You can burn a few calories and more importantly reduce stiffness in your joints when on the road with a few isometric exercises while you’re in your vehicle. That basically means activating various muscles, holding the contraction for a few seconds, and then releasing. For example: Release tension in your neck and shoulders with shoulder […]
The average length of ownership of new vehicles has risen to a record 71.4 months or nearly six years, according to market research firm Polk. The average length of ownership for used vehicles is 49.9 months. Combined, new and used vehicle owners are holding on to their vehicles for an average of 57 months, a […]
Whether you’re managing other workers or just communicating with customers, one key is recognizing and accepting that people view and respond to the same situation, the same challenges, very differently. Over time, you can start to gauge which category of person you are interacting with: The talker. Talkers are those who like interaction with other […]
J.D. Power and Associates found that customers satisfaction with insurers following a claim remained fairly steady in 2011, despite an uptick late in the year in the length of time those repairs took. J.D. Power said customer satisfaction with auto insurance claims in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 855 on a 1,000=point scale, up […]
“We need to make sure we get this right, it’s important to recognize that overly restrictive limits on in-vehicle devices could result in greater distraction as drivers substitute hand-held devices for those functions integrated into the vehicle, diminishing the effectiveness of the guidelines.” – Michael Cammisa, Global Automakers’ director of safety, in testimony on the […]