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It can be very easy to get swept up in the fun and spectacle of the holiday season, and that's a great thing. It's also great to be reminded of those who could really use the help and support, both for now and all year 'round. NAFA's NorCal-Northern Nevada Chapter held their Holiday Luncheon at Ruth Chris Steakhouse in Walnut Creek, CA on December 3. Fifty-three members and guests attended in support of the Bay Area Crisis Nursery with a toy drive and a cash contribution.
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An afternoon at the Brazilian steakhouse is not at all a bad way to end the year! And if you add a bit of charitable spirit to the event, it only makes the day that much sweeter. On Tuesday, December 8, NAFA's Mid-America Chapter hosted their annual holiday luncheon at Fogo de Chão, taking in the smells and the tastes, and getting reacquainted with peers.
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Want more people at your next NAFA Chapter meeting? Recaps and previews of meetings in NAFAConnection can help boost attendance! All it takes is a few minutes to submit information and the entire membership will know about the great work you're doing.
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NAFA's Institute & Expo means education that is designed to meet your specific fleet needs. Need proof? Inside is a small sampling of the hot-button topics affecting fleet right now and being discussed at NAFA's Institute & Expo, April 19-22 in Austin, Texas! NAFA's 2016 I&E registration is now open at www.nafainstitute.org! Take advantage of early-bird savings!
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New to the world of Global Fleet? Then don’t miss out on NAFA’s 2016 International Fleet Academy: Global 101: First Steps to Globalization! NAFA’s International Fleet Academy on April 18, 2016 at the Austin Convention Center will dig deep into what it means for fleet managers when their companies and organizations go global.
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The Fleet Excellence Awards (or FLEXYs) are open to every fleet management professional regardless of whether or not they are current members of NAFA Fleet Management Association. There are only a couple of weeks left to nominate yourself, worthy fleet teams, peers, and clients. Make 2016 the year you get recognition for you and your team's great work!
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All new to the February session of NAFA's Essentials Of Fleet Management (EFMS) is the expert forum so that you can ask and learn from four fleet professionals with more than 150 years of fleet management experience combined! They will discuss topics, answer questions, and share fleet management insights with you. In addition, the EFMS will now address for the first-time ever the eleven essential practices of fleet management!
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NAFA is offering the opportunity for members of our partner organization, NTEA, to test drive the CAFM ® certification program for free. This terrific opportunity takes place at the NTEA 2016 Work Truck Show, running March 1-4, 2016 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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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! Don't let the year end without prepping for success in 2016. Take advantage of this great offer to come back to the CAFM ® program! This offer ends January 1, 2016, so don't pass on this career-enhancing opportunity. Further details are in this article!
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NAFA’s CAFM ®/S Boot Camp can help prepare you if you're interested in the individual certificate of your choice; so if you're looking to get your Professional Development certificate this upcoming year, enroll for the next Boot Camp webinar: Professional Development!
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We don't know how to put it but this is kind of a big deal. As a NAFA member, you can take advantage of 25 percent-off savings on all NAFA products. If you've been waiting for the right moment to stock up on the most-trusted fleet manuals, guides, and tools in the profession, now is the time. But don't delay...when the year is up, so is this offer!
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Recently, the City of Oakland, CA became the first major city in the U.S. to convert its entire diesel fleet to renewable diesel. Oakland’s Equipment Services Division Manager Richard Battersby, CAFM ®, led the charge to go green. Battersby, a longtime NAFA Member, said his city opted for the non-food chain fuel after carefully consulting the California Air Resources Board as well as other civic leaders.
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In early-November Luiz Claudio Souza reached a new milestone in his career, and NAFA education marked a new milestone as well. Souza, Strategic Alliances and Channels Manager for Brazil-based fleet technology and solutions company GolSat, passed four of NAFA's fleet information exams to become the first certified international CAFS. "Now it is time to plan (my) next step which, is to attain CAFM ® certification," Luiz said. "It is an honor to success on such an important and difficult exam."
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Winter is on its way! Find out about the chapter meetings you will want to be a part of. Details inside!
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Congress Passes Five Year Infrastructure Bill, New Highway Bill Provides $95 Million for User Fee Testing, NHTSA Issues NPRM on Improved Rear Impact Protection for Trailers and Semitrailers, and FMCSA Issues Final Electronic Logging Devices Rule.
