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Operations•Cover Story•by Mike Antich and Lauren Fletcher•October 11, 2011

Natural Calamities Impact MY-2011 Order-To-Delivery Times

Last April’s earthquake in Japan and subsequent tsunami disrupted the automotive supply chain, causing parts shortages, which delayed order-to-delivery times. Extreme weather conditions also impacted vehicle shipments.

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Operations•by Chris Wolski•October 11, 2011

Creativity and Consistency Are Key to Managing Executive Fleets

While executive fleets are becoming smaller, they offer unique challenges for fleet managers. Solving them involves creativity and consistency.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•October 11, 2011

Volkswagen Outlines Growth Strategy at Fleet Preview

Volkswagen held its first-ever corporate fleet preview last June, outlining an ambitious plan to dramatically increase overall U.S. sales, with fleet playing a key role in the growth strategy. The preview also included a tour of its new $1-billion assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Safety•by Chris Wolski•October 11, 2011

Implementing a Fleet Safety Program Explained

Fleet Response recently hosted a seminar led by ADTS Vice President Phil Moser for select clients to mark its headquarters renovation and to emphasize safe fleet behavior.

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Operations•by Staff•October 11, 2011

How to Avoid Professional Obsolescence

It’s been a long time since anyone needed a “buggy whip,” and those eight-track tapes belong in a museum. Don’t allow yourself to be added to the list; avoid professional obsolescence by taking a few key steps.

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Safety•by Staff•October 11, 2011

Make it Personal: Extending the Safety Message

For those companies that permit personal use of company vehicles, a safety culture should extend beyond working hours. Here’s how to make the safety message a 24/7 one, both for employees and their families.

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Operations•by Staff•October 11, 2011

How to Deal With Driver 'Amnesia'

Balancing the need to see to it that fleet policy is followed with the sometimes delicate relationship you have with your drivers isn’t easy, but it can be done.

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Green Fleet•by Mike Antich•October 11, 2011

Modifying Driver Behavior: The ‘Last Mile’ in Greening a Fleet

If you are constrained by equipment limitations, the "last mile" to achieving corporate sustainability objectives is modifying driver behavior. This is possibly the greatest opportunity available to fleet managers to green their fleets.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•October 11, 2011

Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition Teams Up With National Parks to Reduce Emissions

The Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition (YTCEC) has secured $500,000 in grant funding, which it's using to purchase hybrid vehicles.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•October 11, 2011

What is the Future of All-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks?

What makes medium-duty trucks conducive to all-electric drive technology? What’s accelerating expansion of PEVs in the medium-duty market? What’s constraining growth? What does the future hold? This article explores these questions.

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