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Join us this week, on September 23-25 for the NAFA/FLAGFA/FUFMA Joint Conference with NAFA’s Sunshine State Chapter. The Keynote Speaker for the event will be Former NAFA Law Enforcement Group Chair, Commissioner Robert Martinez, New York Police Department Fleet.
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NAFA's Alabama Chapter is holding their annual conference in beautiful Orange Beach, Alabama. In addition to having NAFA CEO Phillip Russo, CAE, as an honorable guest speaker, attendees can expect three days of dynamic and knowledgeable speakers AND evening events! And now you can test drive the CAFM® program as well! Be here October 4-6, 2015 at Orange Beach, Alabama!
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It's NAFA's Philadelphia Chapter Ride-N-Drive! Come and meet with sales professionals from the OEMs, network with fellow fleet professionals, and get an update on what is happening with NAFA.
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New York-InterCounty/New Jersey Chapters will venture out on a beautiful early-fall day to take part in their annual combined chapter event taking place at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany, NJ. This event will take place 9 am to 2 pm on October 14. You will be able to to catch up with your peers and do a bit of networking before the day's focus begins!
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If you always wanted to help shape the future of the fleet industry and be on the NAFA Board of Trustees, now is your chance to throw your proverbial hat in the proverbial ring. Each year around this time, NAFA seeks candidates for each seat on the Board of Trustees. Here is a brief summary of duties and required qualifications for each position, paraphrased from NAFA’s official "Policy for Nomination and Election of National Officers and Elected Trustees" and NAFA’s bylaws.
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NAFA’s individual certificates of completion offer education that is targeted to individual fleet disciplines. Fleet professionals can enroll in only the courses of study they require for their work situation. Enrolling in as many or as few programs as they need gives the student empowerment with regard to the time they spend in study. NAFA’s certificate program also helps develop advanced fleet knowledge should the student decide to pursue the separate Certified Automotive Fleet Management (CAFM ®) designation later.
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If you were certified in the past but let your certification lapse, we want you back! If you started the certification program and did not complete it within the assigned window, we want to help you succeed! Find out how to make your CAFM ® efforts work for you again! All the details are in this article.
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The Invoice Bundling Option -- a once-yearly process -- returns for 2016 and can reduce paperwork, clarify accounting, and can free your collective membership with NAFA from inconsistent dues-cycles. In order to participate in the bundling, you must take action now. This will be the only time for the 2016 renewal year that your company can elect to participate in this option. Your opportunity to take advantage of this concludes this Friday, September 25.
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Find out about the chapter meetings you will want to be a part of as we look toward fall. Details inside!
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NAFA Signs on to Broad Tax Extenders Coalition Industry Letter, Truckers Push Back Against Opposition to Hair Testing, and Lawmakers Shift Plans for Six-Year Highway Bill
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In British Columbia, the City of Victoria, and the district of Saanich have jointly purchased electric vehicles in order to benefit from the government’s rebates. On the other coast of the country, the Quebec Electric Circuit has reached 5,000 members. The joint purchase of the two municipalities has allowed them to buy nine vehicles overall and save $3,000 per vehicle.
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"The stability of wholesale pricing, in the face of rising volumes, stands in stark – and welcome – contrast to the volatility in financial markets. It should not, however, come as a surprise. The reverberations of international events will not be felt in the used vehicle market unless and until actual fissures develop in our domestic economy. Such a reversal of fortune is a definite possibility, but it would likely require an additional buffering by those outside forces as well as policy mistakes on our part."
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"The Expo Floor can be a win-win for everyone if executed well. Sixty-five percent of populations are visual learners and the Expo Floor gives the fleet manager the best opportunity to understand the fleet products available."
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Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 8,000 extra Jeeps in the U.S. to patch a security flaw that could allow hackers to remotely control the vehicles. The company is also recalling over 1.5 million pickup trucks to fix a series of airbag problems, including one that could cause the vehicles’ side-impact airbags to inflate inadvertently even when there’s been no crash.
