NAFA Connection
NAFA Fleet Management Association
Monday, April 6, 2015
THE FIRST WORD
Mention the word "procurement" to corporate fleet managers these days and you’re likely to see them shiver, shake their heads, and utter a few unmentionable words. I’ve spoken with many fleet managers recently who were visibly frustrated trying to get their points across to new procurement bosses. So what’s all the frustration about?
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NAFA CHAPTER NEWS
To add some fun to the mix as we count down to the opening of the Institute & Expo on April 14, we're challenging you, the members of our NAFA Chapters, to help make this the best I&E yet by joining us in a Chapter Challenge! Fire up your competitive spirit and get together with your Chapter colleagues for a chance to win $500 for use towards a donation to the charity of your choice.
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NAFA ASSOCIATION NEWS
NAFA‘s Fleet Excellence Awards (FLEXYs) is clearly the industry’s biggest and most important awards event. In just its third year, this year’s FLEXYs have already outgrown its venue and are being moved to the Orange County Convention Center to accommodate the expected crowd of 1,400 fleet professionals. NAFA’s 2015 FLEXY Awards will take place Tuesday, April 14, at 5:45 pm in Hall D of the Orange County Convention Center. The FLEXYs were originally scheduled to be in the ballroom of the Rosen Centre Hotel.
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NAFA's mobile app for the 2015 I&E puts your conference planning and experience in your pocket. Available for Android and IOS smartphones and tablets, NAFA's I&E mobile app is convenience at your fingertips, providing complete access to I&E information. With NAFA’s Mobile App, you are in control!
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In the fleet-managers only session Fleet Management Executives Tackle Tough Fleet Issues, on Friday, April 17, you will hear directly from the CEOs of each of the major fleet management companies as they discuss what they see coming in the near future with regard to such important topics as procurement, sourcing, inventory, sustainability, global expansion, and much more!
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Linda Bluestein, Co-director, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington D.C.; and Mark Smith, National Clean Fleets Manager for the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program moderate an important Institute & Expo discussion showing fleet managers how to find and access a wealth of free tools and resources available for fleets from the U.S. Department of Energy and national laboratories. These tools can help your organization become educated about alternative fuels such as natural gas, propane, electricity, and bio-fuels and aid in fleet decision making.
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UPCOMING NAFA CHAPTER MEETINGS
NAFA AFFILIATES FORUM
There's still time to be a part of fleet's premier event of the year, the Institute & Expo. NAFA's Institute & Expo is the event of the year for the fleet profession, and that means unparalleled visibility for product and service providers. Get your company brand out there and seen by the widest audience possible! Purchase your NAFA 2015 I&E sponsorship today! Don't delay! Sponsorship opportunities are going fast!
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INDUSTRY NEWS
The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it is recalling 212,911 Ford Explorer SUVs and Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles from model years 2011 to 2013 because a spring that controls the interior door handle may become loose and cause the door to become unlatched in a side-impact crash, increasing the risk of injury.
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Honda is adding nearly 105,000 vehicles to its growing U.S. recall of driver's side air bag inflators that can explode with too much force. The added vehicles include nearly 89,000 Pilot SUVs from the 2008 model year, as well as about 11,000 Civics from 2004, and another 5,000 Accords from the 2001 model year.
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When his administration stopped Tesla from selling its electric cars directly to customers at its New Jersey showrooms one year ago, Gov. Chris Christie blamed the state Legislature for writing the law he said forced him to act. Now the Legislature has acted to change that law, with the state Senate giving final legislative passage to a bill that would allow Tesla to restart sales at its two New Jersey showrooms, and to open two more.
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GM is planning to launch the 2016 version of Chevrolet’s Malibu. The car is important to GM because, if the Malibu were to be successful, it would enter the midsize sedan segment, the largest new-car segment in the U.S., and one in which the company has been previously outdone by a number of foreign car brands such as Hyundai, Honda, and Toyota.
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INSIDE NAFA
Continuing the success of our previous conferences and at the continued request of NAFA members, our annual International Fleet Academy (April 13-17) will be co-located with NAFA’s Institute & Expo, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Please note: there will NOT be onsite registration opportunities for IFA, so do not delay. Today, April 6, is your last chance to get these terrific global fleet education opportunities!
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INDUSTRY MOVERS AND SHAKERS
The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI), a provider of automotive fleet accident, safety, and risk management services, announced on March 19 the appointment of Sean O’Malley as Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Sean is a NAFA Affiliate. He comes to CEI after nine years at ARI, where he was a District Sales Manager.
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SUSTAINABILITY
Vacuum manufacturer Dyson has invested $15m in an innovative energy storage company that could potentially provide electric cars with cheaper, lighter, and more powerful batteries that could run 600 miles on one charge. Sakti3, a spin-out company from the University of Michigan, has produced a solid state battery that removes the need for the liquid that is traditionally found in today's lithium-ion cells.
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Research on the cellulosome, a finger-like system of proteins used by bacteria in cow stomachs to digest plants, has fertile ground for application to benefit society. Biofuels made from non-food plant such as corn stalks or straw are currently too costly to produce at scale because the enzymes needed to digest the tough material are expensive.
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Scrap-It, a non-profit society, is offering British Columbians a $3,250 rebate to trade in old vehicles for electric cars which the group says will work in conjunction with a soon-to-be-announced provincial government initiative. The organization plans to give British Columbia residents a rebate when they trade in a car made on or before 2000 for one of eleven different kinds of electric vehicles.
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NAFA STORE
One of the most important facets of fleet management is the ability to conduct a lifecycle cost analysis. Unfortunately, for many fleet managers, this can also be one of the most difficult aspects of the job. Thanks to NAFA's Lifecycle Cost Analysis for Fleets, fleet managers can learn all they need to know about lifecycle cost analysis in just three hours! Visit the NAFA Store now!
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How does lifecycle cost analysis help quantify the decision-making process for determining when a piece of equipment needs replacing? How can you use benchmarking principles to ensure your fleet operates at its optimum? Just published, NAFA’s Financial Management Guide examines these questions and more!
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