Entries by Nate Riggins

Connection puts the driver at its center

The promise of capturing vehicle data and turning it into profitable new services and business models has driven significant investments in the commercial vehicle telematics space by truck manufacturers and suppliers.   However, despite significant investments in IT platforms, vehicle technology, and service innovations, we have not yet reached the maximum. We still have spaces […]

3 ways fleet managers can reduce operational costs

Try different ways of cost-cutting and still keeping safety/operational efficiency is a regular job of every fleet manager. In the last months, with the pandemic, reducing operational costs has assumed critical significance.  There are several expenses in this line of work. The biggest, of course, is fuel fees and asset maintenance costs. The good news […]

How does a fuel management system work?

How does a fuel management system work? Fuel is one of the top 3 expenses in any fleet’s cost structure. Tracking and reporting where it is being spent can be challenging and time-consuming. So how do you stay on top of it?  Link2Pump offers a simple solution that automates the entire fueling and tracking process. […]

Advanced trucks could increase driver retention

Fleet companies are facing challenges in the retention and recruitment of drivers at an especially risky moment. Drivers are needed now more than ever before to progress in migrating the shipment of goods, food, medicine, and vaccines globally.  Retention is especially important for drivers, as the current market is tight. The most recent ACT Research […]

Equipment finance industry confidence improves in July

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the July 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $900 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market […]

5 ways to enhance fleet efficiency

Fleet management is a task that initially may seem easy, but in practice, it presents great complexity. Good fleet management is not only related to taking care of the entry and exit of vehicles. Good fleet management must understand the entire operation, maximizing the availability of vehicles to perform services, reducing costs with tires, fines, […]

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Vehicle Telemetry: what you need to know

In fleet management, it is very important to keep looking for new technologies that help the control system of different KPIs, such as fuel, routes, loads, mechanics, drivers, among others. Vehicle telemetry is yet another of the digital innovations that assist in this process, collecting vehicle information remotely. With telemetry, it is possible to check […]

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How Often Should You Conduct Safety Training?

Companies that value well-trained employees often have ongoing training programs in place. Ongoing does not mean continuous, so how often should you provide ongoing training to employees? Certain safety training topics have to be refreshed or retrained on a set schedule. In most cases, safety or other training courses that result in or require certification […]