Summer in the Adirondacks conjures up visions of extravagant pre-Depression “camps” owned by icons of American society like the Vanderbilts, replete with boathouses, horseback rides, and formal dances. In the 50s and 60s, the resorts of the Catskills were a summer vacation hot spot, as portrayed in the movie “Dirty […]
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NationaLease held its Canadian Leadership Summit on November 12-14 at the Four Seasons in Vancouver. The meeting began with a reception on Monday night to welcome the members and suppliers in attendance. Tom Coffey, General Manager of Alliance Leasing, Ltd., a NationaLease Member, and this year’s meeting chair kicked off […]
It seems as though we’ve been talking about major infrastructure investment forever. Do we finally have a chance to move forward? Everybody knows how bad our roads, highways, and bridges are and that includes all drivers, personal and commercial. If you’ve ever driven your car over a pothole and blew […]
New technology is often a source of excitement and that is certainly holding true for battery electric vehicles. Just last week, my IdeaXchange blog covered the future of electric trucks and the pros and cons that will impact how great the volume of these new vehicles will be. This week, […]
Last week, FleetOwner posted an article, State of private fleets in 2018: Part I, which details how the future looks quite positive for private fleets. The article notes that the number, volume and value of shipments continue to rise with no end to growth expected in the near future. This […]
Although the benefits of blockchain technology are many, perhaps one of the main ones is the building of trust. In today’s era, where bots seem to rule the web and every day a new data breach seems to rear its ugly head, the ability to trust that what you see […]
As truck accidents continue to rise, are advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) an effective way to improve truck safety? Last week, a FleetOwner.com article addressed an issue that concerns all of us in the trucking industry…safety. The article notes that […]
Each year, we look at the results of the annual Roadcheck event to see whether our industry, our drivers, and our maintenance teams are making improvements. This year, we have. Last week, I wrote an IdeaXchange blog about this year’s International Roadcheck which took place this past June 5-7. Of […]
Are you leaving thousands of dollars on the table due to inefficient indirect spend protocols? Here are the four steps you need to take to gain control over your indirect spend. Look around your office. Most of what you see, from pens to stationary to printers and more all fall […]