The Smart Moves in Vehicle Transportation
Moving a vehicle, whether from an OEM, or directly from an upfitter to avoid a lengthy, unpredictable ship-thru process, or simply to reposition it, is an involved and complex process…
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How Are Electric Vehicles Affecting Repair Shops?
Photo: Noyafields / Flickr With the increasing market penetration of BEVs/HEVs and rapidly evolving technologies, independent repair shops who service these vehicles recognize the importance of keeping up with current…
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Seven Strategies to Reduce Preventable Accidents
Credit: NETS A report released in March 2021 by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) showed that of the unsafe behaviors that were tracked, distracted driving was the…
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Best Practices in Upfitting Aftermarket Accessories
Credit: BrandFX BrandFX ship-thru facility A vehicle upfit is defined as “to customize a vehicle by adding extra features.” These features may be tailor-made or part of a line of…
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A Blueprint to Predictive Maintenance for Fleets
Photo: gettyimages.com/metamorworks The secret sauce to predictive maintenance is amalgamating vehicle data points across millions of vehicle miles. AI and machine learning then take over to predict failures on components…
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State of the RAC/Short-Term Rental Market in Spain, Italy, and Germany
The three markets of focus by Dataforce are Spain, Italy, and Germany. But why Germany? Well in terms of the RAC/short-term rental market there is no larger registration nation in…
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The 5 Steps in a Successful Upfit Program
For delivery and service fleets, upfitting is part and parcel of the spec’ing process. It’s also one of the most complex aspects of acquiring a vehicle. Because of this, mistakes…
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Road to Zero Resolution Aims to Eliminate Traffic Deaths
Photo: Unsplash.com/KJ Styles. The Senate called on Congress and the Department of Transportation to join forces to achieve zero traffic fatalities and support efforts to address disparities and other equity-related…
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How to Talk to Your Employees About Tracking Their Driving Behavior
Photo: Unsplash.com/Paul Hanaoka. If a fleet is planning a tracking program, they must approach it properly to ensure drivers are comfortable with the transition and understand precisely what is happening.…
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Road to Zero in Europe 2021: How is Europe Progressing?
Credit: DATAFORCE New car registrations for 2021 in Europe hit the halfway mark on the “Road to Zero” from both a fuel type and a CO2 perspective. CO2 emission reductions continue to meet the targets…
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