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"The integration and convergence of transportation and communications technologies in connected cars offers tremendous opportunities...however, there are many unanswered questions (and possible risks) associated with these emerging technologies. Automobile manufacturers collect huge amounts of data on every vehicle they produce. It has not been determined who will be the rightful owner of that data. Should it be the OEM, the vehicle owner, the lessee, the lessor, a third-party supplier involved in the data collection?"
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Join NAFA's Atlanta Chapter on Thursday, March 10 at the Atlanta Auto Show! This event will feature our own personal host and tour guide John Davis, the Producer/Host of the Public Television series MotorWeek!
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Join us for the combined NAFA Sunshine State Chapter/FLAGFA/FUFMA Conference and Expo, March 16-18! The three-day event will feature Keynote Speaker and NAFA Member Kelly Reagan, Fleet Director for the City of Columbus, Ohio. Make plans to be a part of this terrific event!
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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 provides 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 at www.nafainstitute.org!
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NAFA's Institute and Expo is a great opportunity for you to network with industry colleagues, as well as attend a variety of different educational sessions that will help you take your fleet management skills to the next level! These presentations will address a wide array of topics. Click inside to find out more!
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If you've been thinking about working towards your CAFM ® designation, but are still on the fence about doing so, you're in luck! If you are planning to attend the Institute and Expo this April 19-22, you will have the chance to take the program for a test drive! There's never been a better time to become CAFM ®-certified!
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To promote a little healthy competition between Chapters, NAFA will be awarding one Chapter with a free CAFM® enrollment at the annual Chapter Recognition Luncheon, Tuesday afternoon, April 19 NAFA’s 2016 Institute & Expo in Austin, Texas!
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Do you know someone who isn't a member of NAFA who would still like to attend our Institute and Expo in Austin this April? Then you need to take part in our I&E Registration Challenge! We're also offering free one year NAFA memberships to non-members who sign up for four day I&E passes! Find out more inside!
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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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NAFA’s CAFM ®/CAFS ® 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 Business Management certificate this upcoming year, enroll for the next Boot Camp webinar: Business Management! This webinar has been rescheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday, March 9 & 10, so don't miss out!
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Register for International Fleet Academy (April 18) and Institute & Expo (April 19-22) and get the full measure of global fleet expertise from the sources that know the ins-and-outs of this continually expanding aspect of the business world! Find out more inside!
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Find out about the chapter meetings you will want to be a part of this year. Details inside!
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EPA Accepting DERA Grant Proposals; Oil Lobby Sues EPA over Biofuel Requirements; House Transportation Committee to Look at HTF Revenue Options; and CBO Report: Tolls and Mileage Fees Superior to Gas Tax.
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The Resort Municipality of Whistler’s DC fast charging station was funded through British Columbia’s Clean Energy Vehicle Program and the federal government’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative. Whistler was one of a series of communities which were selected to receive this special funding back in 2013.
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In the April 7, 2015 edition of the Fleet Management Weekly e-newsletter, Fleet Industry Marketer Ed Pierce summarized the steps necessary to ensure success at the fleet industry’s biggest exhibition event – NAFA's Institute & Expo. This year, Ed and Fleet Management Weekly offer a more complete chronology of the "best practices" NAFA I&E exhibitors should adopt every year.
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Get your company in front of fleet's biggest single gathering of professionals, the 2016 Institute & Expo! Join the companies listed here and make a major impact for your products and services!
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Element Financial Corp. said it will split into two publicly traded firms in a bid to unlock shareholder value. The former will be led by Bradley Nullmeyer, Element’s President, and the latter will be led by Steve Hudson, the Chief Executive Officer, according to a statement on February 23.
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U.S. auto safety regulators are examining whether an additional 70 million to 90 million Takata Corp airbag inflators should be recalled because they may endanger drivers, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. That would nearly quadruple the 29 million inflators recalled so far and linked to nine deaths in the United States. In all, as many as 120 million Takata inflators in U.S. vehicles contain the same volatile chemical - ammonium nitrate - used in inflators that automakers have recalled, according to company documents verified by two former Takata managers.
