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DECEMBER 2017 Archive

VOLUME 7, ISSUE 5 DECEMBER 2017 utilityfleetprofessional.com

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4 Leadership Lessons from Utility Fleet Conference 2017 at ICUEE

| Sean M. Lyden |
Highly effective fleet professionals are also great leaders. That’s because the job of fleet manager is about more than managing assets; you also have to work through people to get things done. And that was one of the key themes discussed at Utility Fleet Conference 2017, an intensive three-day fleet education and networking event held […]
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Meeting the Rising Safety Challenge

| Luann Dunkerley |
U.S. roads are becoming increasingly dangerous, despite a great number of vehicles having some of the most advanced safety technology available. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.nhtsa.gov), more than 37,000 fatal traffic accidents occurred in 2016, rising 14 percent since 2014. And while accident rates were in decline throughout the past 10 […]
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3 Ways Telematics Can Help Improve Fleet Safety

| Grace Suizo |
One benefit of implementing a telematics solution is that it can help create a safer environment for utility fleet employees. How? UFP recently reached out to several industry experts, who provided three of the most valuable ways telematics data is currently being used to strengthen fleet safety.   1. Telematics solutions can be used to monitor […]
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Tips for Spec’ing Truck-Mounted Compressors

| Sean M. Lyden |
Utility fleets use truck-mounted compressors to power air tools that break pavement, pressurize gas or water mains, blow in fiber optic cable and perform numerous other jobs depending on the type of utility. And these compressors are available in a wide range of configurations that directly impact your initial cost, ongoing maintenance expenses, the truck’s […]
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What’s Accelerating Electric Vehicle Growth?

| Sean M. Lyden |
It wasn’t long ago that relatively low fuel prices put the brakes on momentum for alternative fuels. But electric vehicles (EVs) appear to be defying that trend, even as conventional fuel prices remain low. Consider the recent headlines. Norway intends to ban the sale of new diesel- and gas-powered cars and trucks in favor of […]
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The Driver Safety Challenge in an Era of Advanced Driver-Assist Systems

| Sandy Smith |
When he’s off the clock, John Doyle, senior health and safety adviser at Florida Power & Light, drives a Ford Explorer as his personal vehicle. The SUV is equipped with a backup camera that audibly alerts him when he gets too close to an object. When Doyle sometimes drives his wife’s car – which has […]
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Choosing a Lift with Safety in Mind

| Fiona Soltes |
When selecting a new maintenance bay lift that’s safe for your fleet operation, there’s more to consider than the assets that will be lifted on it. It’s also essential to account for what will be under and above the lift – and how the weight will be distributed. All too often, industry experts say, well-meaning […]
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How Will You Adapt?

| Sean M. Lyden |
Our story begins in 2009. It was only eight years ago, but so much has happened since then. At that time, we were in the throes of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The idea of calling an Uber using your smartphone was still about a year away from happening. And a niche […]
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