Ben Reiland

Distracted Driving and Your Company Distractions come in all shapes and sizes. Wind on the back of your neck can break your attention, though not as violently as a giant pitcher of flavored drink mix smashing through your wall. Regardless of how they arrive, distractions have the same affect, pulling your attention away from where…

Look at as much data as you want, visit as many fortune tellers as you can afford, the fact remains: no industry is immune to market fluctuation. Even if you aren’t particularly good at dancing, you know the steps. When the market booms, your company grows. When it busts, your company tightens its belt. What…

In the last post in this series, we covered the recent news regarding commodities and tariffs. More specifically, we looked at the commodities targeted by the Trump administration, and the retaliatory tariffs other countries imposed on goods from the United States. We also highlighted negative tariff impacts on three key industries including auto parts manufacturers,…

You don’t have to read the news to know that tariffs have been imposed on several products and resources. Speculation regarding the impact these tariffs will have on the American and global economies abound. Whatever your political leanings, they are happening, and they will impact many businesses. Interested to know if that’s for better or…

How does your mobile workforce stack up? The future is many things. Predictable is not one of them. Maybe the Patriots will make it to the Super Bowl next year, and maybe you’ll find five dollars on the ground today. The fact remains, those are just maybes. And because it doesn’t pay to sink money…

How Does Depreciation Impact Your Company’s Fleet Vehicles? In a recent study of over 4.1 million car sales, vehicle research site iSeeCars has recognized the 10 cars sure to depreciate the most in a three-year time span. Spoiler alert: it does not look good for owners of American and German made vehicles. The highest depreciator,…

Creating Savings With Your Retail Company’s Vehicle Program It’s hard to call any line of work easy. Selling ice cream on a hot day even comes with inevitable wrist and elbow pain. No one is about to say that working in the retail industry is easy. And with the rise of online purchasing, competition has…

Fuel Prices Are on the Rise: What This Means for Your Company You can’t escape it. The signs are all around you. Literally. Pass any gas station and you’ll see that fuel prices have gone up in the last month, and way up since the past few months. Since September of 2017, actually. This change…

What happened to the F150? After a fire at one of their suppliers on May 9th, Ford halted production of the F150. The Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America Award winner is a common company vehicle in industries with heavy lifting and off-roading requirements: oil and gas, construction, heavy equipment, forestry, fishing and agriculture. Though…

There are four well-known options that companies can choose from for their business vehicle program: company-owned vehicles, flat allowance, fixed and variable rate and cents-per-mile reimbursement. While the Fixed and Variable Rate (FAVR) Reimbursement program is the most comprehensive and flexible, each offers a different solution to the issue of business travel. Take the mileage…