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In addition to having to recall millions of cars for malfunctioning airbags, Honda has also recently received the dubious honor of being the most stolen car in the U.S. According to the FBI, car thefts rose one percent in the first half of 2015. While this seems like a minuscule percentage, the agency also says that this was the only property crime to rise during that period. Before that, car theft statistics had been on a steady decline.
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The typical American motorist will spend $300 this year repairing vehicle damage caused by potholes, according to a new report by the AAA, and as the American highway infrastructure continues to worsen, the problem could continue to get worse. The problem will become even more apparent in the weeks ahead, as roadways begin to crumble as snow and ice begin to thaw.
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Toyota has announced that it is recalling more than 3 million SUV's, more than 1 million of which were sold in the U.S., because the safety belts could potentially fail in a crash. This comes as the auto industry is trying to recover from a record total of 51.2 million recalls last year, per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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NAFA welcomes new Members and Affiliates into the Association. Thank you for making NAFA your association!
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It is the strength of our members like Club NAFA Members like Brandon Sohl and Michael Stevens; and Fred Davies, Thomas Larkum, Richard Nicoletti, and John Pieper that has helped make NAFA the strongest association in fleet management today.
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There are times where a leasing program may not fit the needs of your entire fleet of vehicles. Leasing may work best in some applications, where reimbursement may work better in others. Offering an alternate reimbursement program is a common way that companies bridge the divide in their fleet programs. NAFA webinar series continues next week with Leasing and Reimbursement – Selecting the Optimal Program for the Right Situation. Register now!
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On February 5, NAFA President Ruth Alfson, CAFM ®, appointed Gary Lentsch, CAFM ®, as Representative of the Association's Utility Line Clearance Tree Equipment Committee (ULCTEC) on the Board of Governors. He will also become a member of NAFA's Educational Development Committee and the 2017 Curriculum Committee.
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NAFA thanks the publications that have recognized and publicized the benefits of NAFA's Institute & Expo to their readership! Your publication can play a crucial role at the fleet event of the year for fleet professionals. Find out how!
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"We set out to eliminate the excuses of people from blaming government, oil companies, automakers and, ultimately, their ancestors for the lack of sustainable transportation," Rathwell says of the cross-country charging network. "That’s why we electrified the entire Trans-Canada Highway. If the longest highway in the world can be electrified, what can’t be?"
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Donna Setaro is the Founder of the Move Over Awareness Campaign in New Jersey, and has given over 450 presentations regarding the Move Over law to over 55,000 people. "Most presentations I give are to an audience of around 300 people. On average, less than 15 percent in that audience are aware of the existence of Move Over laws." Donna Setaro will be a keynote speaker at NAFA's 2016 Institute & Expo, April 19-22 in Austin, Texas.
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Dan Ricci, Global Big Data Automotive Industry Leader for IBM Corporation will be a Keynote Presenter at the 2016 Institute & Expo , April 19-22 in Austin, Texas, Ricci’s thought-provoking presentation will inform attendees where fleet fits into it, and what fleets can get out of it.
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In late-February, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Congressional Budget Request. In brief, DOE’s FY 2017 budget decreases investment in the Clean Cities deployment program by 32 percent below last year’s enacted level and 53 percent below last year’s budget request.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly asked Volkswagen to manufacture electric cars in the U.S., as part of ongoing negotiations concerning the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal. As German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reports, the electric vehicles would be built at VW's plant in Chattanooga, TN.
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After everything that has gone on with Volkswagen and their diesel emissions issues, Mercedes-Benz now faces a class action lawsuit claiming that they also cheated U.S. emissions regulations with their older BlueTec diesel models.
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In a move that reflects General Motors shift towards greener technology, it has renamed it's Powertrain group "Global Propulsion Systems." The name change comes a few weeks after the General announced it was creating a specialized unit focused specifically on the development of electric vehicles.
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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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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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