On the road with... Tom Callahan

Meeting Fleet Challenges

Posted on January 27, 2012
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FridayFleet sat down with Tom Callahan, Donlen’s President and COO, to get his take on the top five challenges facing commercial fleets, as reported recently in Automotive Fleet. Tom is a fleet industry veteran and he has seen fleet managers deal with many challenges over the years. Continue reading →

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On the road with... Steve Jansen

Winter Driving Tips: Navigating the Roads Safely

Posted on January 13, 2012
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Although a bit late in some areas of the country, Old Man Winter has definitely arrived. As a professional driver, it is always your responsibility to plan for and safely navigate roads impacted by winter conditions.

Donlen Winter Driving TipsEach year, thousands of professional drivers are seriously injured during changing winter weather conditions. Working in the ice and snow requires your full attention and awareness, so it’s important to make sure you are prepared for winter driving. First and foremost, avoid driving while you are fatigued. Getting the proper amount of rest before taking on winter weather tasks can reduce driving risks. Drivers are more prone to personal injury during the winter months, with slip, trip, and fall injuries among the most common occurrences. Continue reading →

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On the road with... Gary Rappeport

A look back…a glimpse of the future

Posted on January 6, 2012
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As I sat down to write about the upcoming year, I couldn’t help but to first reflect on the extraordinary year that Donlen experienced in 2011.

Sustainability continued to be a key area of focus in the fleet management industry – not only for Donlen, but for our customers as well. It was an honor that Fleets for Change, our industry-wide commercial fleet emissions reduction initiative, was named the 2011 Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program of the Year by The American Business Awards. And we’re extremely pleased that Fleets for Change member companies now include Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical, IBM, Xerox, HP, Multiband, ITW, and ThyssenKrupp Elevator, to name a few. They, along with the many other member companies, have made a significant commitment to decrease their impact on the environment, lower their fuel costs, and improve efficiencies in their fleet. We look forward to working with all the member companies in the coming months. Continue reading →

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On the road with... Steve Jansen

CSA: Knowing the Rules

Posted on September 9, 2011
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The FMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) rules have been in place for a year, but a recent national survey showed that many drivers still don’t understand them. CSA is an important initiative designed to improve the effectiveness of FMCSA’s enforcement and compliance programs, which are designed to improve and promote safety performance and save lives.

FMCSA’s former compliance review program required significant manpower to inspect and ensure carrier compliance. The way carriers were previously monitored reached only a small percentage of motor carriers, making it difficult to improve motor carrier safety using existing tools. FMCSA has identified limitations in both the way safety is measured and how unsafe behaviors, once identified, are corrected. Continue reading →

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