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To add some fun to the mix as we count down to the opening of the I&E 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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On January 22, the Midwest Chapter held their Annual Business Meeting and Auto Show session, and 31 attendees took part in education and discussions. The hosts for the meeting were the headquarters for the Mattress Factory, and the Century Link Center (501 North 10th Street) where the Omaha Auto Show was held.
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NAFA's education is hitting the road - let us come to your next chapter meeting! NAFA educational events are perfect for your chapter education requirements. NAFA offers chapters the ability to use up to two modules from NAFA's seminars. These modules can include education from NAFA's Essentials of Fleet Management (EFMS) seminar; NAFA's Masters Seminar; NAFA's CAFM ® Boot Camp; or the Asset Management Test Drive Option. You pick the topics and the level you want!
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A duly appointed Nominating Committee has made its selections for each of the Officer and Trustee positions on the NAFA Board of Trustees for the term beginning April 14, 2015. The Nominating Committee considered multiple candidates for each of the positions and selected one candidate for each seat.
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Registration is open for NAFA's 2015 Institute & Expo, April 14-17, in Orlando, Florida! NAFA's I&E is the fleet management industry's largest event. Connect with fleet industry peers representing all of the various groups and experience levels in the industry, through multiple networking events! It’s all at I&E 2015! Early-bird pricing ends this Friday, February 20. Don't miss out - register now!
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The OEM "Fireside Chat" Panel Discussion returns for its third I&E appearance on the morning of April 15; and on Friday, April 17, be a part of an engaging conversation with executives from major fleet management companies! By participating in two very brief surveys, you can have a chance to have your questions answered during these keynote events. If you could ask these top executives your questions, what would you ask? We want to make sure your questions and issues are addressed, and if you take a moment and supply us with your questions, they will be at this year's I&E. Submit your questions in advance by Friday, February 27, 2015.
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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.
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NAFA’s CAFM ®/CAFS Boot Camp is the key to your best CAFM ®/CAFS testing performance! You have two opportunities to take advantage of this extraordinary education: at the 2015 Institute & Expo, April 14-17 in Orlando, Florida and June 6-8, at the Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Suites, Chicago, IL!
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In the Institute & Expo keynote session Lightning Rod Legislative Issues on Thursday, April 16, you will hear directly from NAFA’s Legislative Counsel Patrick O'Connor, NAFA’s Government Affairs Committee leaders, and representatives from U.S. government agencies.
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Pacific Southwest, NorCal-Northern Nevada, Chicago, Wisconsin, Western Canada, and South Central.
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RFS Reform Legislation Introduced, NAFA Urges Congress to Raise Federal Fuels User Fee, and President Obama Seeks $478 Billion for Highways and Infrastructure.
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A joint research project led by Pollution Probe, a non-profit environmental organization, and Hydro Ottawa has been released on January 28. This report is part of Pollution Probe’s Electric Mobility Adoption and Prediction (EMAP) initiative, which is funded by the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative of the Government of Canada.
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Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased in January for the fourth consecutive month. This pushed the January Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to a reading of 125.3, which represented an increase of 2.5 percent from a year ago.
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"NAFA Members, are you ready for the upcoming 2015 NAFA Institute & Expo show in Orlando? If you are not, you are missing a great opportunity to take advantage of new modifications designed to give you the best experience yet!"
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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! Early-bird savings end this Friday, February 20!
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Federal safety regulators are recalling more than 2.12 million vehicles for a defect that may cause air bags to deploy inadvertently — even if they have been repaired for a separate defect that caused as many as six reported deaths from deployments with excessive force in crashes.
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Mark Lillie, who left the Japanese auto-parts maker in 1999, said his departure was tied to Takata’s disregard of his warnings against using the chemical compound ammonium nitrate to inflate its airbags.
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The standard mileage rate is used by employers as the amount to reimburse employees who use their personal vehicles on the employer’s behalf. Employers are not required to reimburse business travel expenses to employees in most states. However, most employers consider it fair to do so. Many use the standard mileage rate for the reimbursement amount.
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In the case of the German luxury maker, the problem was linked to BMW’s ConnectedDrive system which relies on onboard SIM cards to identify authorized users. The technology can be used, among other things, to allow a vehicle’s doors to be unlocked remotely. But it also is used to transmit real-time traffic information and other data. The problem is likely to get worse, warns a new report overseen by Senator Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat.
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The first semi-autonomous vehicles are set to reach showrooms within the next several years, and several automakers are promising they’ll have the first fully-autonomous products on the road by 2020. That timetable might work in some parts of the country. But if you live in snowier climes, don’t be surprised if you’re in for a much longer wait, especially if you’re hoping to have your car take over driving duties in inclement weather.
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NAFA welcomes new Members and Affiliates into the Association -- more than forty new fleet professionals in all!
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NAFA thanks Mark Klein and Dennis B. Sendera, CAFM ® 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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In the late 1950s, Patrick Starr helped form NAFA, and was a major force for the institution of a yearly conference. The conference has changed names and grown to become today's Institute & Expo, considered the biggest gathering of fleet professionals in the industry. He received an Honorary Membership to NAFA in 1991.
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At NAFA's 2015 Institute & Expo on Wednesday morning, be a part of the keynote event, the OEM Fireside Chat. The hour will fly by as top C-Suite OEM execs answer your questions and share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. Who else but NAFA can deliver this direct-access value to you?
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Motivational speaker Shawn Achor has keyed in on the field of positive psychology, whereby how you view the world affects the world and your relationship with it. Happy people, engaged individuals, are more likely to be creative, productive, enthusiastic, and able to accept change, challenges, and stress. That is exactly the message NAFA wants for our kick-off of the 2015 Institute & Expo (I&E), April 14-17, in Orlando, Florida. Register for the I&E and hear this thought-provoking session in person!
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Union Leasing, Inc., a commercial vehicle leasing and fleet management solutions company, has named Jeffrey Hurrell, CAFM ® to the position of Regional Sales Manager, West Coast. "Jeff brings a unique perspective to the position, having previously managed a fleet of 9,000 vehicles," said Mark Conroy, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "He intimately understands the challenges of the fleet manager."
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Data from AAA said average gas prices across the country have increased and will likely will keep moving upward. That uptick comes after a record 123-day period of steady declines, the organization said.
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In early-February a group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers began their second attempt to introduce a bill that would reform the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program in the United States, targeting an end to ethanol fuel-blending mandates. The lawmakers said the bill would eliminate requirements for corn-based ethanol blending and cap blending levels for other biofuels at actual production levels.
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Rules mandating that all plug-in and hybrid cars make some form of artificial noise to alert pedestrians of their presence have long been promised by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) following a large amount of lobbying by the National Federation for the Blind.
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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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Fleet management will always involve a certain level of risk; the key is to minimize risk wherever and whenever possible. NAFA's Risk Management Guide provides fleet managers the ability to identify, quantify, and treat risk across their fleet and throughout their overall organization.
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Register for NAFA's IFA, co-located with I&E this April 13-17! Click here to register today!
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