot of focus lately on improving diversity, inclusion, fairness and equity in the workplace. Best-in-class companies are recognizing the value this brings to their operations and are re-evaluating many of their processes. One of those processes is performance reviews. I have written […]