July 2010, Business Fleet - Cover Story
By Tariq Kamal
Costly technology can wait. Try these strategies to get more MPG from your light- and medium-duty trucks right now.
Tags: Ford, fuel economy, fuel efficiency, gross vehicle weight, Isuzu N-Series, light-duty trucks, medium-duty trucks
May 2010, Business Fleet - Feature
A veteran fleet manager and his team of experts have identified several common myths that may be costing your fleet.
Tags: fuel economy, NAFA
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By Mike Antich Do you really know who is driving your company-provided vehicles? Often the "at-work" persona of an employee is not the true indicator of their behavior when no one is watching. Recently, someone forwarded me a link to a chat room for pharmaceutical reps. I did a search of posts that included the phrase "company car" and, in short order, I was shocked at some of the comments written about their use of company cars and how drivers play "the system" to their advantage.
By Mike Antich First-year 50-percent depreciation, known as bonus depreciation, expired Jan. 1, 2010. An amendment to retroactively extend bonus depreciation through the end of calendar-year 2010 has been added as an amendment to H.R. 5297. Bonus depreciation has been benefical to commercial fleets, especially those with long-life assets. As an industry, we need to urge members of Congress to pass H.R. 5297. But this is easier said than done due to the many other contentious issues in the bill.
By Mike Antich
By Chris Brown Understanding the other side of the claims process can give independent RACs the tools to get more replacement business.
By Chris Brown This letter from a car rental operator provides an on-the-ground view of how one customer can tax system resources to the point of blowing profit right out of the water.
By Chris Brown
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