New Fleets

TUSTIN, CA - The NAFA Pacific Southwest (PSW) Chapter will hold its annual golf tournament at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club on Oct. 20. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. and the Golf Tournament Shotgun starts at noon.

Tags: chapter meeting, golf outing, NAFA

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME - Under the terms of the agreement, Wright Express (WEX) will issue fleet cards and provide related services to all three brands affiliated with ConocoPhillips' motor fuels: Conoco, Phillips 66, and 76.

Tags: ConocoPhillips, fuel, fuel card, Wright Express Corporation

MT. LAUREL, NJ - Automotive Resources International (ARI) has developed a new white paper that examines the pros and cons of compensating employees for driving their own vehicles versus providing company-owned fleet vehicles.

Tags: Automotive Resources International, company-provided vehicle, reimbursement, white paper

DENVER - The Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance will hold a free workshop Sept. 9 in Denver. The training seminar will cover alternative fuel quality, infrastructure, available vehicles, safety, and environmental impact of propane, ethanol, biodiesel, and compressed natural gas.

Tags: Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance, Clean Vehicle Education Foundation, Department of Energy, National Biodiesel Board, Propane Education & Research Council, Renewable Fuels Association, seminar

TORRANCE, CA - Automotive Fleet is honoring fleet managers with its second annual Environmental Leadership Awards. The presentation and ceremony will take place at the 2010 Green Fleet Conference Oct. 18-19 in San Diego.

Tags: award, Green Fleet, Green Fleet Conference

BLOOMFIELD, MI - QEK Global Solutions (Canada), Inc. provided fleet maintenance for the Olympic Torch Relay convoy vehicles. QEK led the team on a 45,000 km (27,961.77 miles) 106-day tour from one end of Canada to the other.

Tags: Canada, maintenance, olympics, QEK Global Solutions

PRINCETON, NJ - NAFA Fleet Management Association will be the official sponsor of the Fleet Zone at the InterBev 2010 show. The beverage trade show and convention will take place Sept. 22-25 in Orlando, Fla.

Tags: Conference, InterBev 2010, NAFA, sponsor, trade show

PURCHASE, NY - PepsiCo is committed to an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its global operations, according to the company's recently released sustainability report.

Tags: carbon footprint, emissions, PepsiCo

READING, PA - Penske Truck Leasing will host Discovery Forum 2010, a series of free, educational open houses for commercial fleet owners and fleet managers, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia starting Aug. 17.

Tags: discovery forum, education, Penske Truck Leasing

SAN DIEGO - The 2010 Green Fleet Conference will feature environmental fleet leaders highlighting proven strategies other fleets can explore to make their operations "greener" and more efficient.

Tags: Best Practices, Green Fleet, Green Fleet Conference, strategies

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services will host a free safety management webinar Aug. 17 to examine best practices in safety management and how those measures can deliver fleet cost reduction.

Tags: cost-cutting, GE Capital Fleet Services, Safety, Webinar

CERRITOS, CA - The NAFA Pacific Southwest (PSW) Chapter will hold its next meeting Aug. 24 at the Cerritos Sheraton. Featured speakers include Jeff Hurrell, Hewlett-Packard; Todd Mouw, ROUSH; Terry Karges, Ferrellgas; and Tedd Abramson, ZeroTruck.

Tags: chapter meeting, Ferrellgas, Hewlett-Packard, NAFA, ROUSH, ZeroTruck

LAS VEGAS - Scheduled Sept. 8-10 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin, the annual Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) conference is less than one month away.

Tags: AFLA, Conference, registration

ELKRIDGE, MD - The Chesapeake Chapter of NAFA Fleet Management Association will hold a golf outing Oct. 4 at The Timbers at Troy in Elkridge, Md. The previous announcement listed the event date as Sept. 10.

Tags: chapter meeting, Chesapeake , golf outing, NAFA

PRINCETON, NJ - The Association has formed the NAFA CARB Advisory Council, a new sub-committee of NAFA's Fuels & Technology Advisory Council, to provide input to both NAFA and the Air Resources Board on regulatory matters that impact fleet managers in California.

Tags: California Air Resources Board , CARB Advisory Council, decisionmaking, NAFA

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services announced it identified more than $96 million in cost savings for customers in the second quarter of 2010.

Tags: GE Capital Fleet Services, savings

THOUSAND OAKS, CA - Calif.-based Omega Health Systems (OHS) announced a new partnership with Advanced Drivers of America (ADA) to provide online risk assessment and e-learning systems via their Safe Driving Plus system.

Tags: Advanced Drivers of America, Driver Safety, Omega Health Systems

RICHFIELD, MN - Reducing miles traveled, implementing an anti-idling policy, and right-sizing its fleet are just a few of the environmental efforts highlighted in Best Buy's annual sustainability report for fiscal 2010.

Tags: Best Buy, EPA, Green Fleet, report, sustainability

DES PLAINES, IL - Forty-one different corporate fleets from a range of North American companies were represented in Wheels, Inc.'s EcoWheels Green Driver Challenge. The ten-week program enlisted 2,970 corporate fleet vehicle drivers to pledge to incorporate sustainable driving habits into their daily routines.

Tags: AstraZeneca, driving behavior, EcoWheels Green Driver Challenge, fuel efficiency, Nationwide Insurance, SimplexGrinnell, Wheels, Inc.

DETROIT - Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC models are leveraging OnStar technology to develop mobile applications allowing drivers to activate all of the functions available on a traditional vehicle key fob securely from their smartphones.

Tags: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, General Motors, GMC, mobile application, OnStar

BRENTWOOD, TN - Comdata Corporation announced Ethon Stanford as vice president of sales for its national accounts division, which services large, national fleets.

Tags: appointment, Comdata