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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray announced the province’s new Climate Change Strategy during the United Nations’ 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris. The new strategy consists in investing $20 million from the Ontario Green Investment Fund this year in order to install additional public charging stations for electric vehicles.
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Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) ticked down in November after increases in each of the previous five months. This brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to a reading of 125.1 for November, which was an increase of 1.5 percent from a year ago.
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Low gas prices apparently go hand in hand with consumers buying cars and trucks that drink more fuel. The monthly fuel economy statistics for new U.S. cars continue to drop, with the average miles per gallon rating for new cars purchased in November falling to 25.0 mpg. That's 0.1 mpg lower than the October number, as calculated at UMTRI.
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In partnership with the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center, AAA tested rear cross traffic alert systems, designed to alert drivers to traffic passing behind a reversing vehicle, and found significant system limitations exist when parked between larger vehicles, such as SUVs or minivans.
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Kubota has set a recall which involves about 11,500 of their RTV-X1100C series diesel-powered utility vehicles, model years 2013, 2014, and 2015. These recalled utility vehicles come in the colors orange and camouflage and have serial numbers ranging from 10001 to 23172.
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In only 16 months global oil prices have collapsed from over $110 a barrel to less than half that, and the oil industry in the United States and around the world is reeling from its worst crisis since the late 1990s. On December 7, the American benchmark broke the $38-a-barrel mark, a price that makes drilling and completing wells a losing proposition in almost all oil fields around the country.
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Pep Boys said on December 9 that it told Bridgestone that the company may ditch an already agreed upon $835 million buyout offer. They declared possible intentions to go with a competing offer from Carl Icahn’s investment firm that is worth $2 million more. Icahn Enterprises is offering $15.50 for each Pep Boys share, compared with Bridgestone’s offer of $15 per share. The buyout from Icahn Enterprises is worth about $837.4 million.
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NAFA welcomes 40 new Members and Affiliates into the Association. Thank you for making NAFA your association!
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NAFA thanks Willard DaSilva, Nancy Reingold, CAFM ®, and Gordon West 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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It is time to recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions with lasting results to NAFA and the fleet profession. If you know of someone who fits the bill for any award, please complete the award nomination form linked in this article and return it to NAFA. The NAFA Board of Trustees will select winners. Awards are presented at NAFA’s Institute & Expo April 19-22, 2016 in Austin, TX.
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The Fleet & Surplus Services Division of Minnesota Department of Administration has successfully demonstrated that a credible sustainability plan is in place, and real, meaningful progress is being made toward reducing their total emissions and the negative environmental impact made by extraneous carbon fuel usage. This fleet joins an ever-growing list of NAFA-accredited fleets that are bringing positive action and quantifiable value to their organizations.
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The delegates to the United Nations climate conference in Le Bourget, France, confront a sobering fact: The number of automobiles on the world’s roads is on pace to double — to more than two billion — by the year 2030. And more likely than not, most of those cars will be burning carbon-emitting gasoline or diesel fuels. That’s because much of the expansion will be propelled by the rise of the consumer class in industrializing parts of the globe, especially in China and India, as hundreds of millions of new drivers discover the glory of the open road.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Computational Chemist Scott Auerbach has been awarded a three-year, $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve basic understanding and optimize the process of producing fuels such as gasoline from plant biomass instead of from petroleum.
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Ontario's Liberal government will hand out $20 million in grants next year to help create a network of public charging stations for electric vehicles. The province wants public and private sector partners to build fast-charging electric vehicle stations in cities, along highways and at workplaces, apartments, and condominiums, said Premier Kathleen Wynne.
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The heavy smog shrouding Beijing has proved to be a boon for China's nascent electric car market, with some dealers saying inquiries about all-electric models are up by almost a tenth. Beijing issued a first 3-day pollution "red alert" on December 7, and set out measures to combat the hazardous smog, including limiting the use of conventional petrol-powered and hybrid cars to alternate days.
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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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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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NAFA's Emergency Operations Manual is specifically written for fleet managers! This "how-to" guide provides step-by step instructions to develop an effective emergency operations plan and is a must-have when events become unpredictable.
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