Green fuels and fleets are environmentally friendly for the planet and financially friendly for businesses. Specific varieties of green vehicles are better for some companies and government operations than others. Fleet managers upgrading to ‘green’ can choose the most suitable fleet vehicles based on green fuel types and engine designs to save more cash, and […]
Drive Safely Work Week 2013 toolkits now available at no cost. Monday, October 7, 2013 launches The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety’s (NETS) national Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) campaign. This year’s DSWW campaign theme is “Gear Up for Safe Driving – Mind, Body, Vehicle.”
[companyInfo] Chevrolet, GMC Expand CNG Offerings Next year, Chevrolet and GMC will offer new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks as well as the all-new dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans. Read Full Story…
[companyInfo] Fleet Safety Tip of the Week: Spotting Signs of a Staged Vehicle Crash Some collisions aren’t really accidents at all; they’re carefully planned and executed as part of a criminal plot to commit insurance fraud. The FBI estimates that this type of crash costs the insurance industry $20 billion annually. It’s important that your fleet drivers recognize […]
[companyInfo] PG&E Joins EVI to Unveil Utility Industry’s First E-REV Bucket Trucks Electric Vehicles International (EVI), a manufacturer of alternative energy vehicles, joined by natural gas and electric utility company Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), unveiled the utility industry’s first extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) Class 5 trucks at EVI’s facility in Stockton, Calif. Read […]
At the official start of the inaugural Global Fleet Management Conference, Mike Antich, Editor of Automotive Fleet, gave The State of the Commercial Fleet Market address, which included his list of upcoming trends for 2014.
Two new vehicle alerts that track the amount of time a driver has been behind the wheel have been added to GPS Trackit’s Fleet Manager vehicle tracking system. The alerts were created in response to concerns about drivers spending too much time behind the wheel, which research has shown is detrimental to a driver’s ability to focus and respond to changing road conditions.
Risks and Solutions for Working Drivers and Daily Commuters Many people in modern American society rely on long daily commutes to and from work, or spend the better part of a workday in vehicles. Some perform field services. Some make deliveries. Some serve as first responders. Some transport others by taxi or bus. Some […]
“Green Fleet” development and management were focal points of the 2013 AltCar Expo Fleet Conference held on September 20 in Santa Monica, CA.
Urban field service personnel spend their days navigating the hustling, bustling cities and suburbs, where populations are high and cell coverage abundant. Enterprises using GPS tracking to monitor vehicles, equipment and personnel can easily link field vehicles to fleet managers and dispatchers by transmitting data across ground-based cell-tower networks (CDMA / GPRS).
