October 14, 2022

Welcome to the new Wheels Donlen bi-weekly newsletter, where we provide you with relevant, valuable and timely information designed to help you with your job. We’d love for you to share any content you find useful and with our new format, it is easier than ever to do so. Just click the share buttons.

To help understand the full scope of the situation, we’ve outlined the current state of the industry and provided a summary of the issues involved including Wheels Donlen actions taken so far.

The Fleet Forward conference is almost upon us and it is not too late to register. Taking place November 9^th – 11^th in Santa Clara, CA, this year is special as the conference is joining forces with Fleet Safety Conferences. And, the program features two Wheels Donlen speakers. Maria Neve, Vice-President, Sustainability and Electrification, is part of the panel entitled “Fleet Vehicles and ESG: More than Electrification” and Dan Belknap, Head of Product Management, is moderating the panel, “How Can Fleet Drivers Navigate Distractions, Impairment and Rage”.

Commercial vehicle taxation can be complicated and confusing. We break it down for you in our article on commercial vehicle tax.

National Drive Electric Week took place Sep 23-Oct 2, 2022. Take a peek at how Wheels Donlen employees participated in these educational and informative events.

Five Fall Road Safety Tips: Fall driving brings a few special challenges including back to school traffic, time changes, falling leaves and wet weather. Read our top safety tips and feel free to share them with your drivers.

Tire Safety and Compliance in Inclement Weather: The weather is changing and winter will be here before you know it. Read our blog post on keeping your drivers safe and compliant especially in challenging weather.

The Wheels Donlen Second Annual Environmental Benchmark Report: Ninety-seven customers representing over 100,000 vehicles participated in our Environmental Benchmark Survey this year. Read our report to learn about the top strategies and tactics companies are using to achieve their sustainability goals.

In our new bi-weekly format, this section will be reserved for third-party industry-related articles and data links we feel are important, relevant or helpful. To make it easier for you, we have aggregated these articles below. Happy reading!

5 Fleet Technology Trends to Watch for 2023

Five Challenges Impacting the Upfit Market for Commercial Fleets

Used Vehicle Inventory Up 30% YOY

Vehicle Production Hints at Optimism

Half a Million Vehicles Go Missing in First Six Months of 2022

Effective immediately, North Dakota has moved from full monitoring to violations only monitoring.