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Fuel Continues to be the No. 1 Threat to Fleet

October 10, 2008

The number one threat to fleets continues to be the price of fuel, despite the fact that fuel prices have been declining due to the global economic slowdown. Year-to-date, the cost of fuel has increased 30 percent in 2008 compared to 2007. The Energy Information Administration is projecting fuel to average $3.82 per gallon in calendar-year 2009. Fuel is the potential game changer of the fleet industry. Consider two recent examples as harbingers of things to come.

Tags: fuel, fuel prices, Hurricanes, hyperconnectivity, telework, videoconferencing

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Friday, October 10, 2008 9:06 AM | » Comments(0)

Will You Need Fewer Fleet Vehicles in an Era of Hyperconnectivity?

July 31, 2008

In Tuesday’s blog, I likened predicting the future to a billiard game to illustrate that seemingly unrelated events can influence the future direction of the fleet market – events we may never see coming. With this in mind, let’s rack up our hypothetical balls, placing the “fleet ball” in the center of the rack. Let’s whack the cue ball to see what new fleet scenario may unfold from this catalyst. In this new analogy, the cue ball catalyst is a relatively recent concept called hyperconnectivity.

Tags: hyperconnectivity, IPv6, web-enabled

Author: Mike Antich | Posted @ Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:00 PM | » Comments(3)

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Mike Antich

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Mike Antich has been covering the fleet management and vehicle remarketing markets for more than 20 years. During this period, Mike has written or edited more than 4,600 articles on the subjects of fleet management, manufacturer fleet activities, the fleet leasing industry, and vehicle remarketing.

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