On July 14, NAFA announced the formation of a Safety Advisory Council to be led by a Council Chair who works with a Council Vice Chair – Member and a Council Vice Chair – Affiliate.
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Earlier this year, NAFA Members voted to amend the Association's bylaws to create the International Vice President position. The Association is now seeking qualified candidates to fill the seat.
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NAFA's 2011-2012 Membership Directory, a great resource for business and networking needs, will be printed soon. Please be sure to log on to the NAFA website at www.nafa.org and click on My Profile to verify your contact information.
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Time is running out to take advantage of savings! The Early Bird Deadline ends Friday, July 29, 2011 for the Canadian Advanced Fleet Management Seminar on September 21 - 23, 2011 at the Doubletree Hilton, Toronto, ON Canada. Early Bird reservations are also available for the FMS and AFMS in New Orleans, October 12-13 and 14-16.
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Hertz Global Holdings Inc., awaiting regulatory approval to acquire Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., said it agreed to buy Donlen Corp. for $250 million to expand its car, truck, and equipment-leasing services.
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On July 21, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it received $560 million in proceeds from the sale of its remaining stake in Chrysler Group LLC to Fiat. With the closing of this transaction, Treasury has fully exited its investment in Chrysler Group under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
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Kelley Blue Book reported on July 11 that fuel-efficient vehicle values are likely to fall fifteen percent by year-end in response to stabilizing gas prices and a return to normal production levels for Japanese manufacturers, as covered in the company's Blue Book Market Report for July 2011.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on July 11 dramatic reductions in distracted driving in Syracuse, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut, after two pilot projects measured the effect of increased law enforcement coupled with high-profile public education campaigns.
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General Motors powertrain plants in Ohio and Indiana that make transmissions for Buick and Chevrolet models with eAssist fuel-saving technology will get the bulk of a $129 million investment GM announced on July 12.
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A new California study suggests that recent alternative-fuel advances will lead to significant displacement of petroleum-based fuels; however, petroleum, gasoline, and diesel will most likely continue to fuel more than seventy-five percent of the state’s vehicles in the year 2030.
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Ford had pushed hard to get its Transit Connect, which is growing in popularity as a utility vehicle for plumbers and flower deliverers, named as New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow -- and lost. Now the model will get a second chance, albeit briefly.
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Veteran industry analyst James Bell, who previously worked as Vice President of Corporate Communications and Executive Market Analyst at Kelley Blue Book, was appointed by General Motors as the automaker's Head of Consumer Affairs.
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IRS extends highway-use tax deadline; EPA proposes to end stage II vapor recovery; Legislation would ban texting; Legislation would promote energy efficient trucks; and NAFA asks EPA to reconsider waiver for E15.
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New vehicle tracking technology for buses announced in New Brunswick.
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According to an analysis of Manheim data, end-of-service commercial fleet volumes have risen at auction, despite the delivery delays and cancellations that some fleet managers have experienced in acquiring replacement units.
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NAFA welcomes new Members and Affiliates into the Association.
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NAFA Member Kimberly Fisher, CAFM was named Fleet Manager for North America for National Oilwell Varco in Houston. She manages a fleet of 4,600 vehicles in the U.S. and about 500 more in Canada.
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Richard S. Cassard celebrates his 25th anniversary with NAFA in July and Curtis Miller celebrates his 25th in August.
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NAFA's Public Safety Group Committee collects problem reports from your agencies on a monthly basis and presents them to the manufacturers well in advance of NAFA's Institute & Expo (I&E) for solutions. Please submit your most current Vehicle Problem Reports to NAFA.
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Congressman Eliot Engel's (D-NY-17) amendment was adopted into the FY 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, requiring the mandatory use of alternative fuel vehicles by the U.S. Department of Energy and related agencies.
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The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) are currently seeking proposals from fleets in the Southeastern U.S. that are interested in converting some or all of their eligible gasoline vehicles to run on propane autogas engine fuel.
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Car2go North America LLC, a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, announced that San Diego will be the first North American city to have a one hundred percent electric vehicle (EV) carsharing program.
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The City of Pensacola, FL received a new natural gas-fueled Civic GX as part of a pilot program to determine whether natural gas vehicles will pay dividends in terms of future fuel savings. The City is currently pursuing partnerships with other private and public sector organizations.
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Propel Fuels, a West Coast retailer of E85 Flex Fuel and biodiesel, has partnered with Wright Express, a provider of fleet management and transaction processing, to launch a volume rebate program for fleet customers.
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On July 21, Ryder System, Inc. announced the launch of a new alternative fuels website to help customers and fleet owners better understand how they can reduce transportation costs, while meeting sustainability objectives.
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Waste Management added its 1000th natural gas truck to its fleet on July 12, making it the largest owner and operator of clean-running, heavy duty refuse trucks in North America.
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Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. confirmed that all of its 2011 and forward model-year diesel engines -- including those in the popular N-Series truck models and Isuzu Reach commercial van – can run on up to twenty percent biodiesel blends (B20).
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Solid fleet management guides have to be able to answer a wide variety of questions and address the dreaded "unforeseen" whenever possible. NAFA products are tailored to assist on topics from risk management to law and legal aspects for fleets.
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Recent listings include jobs in Arlington County, VA; San Jose, CA; Roanoke County, VA; Baltimore, MD; St. Louis, MO; Arlington County, VA; San Diego, CA; Atlanta, GA; Orlando, FL; Charlotte, NC; Austin, TX; Garland, TX; Oakland, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Cambridge, MA, in the U.S., as well as Edmonton, AB, in Canada.
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Job Wanted Listings are current postings from Members and Affiliates looking to make a career change. In addition to the online postings, the job wanted listings are featured in each issue of FleetFocus on a bi-weekly schedule. Take time to see if the postings below could add success to your company!
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Did you know NAFA has close to 500 followers on Twitter? Join in by going to http://twitter.com/nafafleet to receive updates from us.

 

The following chapters will have upcoming meetings in the next two weeks: Sunshine State (July 28); Nor-Cal Northern Nevada (Aug 1); Tri-State (Aug 2); Old Dominion (Aug 11); Great Lakes (Aug 18); Pacific Southwest (Aug 23); and Greater Pittsburgh (Aug 25).

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Congratulations, you just got a promotion! Best wishes on your retirement! Now what do you do?
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Three online, searchable networking databases will put you in easy touch with all your NAFA colleagues.
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These virtual neighborhoods allow members to easily email others within that community with specific fleet questions.
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Designed to help you quickly find references and educational resources.
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NAFA cares about your privacy. If you prefer not to receive email marketing information from NAFA Fleet Management Association, you have the option to request to be removed from our records by emailing info@nafa.org with such a request. NAFA may use the information you provide for additional NAFA programs, services, and products that we see as being beneficial for you. You will have the option of responding to such an email message with a "click here" directed to info@nafa.org, if you so choose to opt out of future email messages. NAFA does not sell or rent email addresses of prospects, nor does NAFA sell or rent email addresses of our Members and Affiliates.
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The Fleet Maintenance Operations Guide is an expanded update of our Fleet Maintenance Staffing Guide.
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