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Business Fleet - Current Articles

January 2013, Business Fleet - Department

Revving Up: Start Calling Yourself a Fleet

<p>Fleets with less than 100 vehicles make up a majority of the U.S. commercial fleet and &ldquo;non-fleet&rdquo; market. Ask your dealer to find out if you qualify as a fleet in order to get incentives and other services not available in retail vehicle sales.</p>

By Chris Brown

Small businesses that run work vehicles often don’t even know they are a fleet — and they’re leaving money on the table.

Tags: dealerships, managing small fleets, fleet procurement, incentives

January 2013, Business Fleet - Feature

The Power of Data: Changing Driver Behaviors

<p>Expanding into commercial services and responding to emergency calls, Sure-Fire Inc. in Wisconsin has to be prepared with a full inventory in each vehicle. This added weight makes each driver&rsquo;s fuel efficiency a top priority.</p>

By Joanne M. Tucker

Technology can help monitor your drivers’ behaviors, but this small fleet puts the data into the drivers’ hands with a friendly peer competition.

Tags: Ford F-150, driver behavior, fuel efficiency, managing small fleets, NexTraq, Ford E-Series, service fleet, driver incentives

January 2013, Business Fleet - Feature

Do You Qualify for Fleet Status?

By Chris Brown

If your company’s fleet has grown, you may qualify for fleet status. If you do, the savings on work vehicles can be substantial.

Tags: dealerships, managing small fleets, fleet procurement, incentives, GM Business Elite, Chrysler BusinessLink, Ford Business Preferred

January 2013, Business Fleet - Cover Story

Better Life Maids Sees the Value of Fleet

<p><em>Photos courtesy of Better Life Maids.</em><br />Better Life Maids recently added two Chevrolet Volts to its fleet.</p>

By Joanne M. Tucker

Providing company vehicles is helping this cleaning company grow its business, retain workers and market itself as an environmentally friendly brand.

Tags: reimbursement, franchises, vehicle tracking, Chevrolet Volt, managing small fleets, NexTraq, service fleet

July 2012, Business Fleet - Feature

How to Start a Preventive Maintenance Plan for a Small Fleet

<p>Joe Boyd stands with some of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Model Coverall Services&rsquo; delivery step vans. The company just purchased four additional 20-foot vans from Utilimaster with a Freightliner chassis and a Cummins automatic engine, and has made the decision to standardize any new purchases to this selection.</p>

By Joanne M. Tucker

If you’re looking to lower your fleet’s maintenance expense and spend less time in the shop, then record it, track it and give your drivers buy-in on the maintenance process.

Tags: preventive maintenance, Ryder, maintenance management, Penske, maintenance costs, managing small fleets

January 2012, Business Fleet - Cover Story

The Juggler: How a Fleet Manager Moves a Circus

<p><em>Photo by Jason Rhee</em></p> <p>The Big Apple Circus' Tom Larson manages a fleet that includes 10 Ford F-350 pickups.</p>

By Tariq Kamal

For the Big Apple Circus, transporting this small fleet requires a big top’s worth of planning. Learn how Tom Larson and his crew take the circus on the road, where the fleet manager becomes the ringmaster.

Tags: truck drivers, Department of Transportation, managing small fleets, company profiles, nonprofit fleets

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Mike Antich
The Emerging Trend of Simultaneous Remarketing on Multiple Online Platforms

By Mike Antich
When you electronically buy an airline ticket, you do so through an electronic hub, such as Egencia. When realtors electronically list homes for sale, they use a multiple listing service for all other realtors to simultaneously see the property listing. Many see comparable change occurring for the remarketing of vehicles in the wholesale market. The consensus among remarketers is not “if” this will occur, but “when.” And, just as important, most see it happening sooner, rather than later

June 29, 2007: A Seminal Day in the History of Fleet

By Mike Antich
Significant dates in the history of fleet management, which ushered the start of profound change in the industry, include: Oct. 16, 1973 - The first OPEC oil embargo, which completely altered the types of vehicles driven by fleets and August 12, 1981 - IBM’s launch of its first desktop computer, which expanded computerization beyond the IT department to the desktop of every fleet manager. In future years, a new milestone date will be recognized - June 29, 2007.

Maximize Fuel Efficiency as a Sustainability Goal

By Mike Antich

Why is the Fleet Manager the Last to Know?

By Mike Antich

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Chris Brown
Fleet Manager = Big Data Manager

By Chris Brown
Now more than ever, the fleet manager is tasked with harnessing large amounts of data and turning the findings into actionable results. With so much technology driving so much information, the responsibility and burden are now greater than ever.

GM Goes High Touch at Fleet Preview

By Chris Brown
Amid new products such as the light-duty pickups, the 2014 Impala, the Cruze diesel and the announcement of a new small cargo van, it’s the one-on-one attention that sticks with you.

How Will VW Sell 800,000 Units in America?

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Business Fleet - January/February 2013

In This Issue:
Here are some of the Highlights:

  • Are You A Fleet?
  • Calculating the Hybrid ROI
  • Three Businesses Share Small Fleet Solutions
    And much more…

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