If your company isn’t optimizing its social media presence, you may be losing opportunities to grow your business. Social media has invaded nearly every aspect of our lives, from politics to food to entertainment to just staying in touch with friends and family. It is a ubiquitous presence, noted by […]
Bridget Bradshaw
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We know that when it comes to business, relationships matter. So what happens when the person you’ve developed that relationship with leaves? Creating a relationship with a customer obviously depends on the service and products you deliver; however, there’s no way to minimize the importance of the personal relationship you […]
We all make New Year’s resolutions and many of the personal ones are often hard to adhere to, but when it comes to business, resolve is important. In her first IdeaXchange blog of 2018, Jane Clark, Vice President of Member Services for NationaLease discussed the one resolution that every fleet […]
No matter how careful and conscientious you are regarding your fleet, breakdowns will occur. The prevailing wisdom: plan ahead. A recent HDT article discussed the seven mistakes fleets make that can impede and delay roadside repairs. We are now in the worst part of the year when it comes to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maintenance and repair costs as a percentage of a fleet’s total average marginal cost has increased by approximately 40 percent since 2008. That’s a significant rise. The American Transportation Research Institute released their report on the operational costs of trucking which found that maintenance and repair costs increased yet again […]
The ELD exemption for short-term rentals didn’t go as far as the industry wanted, but it was a step in the right direction. We are quickly approaching the “drop-dead” date of December 18 for fleets to become ELD-compliant, yet a survey published yesterday on HDT shows that nearly half of […]