July 25, 2008
VIENNA, VA – The 'Drive Safely Work Week' 2008 campaign Oct. 6-10 is designed to heighten motorists' awareness of the special needs and considerations of all roadway users.
Tags: Drive Safely Work Week, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
SAN FRANCISCO – A new report issued by the National Research Council claims fuel cells are still at least 15 years away from being commercially feasible.
Tags: fuel cells, National Research Council, report
SAN FRANCISCO – On August 4, the NAFA/PFSA San Francisco Chapters will be holding their Annual Golf Outing at the Silverado Resort and Country Club in Napa, Calif.
Tags: NAFA, Public Fleet Supervisors Association
WESTLAKE, CA – New-vehicle retail sales reflect the shift to smaller, less-expensive vehicles and the price decline for larger vehicles as they lose favor with consumers, according to www.powerinfonet.com.
Tags: new-vehicle sales, PIN Network
CHICAGO – Bobit Business Media's Green Fleet Conference 2008 on Sept. 15-16 will address the latest issues impacting the entire fleet arena. An agenda is now available at www.greenfleetconference.com.
Tags: Green Fleet Conference 2008, Hyatt Regency Chicago
TORRANCE, CA – Automotive Fleet is bringing back an old favorite – an anecdotal look at fleet management and driving a company vehicle: Strange but True Fleet Stories.
Tags: Automotive Fleet, fleet stories
July 22, 2008
SPARKS, MD – PHH Arval has launched two significant new functionalities in its B2B Web site PHH InterActive.
Tags: B2B Web site, PHH Arval, PHH Interactive
IRVINE, CA – On July 23, the U.S. Postal Service will outline its strategy for converting to an environmentally friendly fleet and announce an alternative-fuel vehicle test.
Tags: alternative-fuel vehicle, GM, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, U.S. Postal Service
CHICAGO – USTelematics, Inc. has released a report titled, "USTelematics: Where It's Been and Where It's Going," now available online.
Tags: USTelematics, Inc., report, telematics
DETROIT – Chrysler LLC's answer to the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt could be three to five years away, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Tags: Chevrolet Volt , Chrysler LLC , electric vehicles , ENVI
RICHLAND, WA – Off-peak electricity production could fuel 70 percent of the 220 million vehicles on U.S. roads if they were plug-in hybrid electrics, a study found.
Tags: Department of Energy, Off-peak electricity production, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
COLUMBUS, OH – Safelite AutoGlass recently donated nearly 5,000 food items to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank during its annual Operation FEED campaign.
Tags: Operation FEED campaign, Safelite AutoGlass
CHICAGO – Bridgestone Corp. has shipped its 10 millionth run-flat tire. The company has shipped five million run-flats since August 2006.
Tags: Bridgestone Corp., run-flat tire
July 18, 2008
WESTLAKE, CA – Four-cylinder products have captured more than half of the market, with new cars and trucks up to 51 percent of all new-vehicle sales in June.
Tags: four-cylinder engines, June 2008 sales, new cars, new light trucks, Power Information Network
PHILADELPHIA – CarsDiva blogger Demetra Markopoulos has announced the beta launch of her new online social networking community specifically created for women within automotive-related industries.
Tags: CarsDiva blog, online social networking community, women automotive consumers, www.CarsDiva.com
July 17, 2008
PHILADELPHIA – With more than 1,200 vehicles on the road across the Greater Philadelphia region, PECO said it is pursuing a three-prong strategy to deal with spiraling fuel costs.
Tags: fuel consumption , fuel costs, PECO, three-prong strategy
WASHINGTON – New legislation will be introduced that will compel automakers to make 10 percent of their fleet vehicles run on natural gas by the year 2018.
Tags: CNG, compressed natural gas, legislation
July 15, 2008
SPARKS, MD - PHH Arval's study shows corporate interest in environmental performance has grown, but there’s room for improvement in fleet best practices.
Tags: Green Fleet Survey, PHH Arval
DETROIT – Automakers are stepping up their game with a number of electric plug-in models.
Tags: chrysler, Ford, General Motors, plug-in hybrids
GLENVIEW, IL – Navman Wireless North America has appointed Brian Chené as national sales manager for its Fleet Administrator Program.
Tags: Fleet Administrator Program, Navman Wireless North America
July 11, 2008
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – GPS Insight's "Dashboard" interface has been configured for higher user-customization.
Tags: Dashboard, dashlets, GPS Insight, GPS Tracking
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – Trubiquity's new procurement software aggregates and distributes bid content in a secure, auditable and efficient manner for use by manufacturers and their suppliers.
Tags: Autoweb, procurement software, Trubiquity, TRUsource
BURLINGTON, MA & AACHEN, GERMANY – Nuance Communications' in-car distraction study revealed significant benefits when drivers were able to use speech recognition while driving.
Tags: 2008 In-Car Distraction Study , Nuance Communications, Inc., safety and response times, speech recognition
ITASCA, IL – EMKAY, Inc.'s new enhancement to its interactive Web tools will be released within the next 30 days.
Tags: all-inclusive vehicle dashboard, EMKAY, Inc., Web tools
NORWALK, CT – Xerox will delpoy I.D. Systems' PowerKeyPLUS for Wireless Industrial Fleet Management on a fleet of forklifts at a Xerox distribution center in Ohio.
Tags: impact sensing, PowerKeyPLUS, safety checklists, vehicle access control, Xerox