By Richard Alaniz
State and federal laws restrict how companies obtain, use, store, share and discard confidential information contained in employee driving records. Noncompliance with these laws can result in lawsuits and penalties.
By Paul Dexler
Adding tiny RFID tags to incoming and outgoing cargo in trucks can help the driver and the distribution office keep track of items.
By Chad Simon
With more than six feet of headroom, various powertrain options and Ford and GM servicing infrastructure, the HCV van, aka the “Armadillo,” gives fleets an American-made alternative to the Dodge Sprinter.
By Kara Ohngren and Chris Brown
Can you green your fleet and not break your budget? You can, by spec’ing for function, price and gas mileage.
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By Mike Antich When looking ahead to the next 12 months, I foresee reduced operating costs for fleets offset by increased depreciation expense caused by anemic resale values and decreased incentive monies. Here’s why I believe this will be the case, along with other predictions for 2009.
By Mike Antich I can’t recall a year as tumultuous as 2008. The year started with the Jan. 1 termination of the $1.8 billion merger between GE and PHH and ended with the near bankruptcy of GM and Chrysler. In between, we witnessed record fuel prices, then a spectacular freefall in fuel prices, a dismal used-vehicle market, unprecedented credit gridlock, the inability of some fleets to order new-vehicles, and fleet delivery disruptions due to a UAW strike and an epic Midwest flood that submerged rail lines.
By Mike Antich
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In This Issue: Xerox Reduces Costs and Vehicle Emissions Years Ahead of Schedule, How Fleets Benefit From the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, How to Conduct a Fleet Performance Review and much more…
