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Fleet Forwardby Chris BrownNovember 18, 2020

GM, Motorq Unveil System to Streamline Fleet Order-to-Delivery

Motorq’s connected car APIs enable fleet owners to identify the location and pre-delivery status of General Motors’ vehicles. The system uses OnStar technology for “surgical” enablement of data that can be stopped or started as needed.

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Fleet Forwardby Chris BrownNovember 16, 2020

Fleet Forward Experience Wrap: IoT, Electric Infrastructure, and the Supply Chain

Panelists during Day 4 and 5 of the Fleet Forward Experience explored how technology is enabling smart mapping and a more efficient supply chain, while others stressed the considerable planning involved to implement electric infrastructure and IoT networks.

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Global Fleetby Bjorn Svinterud, MiX TelematicsNovember 16, 2020

The Promise of OEM Telematics

Since the inception of commercial telematics in the 1980s, the hardware required to capture engine data has been installed aftermarket. OEM-embedded telematics solutions are growing.

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Fleet Forwardby Chris BrownNovember 12, 2020

Fleet Forward Experience Day 3: Removing Barriers to Corporate Fleet Electrification

Overcoming today’s challenges to corporate fleet electrification; understanding how embedded modem data can be used effectively; and straightforward paths to sharing fleet vehicles — it was another busy day at Fleet Forward Experience.

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Global Fleetby Lauren FletcherNovember 11, 2020

Last-Mile's Growing Impact on Retread Tires

Truck fleets have spoken, and the use of retread tires is growing in popularity. Medium-duty, last-mile fleets are seeing it to promote sustainability and reduce fleet tire costs, too.

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Fleet Forwardby Chris BrownNovember 11, 2020

Fleet Forward Experience Day 2: Ford’s Electrification and the Autonomy Trifecta

Yaro Hetman outlined Ford’s plans to scale its electric ecosystem while fleet management and autonomous technology providers came together for a view on viable autonomous business models.

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Fleet Forwardby Chris BrownNovember 10, 2020

Six Takeaways from Fleet Forward Experience Day 1

We learned that Tesla is a player in fleet and that autonomy is taking various paths to evolution. Digital keys and car-as-wallet technologies are driving fleet efficiencies right now.

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Operationsby StaffNovember 9, 2020

Fleet Managers and Suppliers Sound-Off on Industry Challenges

This regular column is designed to provide a platform for fleet managers to let their voices be heard to their peers and other fleet professionals.

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Maintenanceby Mike AntichNovember 5, 2020

How the Pandemic Disrupted PM Compliance

Preventive maintenance (PM) expenses in CY-2020 were lower compared to 2019, primarily due to the pandemic-induced economic shutdown resulting in fewer miles driven as many fleet vehicles were idled. 

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Maintenanceby Mike AntichNovember 4, 2020

Forecast of PM Costs in 2021

The trend of increased PM costs per service will continue as more and more vehicles requiring conventional oil are taken out of service and replaced with models that require synthetics. 

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