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Global Fleetby Chris BrownNovember 6, 2012

What Are Challenges to Green Rental Cars?

While carving a niche through eco-friendly car rentals, these companies face numerous challenges, such as higher initial costs and keeping rates competitive to worrying about fluctuating fuel prices and competition from the majors.

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Green Fleetby Lauren FletcherNovember 6, 2012

Read More About Fleets Reducing Emissions

Fleets across the country are looking to reduce emissions, and have found numerous ways of doing so. From deploying alternative-fuel vehicles, to utilizing telematics, to moving to four-cylinder vehicles, major fleets are getting serious and successful at significantly reducing emissions.

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Global FleetCover Storyby Joanne TuckerNovember 6, 2012

The Daily Deal Complex: Will Groupon and LivingSocial Work For Your Operations?

In a marketing platform that merges coupons with an online reach, daily deal services like Groupon and LivingSocial offer customers deep discounts to services and products. But are those discounts a viable marketing strategy for car rental and related services?

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Green Fleetby Grace SuizoNovember 5, 2012

To EV or Not to EV? Top Fleets Answer the Question

Going electric may not be for everyone, but several of the country’s top fleets have realized benefits from having electric vehicles in their operations. Learn about the challenges they’ve encountered and how they’ve managed to cope.

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Green Fleetby Lauren FletcherNovember 5, 2012

'Charging' Ahead from the Grid Up

In part one of a two-part article, "Green Fleet" looks back at the past, reviews current challenges, and discusses the obstacles fleets and electric-vehicle infrastructure currently faces.

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Green Fleetby -November 5, 2012

The Business Case for Hybrid-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks

While the up-front investment may be high, hybrid-electric power makes financial sense for some medium-duty fleets. Find out if your fleet is one of them.

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Green Fleetby Julie Sutor, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryNovember 5, 2012

The Emerald City Strives for a Deeper Shade of Green

Western Washington Clean Cities is helping airports, government fleets, and businesses find sustainable solutions for fueling transportation.

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Green Fleetby Gregory Staple & Matthew SlavinNovember 5, 2012

Into the Driver's Seat: States Take Action to Boost NGV Adoption

States have a dramatic role to play in incentivizing private-sector investment in natural gas vehicle (NGV) fueling infrastructure.

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Green Fleetby Sean LydenNovember 5, 2012

A Painless Way to Go Green: Biodiesel

Sticker shock, lack of infrastructure, time to convert, and maintenance issues may make fleets “gun shy” when considering an alternative fuel. Biodiesel allows fleets to jump on the green-fuel bandwagon with little expense and fewer headaches than other alternative fuels.

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Global Fleetby StaffNovember 1, 2012

How to Select the Right Tires for Medium-Duty Truck Applications

Proper tire selection takes into account specific vehicle application and vehicle weight. Find out what other factors should be considered.

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