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November 2007, Business Fleet - Feature

Getting the Truck Out of Dodge

By Chris Brown

We put the all-new 2008 Dodge Ram 5500 Chassis Cab in the hands of a work truck customer for a real-world review.

Tags: 2008 Dodge, Chassis Cab , Dodge, dodge truck, work truck

March 2007, Business Fleet - Feature

Could Your Next Work Truck Be a Hybrid?

The Freightliner hybrid prototype integrates the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) system with hydraulics for electric power takeoff (ePTO) operation.

By Terry Parkhurst

In addition to the environmental benefits, medium- and heavy-duty hybrid truck tests show promise in stop-and-go situations and those that require auxiliary power generation in urban environments. But will costs come down to make them feasible for general use?

Tags: green fleet, green truck, Hybrid, hybrid truck, work truck

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Anti-Idling Programs: A Quick Way to Reduce Fuel Spend

By Mike Antich
Reducing unnecessary idling is the simplest and easiest way for a fleet to reduce fuel costs. Besides wasting fuel, excess idling also causes unnecessary emissions, noise pollution, and needless engine wear-and-tear. The amount of unnecessary idling varies by fleet, but some fleets have recorded idling as much as 35 percent of the time.

Credit Gridlock Will Impede Sales of Used Fleet Vehicles

By Mike Antich
The bread-and-butter customers of out-of-service fleet vehicles are buyers with C and D credit, namely subprime buyers. However, funders have tightened underwriting standards to manage these higher risk borrowers. Some lenders have caps on how low a FICO score they are willing to fund, which is often above the threshold of subprime borrowers. If this continues, it will have significant long-term implications for the sale of used fleet vehicles.

Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010: A New Way to Reduce Truck-Related Fatalities

By Mike Antich

Branded Fleet Vehicles Puts Drivers in Conflict with Homeowner Associations

By Mike Antich

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Government Fleet - November/December 2007

In This Issue:
Fuel + Technician Shortage = The Big Squeeze, Kansas City Municipal Fleet Serious About Going Green, Strategies For Hybrid Vehicle Purchase Tax Incentives and much more…