The organisation said that the events in Buffalo prove again why preparation is so necessary, and why in the fleet profession it is better to err on the side of caution.

The article on “Preparing For Precipitation" speaks with fleet professionals who faced the unusually active 2013-2014 winter season, and took on lessons gained from the experience.

‘It's the unpredictability of scale that is the most difficult part of winter prep,’ said Donald W Dunphy, the writer of the article. ‘Budgets are limited. A lot of regions that never experience temperatures above freezing were seeking out salt for roads, only to find it was in short supply everywhere. Things that never needed to be weather-protected were now breaking down. This article sought to tell those stories so other fleet managers could be ready for what might come next.’



FLEETSolutions, NAFA’s official magazine, is published bi-monthly for members and contains in-depth stories designed to educate, inform, and facilitate fleet managers to excel in their jobs. The latest article is part of an ongoing series for the magazine dealing with recognising and averting crises in fleet, brings insight to the topic, thanks to perspectives from fleet pros and NAFA members who dealt with the elements firsthand.



'NAFA is committed to looking into the subjects where others may not want to,’ said NAFA CEO Phillip E Russo. ‘It's no longer okay to just prepare for the occasional snowfall. Fleet managers now have to consider scale, and have to communicate that to upper management and district leadership. Over the evening of November 18, all fifty states of the U.S. dipped below freezing temperatures. This really isn't someone else's problem anymore, so FLEETSolutions is there to tell that story.’