The Conference of Automotive Remarketing (CAR), which is produced by Bobit Business Media, publisher of Automotive Fleet, celebrated its 20th anniversary with special events and contests — and a cake provided by sponsor ServNet.
The development, approval, and implementation of a fleet safety program make up one of the highest priorities — if not the highest priority — for any fleet manager. And, that priority extends throughout the company, from every stakeholder on up to senior management.
In 2010, the Valspar Corporation started seeing an increase in crashes in one of its business units. As a first step, it put together a team to reverse the trend and they were able to create the Driver Performance Program.
Ford is bringing the vocational-oriented Ford F-650/F-750 back into the fold of Ford’s complete design and manufacturing processes.
Fleet ordering for the 2016 model-year is forecast to be flat compared to the prior model-year. Many fleets have “caught up” with replacing aging vehicles due to extended services during the post-recession model-years slowdown in new-vehicle purchases.
Here are some safety tips fleet managers can pass along to their drivers as they navigate the road alongside motorcyclists.
Q&A with Fleet Technology Expo's opening keynote speaker Ian Wright. He's one of the founders of Tesla Motors but these days he is setting aside luxury electric cars to tackle a much larger problem: How to make medium-duty trucks more efficient.
Driver safety policies and programs can help reduce collisions, saving lives and public funds. Here’s how public agencies have created, implemented, and spread the word about driver safety policies.
Volvo Heavy Duty model has its own styling and extra-strong specs, but retains most of the comfort of better-known VN road tractors.
The key disrupter in recent years has been the Internet, which has changed the way a number of industries operate. In trucking, e-commerce has profoundly affected trucking operations, especially those that serve retailers.
The right equipment for the job improves the fleet’s and the driver’s chances for success. Part 6 in HDT's Driver Dilemma series on the driver shortage.
Propane autogas was an easy transition for this meat delivery fleet, which already had an onsite propane tank for building power and was able to secure a grant to cover 70% of the conversion cost.
As the resources and staff fleet managers have available declines, outsourcing for a safety program has become more prevalent.
Fleet use of technologies to reduce costs is nothing new. Along with increased productivity and efficiency, cutting fuel costs was a big reason fleets adopted technologies such as automated routing and dispatch, GPS tracking and mobile communications.
Sheryl Connelly is Ford's in-house futurist tasked with identifying global trends for the manufacturer. She is the closing keynote speaker at this year's Fleet Technology Expo.
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