October 18, 2022
The 117th State of the Fleet Trade video produced by Automotive Fleet provides insights into the state of the fleet market as introduced by AF Editor Mike Antich.
?At the moment’s matters embody:
- An increasing number of of those catalytic converter thefts are turning violent, and on no less than three events, the car house owners had been killed whereas the crime was in progress.
- It is very important instruct worker drivers to not confront thieves who’re making an attempt to steal catalytic converters from their fleet automobiles and as an alternative to maintain their distance and instantly name 911.
- In 2018, there have been 1,298 catalytic converter thefts. Three years later, in 2021, catalytic converter theft claims jumped to 14,433 incidents — a 325% improve in a single yr.
- 12 months up to now, in calendar-year 2022 from January to September, greater than 50,000 catalytic converters have been stolen from parked automobiles within the U.S.
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⌚ Timestamps ⌚
0:00 Intro
0:40 Catalytic converter thefts are turning violent
3:20 Instruct worker drivers to not confront thieves making an attempt to steal catalytic converters
6:40 Catalytic converter theft statistics
7:30 12 months up to now catalytic converters thefts
