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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’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 2012, Business Fleet - Feature

Efficient Driving Equals Fleet Savings

By Joanne M. Tucker

We all know that idling and running the air conditioner can negatively affect a vehicle’s fuel economy, but a new study backs those claims with hard numbers.

Tags: driver behavior, idling, Tire pressure, fuel efficiency, eco driving, route management

November 2011, Business Fleet - Feature

Creative Fuel-Saving Strategies

<p>Vision Restoration and Building Co. uses Fleetmatics to manage vehicle location, which integrates with the company’s Wright Express fuel cards, allowing managers to track exactly when, where and which vehicle was actually at the tank.</p>

By Joanne M. Tucker

Learn how four fleets use driver input — and driver accountability — along with rightsizing, route optimization and new technology to achieve fuel savings of 10-20 percent.

Tags: telematics, Right-sizing, driver behavior, Wright Express, Employee Incentives, SCT Fleet Solutions, Fleetmatics, route management, load management

March 2008, Work Truck - Feature

Telematics Solutions Help Fleets Improve Productivity & Trim Costs

With Vericom’s MRM solution, Paul J. Rach Co.’s fleet management reduced overtime, fuel cost, and nonallowed vehicle use.

By Cindy Brauer

Mobile resource management (MRM) systems allow fleet managers to track fuel transactions, streamline routing, monitor driver behavior, automate maintenance alerts, and implement other efficiency-producing functions.

Tags: Maintenance, telematics, GPS, fuel, driver behavior, Vericom Technologies, GPS Insight

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