August 14, 2008
The city has entered into an agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management to replace old Ford Crown Victorias with new, fuel efficient compact sedans.
Tags: Cleaner-Burning City Vehicles , compact sedans, Enterprise Fleet Management, Ferndale, Mich., Fuel-Efficient Cars
July 10, 2008
The plan calls for a more rigorous process of tracking fuel consumption from the company’s 3,000-vehicle North American fleet.
Tags: Dow Chemical , fleet conversion program , Fuel-Efficient Cars, green fleet
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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.
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