NAFA Connection

NAFA recently announced it is seeking input on changes being considered to the Association’s membership qualifications and board structure that would enable a wider audience to join and become leaders of the Association. Chief among the changes being discussed by NAFA is a broadening of the definition of who qualifies to be a member of the Association, which is already the largest fleet-related association in the world.

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To be sure your membership contact data prints correctly, and to ensure you are in NAFA's 2017 Membership Directory, you must enter and/or check your information for accuracy before July 1. Information entered after July 1 is not guaranteed to be included. Please take a moment to log on to the NAFA website at www.nafa.org and click on My Profile to verify your contact information. Now is the time to be sure all your data is correct. This information will be available through the Online Searchable Network.

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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. If you're looking for Maintenance Management! certificate or need studying for this discipline, working toward CAFM^®/CAFS^®, you need to attend this webinar! But this session will be held on July 5 and 6, so be sure to register now before time runs out!

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Consecutive increases in the Manheim Index in April and May do not suggest a reversal in the expected downward trend in pricing as a result of higher wholesale supplies. They do suggest, however, that dealers have continued to achieve efficiency gains that are allowing them to bid up auction prices even as gross margins narrow. That’s encouraging to commercial consignors who have been expecting, and preparing for, greater weakness in wholesale pricing.

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Find out about the chapter meetings you will want to be a part of. Details inside.

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NAFA's Wisconsin Chapter is delighted to invite you to their 25th Annual Golf & Leisure Outing on Tuesday, July 12!

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On July 12, NAFA's Pacific Northwest Chapter will host the first ever exam sitting for the Association's Certificate of Completion Program. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am at Luke Jensen Sports Park. This pilot session will feature the new Asset Management Module -- now the most up-to-date curriculum available! The meeting will also feature NAFA CEO Phillip E. Russo, CAE, who will be on hand to speak about the program!

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Join NAFA's Old Dominion Chapter for a full day of education and networking on September 27. There will be learning opportunities for you and your staff. We have a fleet manager track featuring hot topics for fleets, as well as a "technician/shop foreman track" focusing on more technical challenges. Lunch will feature a Fireside Chat with FCA, Ford, and GM.

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Perhaps you’ve been curious about participating in your chapters at a greater level. Now is the perfect time to learn more about it. The people involved in every aspect of NAFA are just like you: fleet professionals who made the choice of giving some of their time to the Association because they want to help their industry and colleagues.

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Senate Committee Report Finds New Cars Being Sold With Defective Airbags, FMCSA Issues Final CMV Seat Belt Rule, Stakeholders Caution Delay In Federal Approval Of Hair Testing Dangerous, and NAFA Weighs In On Another Biofuel Tax Credit Proposal

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Technological advances and greater tests of vehicle safety have led to a greater frequency of vehicle recalls in recent years. Most recently Takata, a Japanese automotive parts company, declared that 14 million air bag inflators were defective. This has caused over 12 million vehicles from eight different automakers in the United States to be recalled. This has spilled into Canada, with Fiat Chrysler recently announcing that they would be recalling 400,000 vehicles for the same problem.

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Biofuels advocates, farmers, and oil industry supporters gathered on June 9 to weigh in on U.S. regulators' latest plan for biofuels use requirements. Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) heard comments from over 100 participants on their plan for how much ethanol and other renewable fuel needs to be blended into motor gasoline and diesel next year, ahead of a November 30 deadline to finalize the proposal.

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The now infamous Takata airbag recall has grown exponentially since their inflators were found to be defective last October, with another 4.4 million cars added to the list just a few weeks ago. The scope of this recall is enough to make anyone scratch their head and wonder what’s going on with the now maligned airbag supplier. In addition, a few manufacturers admitted to selling vehicles with recalled Takata inflators, affecting about 2.1 million vehicles.

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A nationwide recall of more than 7,000 2014 and 2015 Ford Police Interceptor SUVs has prompted Southern California law enforcement agencies to take precautions, inspecting same-year models in their fleets for safety and making repairs if necessary. At least one accident and one injury have occurred related to the problem that sparked the recall, according to Ford Motor Co.’s recall notice.

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Congress passed the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act late last year, but the bill only just became federal law this month. This new legislation does just what the name implies. It is meant to ensure that all rental vehicles are as safe as every other car on the road, by prohibiting recalled vehicles from making it into rental fleets. The bill is named for two sisters killed in a highway crash in a rented Chrysler PT Cruiser in 2004. The car was subject to a recall.

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IHS Automotive has nearly doubled its forecast for sales of self-driving vehicles to almost 21 million overall by 2035. The business information provider sees annual sales of vehicles with true autonomous capability hitting 600,000 by 2025 and accelerating.

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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 Sheryl Grossman and Patrick Stroud that has helped make NAFA the strongest association in fleet management today.

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NAFA remembers Carl Gloutnay, one of the founders of the Association's Quebec Chapter. He passed away in Laval, on May 9 at the age of 87.

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Did you want to attend a specific NAFA webinar, but were unable to do so? Did you miss an important section in a past webinar? Then you'll want to check out NAFA's archived webinars, a great benefit available to you as a NAFA member!

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Diane Lopez will be responsible for Abbott's entire fleet program (U.S. and global duties) and retains overall fleet manager and procurement responsibilities, including all ground transportation modes. Diane will also be involved with developing a global fleet strategy/program for Abbott.

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BMW announced on June 8 that it has won a contract with the Los Angeles Police Department to supply 100 of its compact i3 electric cars. The initiative is a part of LA's "Sustainable City pLAn," which includes a commitment to make half of its light-duty vehicle purchases fully electric by 2017.

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Samsung SDI decided to drop its fuel-cell projects because the "outlook of the market isn't good," according to a company spokesperson quoted in the report. The same spokesperson said fuel-cell patents and equipment would be sold to a local company, but would not name the purchaser.

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Canadian Portfolio Manager Martin Grosskopf is betting heavily on alternative fuel vehicles overtaking traditional cars as a pillar of his no-fossil-fuels allocation strategy. Grosskopf said he was scoffed at when he took a stake in Tesla Motors Inc. four years ago, with analysts questioning potential demand. But the electric vehicle manufacturer's prolific growth since has helped quiet the critics.

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Garbage trucks can weigh a few dozen tons, and given the fact that they stop and start every few yards, they can be incredibly inefficient and burn quite a bit of diesel in the process. Mack's new LR Series low-cab-forward chassis, which was unveiled at WasteExpo in Las Vegas, boasts claims that the truck will reduce fuel consumption by about 70 percent.

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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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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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Understand the possible NAFA bylaws changes and send in your questions, too. Visit http://www.nafa.org/bylaws-2016/. You may provide input to NAFA by sending an email to bylaws@nafa.org.

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