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Operations•by Staff•July 13, 2015

Fleet Executive of the Year Nominees

Four highly qualified, and long-serving, fleet executives have been nominated for the prestigious award exclusively sponsored by the CEI Group and will be presented at AFLA's annual conference in Nashville in September.

Operations•by Chris Blumberg•July 13, 2015

Is the Decline in the U.S. Infrastructure Inevitable?

Since oil prices started increasing in 2003, consumers and businesses have been increasingly feeling the pain in paying for fuel at the pump.

Global Fleet•by Staff•July 10, 2015

ROUSH Now Retrofitting Ford Medium-Duty Trucks

ROUSH CleanTech has been certified to convert customers’ existing Ford medium-duty vehicles with the 6.8L V-10 engine to run on propane autogas in all 50 states.

Global Fleet•by Amy Hercher•July 9, 2015

Old School Plumber Goes High Tech

A telematics system, digital inventory control and pipe cameras have helped this small plumbing fleet create a more efficient working process — while improving and speeding up its customer service.

Remarketing•by Staff•July 8, 2015

CAR Celebrates 20th Anniversary

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.

Operations•by Bob Cavalli•July 7, 2015

Senior Management's Demands for a Corporate Safety Program

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.

Operations•by Shelley Mika•July 6, 2015

How Driver Performance Scores Can Improve Safety

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.

Vehicle Research•Cover Story•by Chris Wolski•July 1, 2015

Ford Brings 2016 F-650/F-750 In-House

Ford is bringing the vocational-oriented Ford F-650/F-750 back into the fold of Ford’s complete design and manufacturing processes.

Safety•by Staff•July 1, 2015

How to Share the Road with Motorcycles

Here are some safety tips fleet managers can pass along to their drivers as they navigate the road alongside motorcyclists.

Operations•Cover Story•by Mike Antich•July 1, 2015

2016 Buying Forecast for Commercial Fleets

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.

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