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The nation’s largest automotive dealer network has announced it will no longer sell either new or used vehicles subject to a recall until they have been repaired. The announcement by AutoNation comes as the number of safety-related recalls has been surging to record levels. But while the U.S. Senate recently passed a measure that would force rental companies to pull recalled vehicles out of their fleets pending repairs, dealers were not required to take similar actions before selling such vehicles. The House has yet to take action on its own version of the bill.
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In a major setback for environmental advocates in California, Governor Jerry Brown and Senate Democrats abandoned a 50 percent cut in petroleum use by 2030 that was a centerpiece of emissions legislation, blaming an intense campaign against the mandate by the oil industry.
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NAFA welcomes more than 30 new Members and Affiliates into the Association. Thank you for making NAFA your association!
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NAFA thanks George Argueta and Steven Dragon 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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Sandy Leonard, Division Manager of Fleet Services for the City of Auburn, Alabama, has been tapped to become NAFA Fleet Management Association's Central Region Trustee, effective immediately. He succeeds Michele Ryan, CAFM ®, who resigned the position on August 23, citing a new non-fleet employment opportunity as the primary factor. Leonard has been a Member of NAFA since 2002.
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In July, NAFA Immediate Past President Claude Masters, CAFM ®, announced his retirement from Florida Power & Light. As is stipulated in NAFA's bylaws, "Members of the Board of Trustees, except for the Affiliate Trustee, are required to perform the usual and customary duties of a fleet manager; because Masters does not hold such a position, he will be stepping aside from his role as Immediate Past President. Douglas Weichman, CAFM ®, Immediate Past President 2013-2015, has graciously accepted this responsibility to replace Masters.
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On August 18, The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) launched a free comprehensive online toolkit to help employers plan ahead for Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW). NAFA is proud to support NETS' Drive Safely Work Week.
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Want to hear what is new in NAFA’s Certification world? Want to take advantage of some real deals to come back to the program if your certification has expired? Click inside and learn more with this archived webinar discussing the terrific changes and additions to CAFM ® and NAFA's fleet education opportunities!
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Beginning September 30, NAFA Member John Dmochowsky, CAFM ®, will be Senior Manager, Global Fleet for Mondelez International. John previously was Senior Sales Fleet Manager for the food company's U.S. operations. Congratulations, John on this terrific next step in your career!
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Tesla and Toyota are two of the top makers of electric cars today, and while Toyota was the first one in the car industry to intentionally work on electric cars to combine perfection and practicality, Tesla was the first one to make electric cars look hot and luxurious. Already around since the early 2000s, the newest model of Toyota's Prius will be launched this November. Meanwhile, the Model-S 70D, the most affordable car of Tesla Motors today, lists much higher specs than the Prius.
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The 2016 version of the Nissan Leaf will now be able to travel an estimated 107 miles between charges, a 27 percent increase over the original version of the battery-electric vehicle. The Japanese maker is taking advantage of improvements in lithium-ion technology to squeeze a 30 kilowatt-hour battery into the 2016 model. Until now, the Nissan Leaf had used a 24 kWh pack. Nissan now claims to offer "best-in-class" range, and the numbers are better than such competitors as the Ford Focus EV that get less than 100 miles per charge.
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Officials from Saint Peter's University Hospital and Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) have marked the completion of a five-station electric vehicle (EV) charging project at their New Brunswick, NJ hospital location. The stations are on the ground floor of the hospital's CARES parking garage and are part of a PSE&G pilot program designed to help spur the adoption of EVs in the utility's electric service territory.
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Minnesota will get millions of federal dollars to help build hundreds more ethanol fuel pumps around the state. On September 10, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack named the state as one of the 21 across the country that will share $100 million to expand the use of renewable fuels in vehicles.
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Whether you are new to global fleet management or have been managing an international fleet for several years, NAFA’s Global Fleet Guide! will set a standard of excellence for your dealings within and outside your organization, with customers, suppliers, and drivers. Purchase NAFA’s Global Fleet Guide today!
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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? NAFA’s Financial Management Guide examines these questions and more!
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Your invoice bundling opportunity ends this Friday! If you and your company would like to utilize the invoice bundling option, please let us know! Email info@nafa.org with your contact information!
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