Fleet managers utilize a fleet-friendly Spiffy app to schedule, track, rate, and pay for vehicle services including pre-delivery inspections, reconditioning (wash/detail), preventive maintenance (oil change, tire rotation) and de-fleeting (de-fueling, label removal), along with a comprehensive set of other services. Photo via Depositphotos. Get Spiffy, Inc., has introduced fleet management as a service to help fleets… Continue reading On-Demand Car Company Launches Fleet Management as a Service
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Collaboration Fuels Growth of Mobility Services at Enterprise
Mangan also served as the keynote speaker at the 2019 St. Louis ITE Midwestern and Great Lakes District Student Leadership Summit held June 17-19, where the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand served as the event’s official sponsor. Photo courtesy of Enterprise. Existing transportation networks, supported by the power of industry collaboration, will drive the future of mobility as a… Continue reading Collaboration Fuels Growth of Mobility Services at Enterprise
Enterprise Holdings-Backed Booster Raises $56M in New Funding
With this new funding, the company has now raised a total of $88.5 million to unlock new markets and modernize today’s fueling experience and infrastructure. Photo courtesy of Booster. Booster, a same-day fuel delivery service, has raised $56 million Series C funding led by Invus Opportunities, with strong participation from existing partners Madrona Venture Group,… Continue reading Enterprise Holdings-Backed Booster Raises $56M in New Funding
North Carolina Cab Driver Creates Ride-Hailing App
Jerry Crosby, a driver with Yellow Cab of Charleston, got the idea when Uber and Lyft starting operating in his city a few years ago. Photo via Marcin Monko/Flickr. A cab driver in Charleston, N.C., is panning to launch his own version of a ride-hailing app this summer, The Post and Courier reports. Jerry Crosby, a… Continue reading North Carolina Cab Driver Creates Ride-Hailing App
Laak Mobility Group Expands Operations to Central America, Caribbean, Introduces Self-Service Rentals
LMG recently launched a pilot for Europcar Mexico customers that allows them to pick up a car using a tablet in car rental offices. Photo courtesy of Europcar. Laak Mobility Group (LMG), a holding company that includes Europcar Mexico, announces plans to open in Panama in July and Costa Rica by the end of the year. Today… Continue reading Laak Mobility Group Expands Operations to Central America, Caribbean, Introduces Self-Service Rentals
NYC Extends Ride-Hailing Cap
Both the ride-hailing cap extension and fee waiver are meant to help taxi drivers, many of whom say they are struggling to stay competitive. Photo via Núcleo Editorial/Flickr. New York City is extending its cap on the number of ride-hailing vehicles allowed to operate in the city, NY1 reports. Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced a… Continue reading NYC Extends Ride-Hailing Cap
Bobit Business Media Launches FleetForward.com
Bobit Business Media, the world’s largest fleet publisher, announces the launch of Fleet Forward, a new website and brand within Bobit’s fleet universe. FleetForward.com is designed to be the fleet community’s resource to understand new concepts and solutions around mobility, including electric vehicles, shared mobility, connected fleets, autonomous technology, smart cities, and more. Fleetforward.com, directed… Continue reading Bobit Business Media Launches FleetForward.com
The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers
Image via Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. When we finally get there, they say we won’t own autonomous vehicles (AVs), we’ll summon them as needed and pay for their usage. Deploying millions of AVs owned and managed by organizations, not individual consumers, will be a permanent, societal paradigm shift toward fleets. At Bobit, we calculate the… Continue reading The Rising Importance of Fleet Managers
Uber to Launch Helicopter Rides in NYC
The helicopters will be available Monday through Friday during afternoon rush hour. Photo via Uber. Uber’s ride-hailing service will be expanding to include helicopter rides from Lower Manhattan to JFK Airport, according to the New York Times. Beginning July 9, passengers who are Platinum or Diamond members (Uber’s reward program’s top two tiers) can request an eight-minute ride… Continue reading Uber to Launch Helicopter Rides in NYC
Nippon Rent-A-Car to Install Dashcams on All New Vehicles
Nippon said that it is the first car rental company in Japan to install the cameras on new vehicles. Photo via Kuha455405/Wikimedia. Starting in July, Japan’s Nippon Rent-A-Car will be installing dashboard cameras in all new vehicles, the Japanese Times reports. The cameras are part of an effort to curb reckless driving. All vehicles in Nippon’s… Continue reading Nippon Rent-A-Car to Install Dashcams on All New Vehicles