Carleton’s Tim Yalich urges dealers and finance sources to face the “critical reality” of the complexity, challenges and profitability risk that underlies lease payment calculations. +
Commercial vehicle dealers tell Equipment Finance News’s Quinn Donoghue that AI is moving the needle at their stores by helping their sales teams work smarter and faster. +
Lotlinx’s Len Short describes hidden inventory risk as a “silent threat” and “critical blind spot” that leaves units with correctable issues stagnating on dealer lots until they are flagged for deep discounts. +
Regarding life insurance strictly as a death payout for dealership employees ignores the living benefits many providers offer, argues iCover founder and CEO Hari Srinivasan. +
Len Short of Lotlinx lists five ways dealers are using predictive modeling, a core aspect of AI, to improve efficiency and make more accurate forecasts and data-driven decisions. +
Commercial vehicle buyers are becoming increasingly comfortable with the ChatGPT-style interfaces integrated into fleet management software, creating a new opportunity for forward-thinking dealers. +
Protective’s Tim Blochowiak offers a playbook for dealers who want to protect their customers, create a competitive advantage in sales and service, and accelerate their wealth-building programs. +
Dealers, insurance providers, finance sources and rental agencies are under attack, leading Veridos America’s Jim Marsh to advocate for an industrywide effort to properly verify identities. +
EVAI founder Ian Gardner says a new survey proves an opportunity exists for dealers willing to leverage data and technology to stay ahead of rapidly evolving fleet service trends. +
The REAL ID Act sets a new standard for identity verification and represents a step forward in the fight against synthetic ID fraud. So why are so many dealers verifying IDs the old-fashioned way? +
