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Operations•by Lauren Fletcher•February 20, 2014

Nissan's Second-Generation Rogue

The Nissan Rogue is the No. 2 selling vehicle in the automaker's lineup, behind the Nissan Altima, and sales for the crossover have nearly doubled from the 2008 model-year to 144,921 units sold through September 2013, with 2013 sales up 13.6 percent to date.

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Leasing•by Staff•February 14, 2014

Soliciting Fleet Manager Feedback to Implement Fleet Solutions

For all the benefits and value-add services outsourced fleet management companies provide, a common critique of the client/vendor relationship centers on the gap in understanding that can sometimes lie between what fleets need to succeed and what FMCs can offer to serve those needs.

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Green Fleet•by Stephane Babcock•February 14, 2014

Coca-Cola's Hybrid Delivery Vans Bring Fuel Savings

Coca-Cola partnered with XL Hybrids to upfit 100 Chevrolet Express service vans with the XL3 parallel hybrid-electric drive system. The new system will increase the miles the beverage company is able to drive per gallon by 20 to 25 percent.

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Operations•by Joanne Tucker•February 13, 2014

How C-SPAN Manages Its 'Roaming' Fleet

For the iconic C-SPAN, its Ford Transit Connect local content vehicles (LCVs) are the wheels driving a media project that is mapping out the literary and historical riches of cities across the U.S.

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Operations•by Cheryl Knight•February 10, 2014

Terracon Moves to Larger GVW Trucks

The 1,400-vehicle nationwide fleet lowered its total cost of ownership, increased safety, improved load capacity, and boosted driver morale after moving from smaller trucks up to ½-ton pickups.

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Telematics•Cover Story•by Lauren Fletcher•February 10, 2014

Strategies to Increase Driver Productivity

Fleet managers are tasked with constantly watching their fleet's bottom line, while also ensuring vehicles are operating efficiently and available to accomplish the mission of any particular fleet.

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Vehicle Research•by Tariq Kamal•February 5, 2014

Mazda3: Sporty, Sophisticated, Compact

The Mazda3 has established itself as a sporty, stylish and grown-up version of the long-forgotten 323. Completely redesigned for 2014, the new car meets and exceeds the expectations set by the second-generation model.

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Vehicle Research•by Tariq Kamal•February 5, 2014

Chevrolet Colorado: Compact Pickup Revisited

To compete against the Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier and the more carlike Honda Ridgeline, GM plans to deliver class-leading power, payload and towing capacity with the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado.

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Vehicle Research•by Tariq Kamal•February 5, 2014

Audi A3: Up the Down-Market

The Audi A3 sedan will debut early this year as a 2015 model and compete against the new Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class for an identical starting price of $29,900.

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Operations•by Lauren Fletcher•January 22, 2014

Calling All New Fleet Managers!

Everyone starts at the same place in fleet management: at the very beginning, the first day on the job, with a strong possibility the only fleet knowledge he or she has is what the word fleet means (but that isn't always guaranteed).

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