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The St. Louis Gateway Chapter meeting on September 17 "drove into" the subject of liability, illustrated by two differing scenarios. Perhaps "drove into" is the wrong phrase, however! The meeting took place at the offices of pharmaceutical company Actavis, St. Louis, MO, and approximately 25 attendees took in the important information.
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The future is coming whether one plans for it or not. NAFA Members take the view that preparation is essential, and with that on October 14, NAFA's Mid-America Chapter Meeting "Future Technologies in Fleet" (at the Grand Café, in Kansas City, MO) neatly fit into that strategy. Forty-two fleet professionals attended this insightful session.
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NAFA's New Jersey Chapter is holding their 2014 Annual Education Meeting on November 11. This is the one meeting that you don't want to miss! This Annual Educational Meeting was created with your success in mind. The knowledge gained from this meeting should stimulate new ideas for you to improve your tax compliance process, reap savings through technology, and improve your negotiation skills.
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NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) is proud to announce Michael Cole, Team Lead, Strategic, for the Government of Ontario Fleet Management Center, has been named the Association's new Vice President for Canada and Northern Region Trustee effective mid-October.
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Neither NAFA, nor the Institute & Expo (I&E) have any relationship with companies called either Global Housing Corp. or Exhibitor Housing Services, and they have no right to use NAFA's name or iconography for any reason. If you are contacted by Exhibitor Housing Services or Global Housing Corp., do NOT give any of your personal or financial data. These companies typically ask for payment up front. NAFA does not do business with Exhibitor Housing Services, Global Housing Corp., or any third party company for I&E room blocks or housing and will not be held liable for those who are deceived by this fraudulent notification.
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Get ready for NAFA's November edition of the 2014 webinar series, Setting Up The Right Fleet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This webinar takes place on Wednesday, November 19, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Eastern time). NAFA webinars are free for NAFA members!
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NAFA Fleet Management Association is in the process of closing our lockbox. The old remittance address will not be valid after October 31, 2014. Please take note that all payments will now be processed at NAFA Headquarters.
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NAFA's database will be taken offline November 8 and 9 to install an upgraded version. This latest version will allow NAFA to provide a new level of customer service to membership, and will help your Association better understand the makeup and needs of members.
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Tri-State, Western Canada, South Central, New Jersey, Mid-West, Wisconsin, North Central, Southwest, Western Canada, St. Louis Gateway, New England, Arizona, Carolinas, and Connecticut.
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California Passes Bill to Create Vehicle Miles Traveled Pilot Program, DOT MCSAC and Medical Review Board hold Joint Public Meeting, and NHTSA Criticism Continues Due to Slow Action on GM Recall.
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The National Research Council of Canada has made public a new initiative called Fleet Forward 2020. This new program allows fleet managers to have access to innovative research and engineering services in order to ameliorate fuel efficiency, cut repair and maintenance costs, and reduce environmental impacts.
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Many consumers' groups continue to complain that they’re routinely seeing real world numbers that lag what manufacturers post on their window stickers and use in their advertising. That’s leading to stricter enforcement and likely changes to testing procedures by the Environmental Protection Agency which oversees fuel economy regulations.
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Takata’s defective airbags forced another automaker to recall additional vehicles today as Toyota announced it is recalling 247,000 vehicles with airbags that may rupture. The Japanese maker has already recalled more than 2.2 million vehicles for faulty Takata inflators. This action follows a series of recalls by several automakers that used Takata’s airbags in their vehicles, including Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Honda, BMW, and others.
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Falling oil and gasoline prices have sent oil company stocks tumbling, but oil experts say the boom in American energy production shows no signs of slowing down, keeping the market flush with crude and gasoline prices low. Even after a drop of as much as 25 percent in oil prices since early summer, several government and private reports say that it would take a drop of $10 to $20 a barrel more — to as low as $60 a barrel — to slow production even modestly.
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Goodyear will begin testing its Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) for commercial vehicles on U.S. trucking fleets in the next few months as part of a research project supported by U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Vehicle Technology. Since 2011, the tire manufacturer has been developing and testing AMT to aid in fuel savings and carbon dioxide reductions, while potentially improving tire life, casing durability and safety, and eliminating need for manually inflating tires.
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NAFA welcomes new Members and Affiliates into the Association -- more than fifty new fleet professionals in all!
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NAFA thanks John C. McDiarmid; Michael W. Hardesty, CAFM; Theodore D. Less; Andrew R. Armetta; and Allan J. Eyden for their years with the Association! It is the strength of our members that have helped make NAFA the strongest association in fleet management today.
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NAFA is offering Affiliates a survey service to help you reach Members for market research and surveys. Do you want to survey Members about new vehicles, to receive Members opinions about safety policies; and do you want to gather information about vehicle maintenance? NAFA’s Market Research & Survey Email Service can help you with that and more.
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Looking for a new job? Need someone to fill a fleet management position in your company? Put your best foot forward with NAFA's Resume Bank, part of NAFA's Career Network, the place that connects qualified fleet professionals with the employers looking for the best.
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The NAFA Online Buyer's Guide is the most effective way to present and learn about the products and services you use. And with the Online Buyer's Guide's RFP Automator, you can make the process of reaching out to these companies easier and more effective.
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NAFA Fleet Management Association and CALSTART have recently received the first-wave beta testing data from Charter Members in the development of the revolutionary Sustainable Fleet Standard Program. 40 Charter Member organizations have recognized the benefits of what a truly sustainable fleet can be, and are helping to create a solution that guides conscientious organizations through the process for replicating it.
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Ford is cutting the sticker price of the fully battery-powered plug-in Focus Electric by a flat $6,000. That’s on top of a $4,000 price reduction on the same vehicle a year ago. A reason for underwhelming sales of the Focus Electric—and for many alternative-fuel cars in general, for that matter—is simply that gas prices have been getting cheaper and cheaper.
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Representatives from ExxonMobil and Iowa State met in late-October to talk about the new ExxonMobil Biofuels research program being implemented at the University. The ExxonMobile Biofuels program will focus on two separate studies associated with the fast pyrolysis of biomass which is the process of rapidly heating biomass without oxygen to create liquid bio-oil.
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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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The NAFA Law Guide for Fleet Professionals should be an integral part of every fleet professional’s resources, providing a wealth of knowledge on key legal subjects; the kind of guidance that can help keep you from needing more extensive services.
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Redmond, WA; New York, NY; Anaheim, CA; West University Place, TX; Midland, MI; Denver, CO; Austin, TX; and Edmonton, AB.
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NAFA's November webinar, Setting Up The Right Fleet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on Wednesday, November 19, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST. Register now! Click here.
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